Shrinking

- Hi grandpa. - Mase man. How are you?

I thought I got your mom's voicemail would get again. How are you?

- Good. - How's the baseball going?

- Awesome. I play in midfield. - Important position.

Much better than right field. That's where the nerds play.

- You can not say that. - Can't I say "nerds"?

How stupid.

Is your mother there? Can you give her a second?

- Hello? -Paul.

Paul. Hey, this is Dave.

Meg is in the shower, but she doesn't want to talk now.

Do me a favour. Do you want tell her that's childish?

- Good to hear you, Paul. - You too, Dave.

Bye.

For a week, Donny was great.

But now he is criticizing again on everything I do.

Well, you know my professional opinion.

Your husband is an asshole.

Sorry, but he seems on an 80s movie villain.

He sure would what his sensei told him to do.

It never ends. And I do everything. All he does is make coffee.

He says, "The eggs are too soft, Grace, but this coffee is great.

You messed up the laundry again but my coffee is great.'

Sorry, does he say "grandiose" about coffee?

Sometimes I just want pushing his precious coffee off the table.

Just boo. About his weird balls.

- Why weird? - They are huge and just not...

Okay, I don't need to know that. You have to do it, Grace.

But not on his balls that would be abuse.

In a sink or something. This is called a pattern break.

So boo?

Boo. Nobody changes bad behavior without consequences.

If you do something wrong, you have to bear the consequences.

I must too bear the consequences of my mistake.

Why? What have you done?

- I'm sorry I had sex with Aunt Gaby. - Oh my God.

She's never really seen me called 'Aunt Gaby'.

Why do you say that? Do you want to make it uncomfortable?

It just came out.

- Okay, I'm going. - Guard. Please.

We can only put this behind us...

- ...after an open conversation. - Yes.

I don't want to hear how you fucked Gaby.

- Guard. We fucked each other. - Beats. She did a lot of the heavy lifting.

You know me. Do you think that I had nothing to say about it?

Do you think it because of his charisma and charm?

Look at him. This is someone who had sex with what?

- Maybe three women. - Come on.

Oh dear. All right, you win, Gaby. I am angry at you too. Should I call you mom?

I don't like that at all.

Your father and I agree that it was a big mistake.

Indeed. We were both vulnerable and...

No.

- And it meant nothing. - Nothing.

Do I understand correctly? You fucked someone that means nothing to you...

...but meant a lot to Mom? In her bed?

It's my bed too. Even if it came from her parent's house.

And it was a gift from grandpa after grandma died.

But it was also my bed. And it happened not all in the bed either.

Stop.

- We also stood up. - Oh dear.

- I'm going to throw up. - Yes. You're right.

What's wrong with you?

We would be honest and that's the truth.

I'll see you at work.

- How do you eat this? - Never had a Fun Dip?

No, never.

You scoop up the sugar with the stick and then you can eat the stick.

- Really? - Yes. Why do I have to pay you in candy?

Because you're poor and I like sweets.

Summer keeps texting me about her stupid Garden party tonight.

- What is a Garden party? - Like Drinks Under the Bridge...

...only everyone gets drunk at Kinneola Gardens.

Summer is good at coming up with names.

Maybe I should go. Everyone just does what they want.

Last week I was at the beach and a student came up to me...

...and tried to hit on me.

Maybe I had have to go along on his Vespa.

No fucking jokes with guys with a Vespa.

Is this edible?

Nice stick.

You are the only normal adult in my life right now.

- Yes. My dad is such a stupid asshole. - Why are you so hard on him?

Young people think that they are the only ones with problems.

Your father is having a hard time.

Everyone.

It's not just about you.

- I never said that. - What...

But these conversations were anyway to talk about what's bothering me?

No idea what your problem is but check it out.

Okay. Listen, sorry.

I've got a lot on my mind. I shouldn't have taken that out on you.

Do not go. Come on. If you go, I'll feel bad.

Bye.

You're good with women, aren't you?

Damn.

That's not a hiking outfit.

Yes? My ass is already sweating.

I wanted to talk before your walk.

Sorry. I'm on a tight wedding workout schedule.

I'll be wearing it in a few weeks no more shirts. Not even at work.

I don't even fuck like that anymore.

Charlie, I've already talked to Brian about my behavior at the party...

- ...but I also want to apologize to you. - Does not matter. We love you.

By the way, we're moving the wedding.

Next month is perfect for us to take free.

Then we can get everyone we sneak hate accidentally forgot to invite.

Ben.

And hey, dude. Hold on a second, okay?

- We were going to solemnize each other's marriage... - Yes.

...but I understand you don't have a speech right now want to give about love and marriage.

No what? I'm really looking forward to it.

I'm gonna do just as well like you did for Tia and me.

Hey, I'm going back. My thighs are bleeding through my pants.

- See you later. - Okay.

- Bye. - Bye, friend.

- You did a good job. - Shut up.

Bye.

- Damn. - It's okay.

- What do you think of art exhibitions? - Really awful.

Okay. Do you want to come with me to an exhibition?

- Yes, I do drive. Too desperate? - Yes, but it's part of our friendship.

Our friendship? That makes me so happy.

But listen...

...Nico invited me to his exhibition and I want to support him.

How is his work? Seem like his paintings on something or are they rather meh?

Some are meh, but others are ok.

- Liz, your dish from the barbecue. - Thank you.

Do you want to go to an exhibition with us?

- From paintings? - Some are meh, but others are okay.

I'm sure you'll like it. And I can't only going with a rich white lady.

- No problem. - Thank you.

There's my others Black friends no problem with that.

You have no other Black friends.

- Not really. - Okay.

But I do.

I'll get the rest of the puke out of the piano.

As you hear, the high C still doesn't work.

In the worst case you just have to get rid of that whole thing.

- I have to tell you something. - Okay.

I wanted to leave a note.

- I didn't see your car. - What? Excuse me, where's my car?

No idea.

- What? - Maybe Alice took it?

She doesn't have a driver's license.

Are you at home?

This is not good.

No problem. This also happened with our dog. Is she chipped?

This is pretty cool.

Is not it? And you had to leave for a while those rich white people.

- Is the parking free? - It was fun while it lasted.

Damn.

- What? - Look.

- There, those women. - Here?

Those are Nico's old friends. They don't like me.

Then they are stupid. Who do we hate the most?

- Be subtle. I have a laser pointer. - Hard choice. They are all stupid.

She must be the dumbest.

- Hey. Stop. - What?

- I hate her. - Yes.

- She must be talking about you right now. - Is not it?

She must say, 'Look at her with her pretty one ass, perfect height and doctorate.

She looks hydrated and must have a lot of sex.'

Do you think she calls you "hydrated"?

She's a bitch, but she's not blind. Come on.

- We shouldn't have come. - Nico wants you here.

No not true.

He was always so stressed for exhibitions.

I wanted to make sure he was okay.

- So you're codependent. Okay. - What? You don't know me at all.

Okay. It gets pretty intense. I'll be back.

Come on.

Listen, Liz. I feel very vulnerable right now.

So don't point out my mistakes right now.

I just have unconditional support and need some superficial compliments...

...if I go crazy.

Understood. Sometimes I can be mean. That's why all my friends are stones.

But I appreciate you being here.

I haven't seen Nico since the divorce. What if he gets angry?

What if we get into a fight here?

- You are so Beautiful. - That was great. You learn fast.

- Nice abs. - Yes, but she has no head.

I don't need a head with those muscles.

Hey Jimmy. What have you done?

- Why do you say that? - Because you do a lot of stupid things.

Fine, but maybe I'll just call to say hello.

- Is that right? - No. I lost my child and car.

You were with her just now, any idea where she is?

Oh damn.

You really didn't have to come, Paul. It is near.

Yes. This is all my fault.

I'm the Jimmy in this situation.

- What? - The one who screwed up.

- Naturally. - 'Naturally'? Real?

I was upset and took it out on Alice. Unforgivable for a therapist.

Come on. You had a bad day. I have that so often.

I once told a patient she had to masturbate instead of meditating.

Both are good.

What is Kevin doing here?

This is my car. If you're wondering why i'm in the backseat...