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-[Angie grunting]
-[Hunter] Oh, yeah.
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[Whitney] Previously on
My Big Fat Fabulous Life...
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Hunter is bringing
a date to the premiere.
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No one's met her,
so she'll be meeting
Hunter and all of us...
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-Oh.
-[Whitney] ...for the first
time on the first date.
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How do you feel about Karen?
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I'm feeling that I don't
like all these questions.
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This is gonna be
the first time
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that we actually meet.
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I haven't had a serious
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girlfriend in a long time.
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I've really enjoyed
being single.
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Everybody, this is Karen.
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[all] Hi, Karen!
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I usually don't bring
my sister and my father
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-along on a first date.
-[Whitney] On a first date.
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I've had weirder
first date experiences
in this family,
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so this is pretty tame.
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If Karen can survive this,
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then maybe Hunter
has found the one.
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Ooh, look at the lights.
How exciting.
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[Hunter] If I pass out
and fall on the ground,
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just fan me back to life.
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This is my first lead role
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in a feature film.
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This is a beautiful thing.
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This is a really
big night for me.
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It's a big night
for my acting career
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and my relationship
with Karen.
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Let's go.
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[theme music playing]
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[indistinct chatter]
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Hey, girl.
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Hey, girl. Come here.
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She's just Christmas enough.
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[Glenn] And she looks good.
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[Whitney] Come on, honey.
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This is the first time
Goosie's come to
pick out a tree.
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-You okay?
-[Glenn] Yeah.
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[Whitney]
Well, we're gonna try to do
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a Christmas
to make Mommy proud.
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[Glenn] Yeah.
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A year ago, we lost my mom
on December 7th,
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so, clearly we were
not in the headspace
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to celebrate Christmas.
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But if there's one thing that
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I think my family
can agree on,
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it's that my mother
would want us
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to be celebrating Christmas
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and decorating,
because that was
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such a huge part of her.
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Of course, the first step
to restarting our
Christmas tradition
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is to find a tree.
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So we've come
to our favorite tree lot
called Wagoner's.
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And the owners
have gotten to know us a lot
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over the years, and they're
really sweet people.
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-Goosie girl,
do you have a friend?
-[Glenn chuckles]
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[Whitney]
Whose doggie is this?
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-[Bruce] How y'all doing?
-[Whitney] Good. How are you?
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-[Glenn] Good.
-[Whitney laughing]
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-Good to see you, sir.
-Very nice to see you.
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-Good to see you.
-Good to see you.
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-Thank you all for coming.
-[woman] Hey, Glenn.
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-[Whitney] Of course.
-[woman] How are you?
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[Glenn] Today was
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-the day that Babs
passed away a year ago.
-[woman] Yeah.
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I'm sorry to hear about that.
That's tough to lose somebody.
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Yeah.
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You know,
as special as she was.
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-Yeah, she really was.
-[Bruce] She was, yeah.
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Christmas was
her favorite thing.
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We had people from
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all over Greensboro
come to just
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tour the house
during Christmas.
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So I told Dad
we would try to do
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a Christmas to make her proud.
I could never do it like her.
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I mean, we shop
for Christmas ornaments
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when we're at the beach
in the summertime.
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[laughing] Yeah.
She was obsessed.
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Finding the perfect
Christmas tree,
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which, by the way,
as my mom taught me,
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means it has to be perfect
on all sides.
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You cannot offend the wall
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by having a tree that has
any imperfections anywhere.
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It's not gonna be easy,
but I'm determined
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to get it done.
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[Mandi]
Well, let's go shopping.
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-Yeah.
-[Whitney] Okay.
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What you think, Goose?
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Now, something
maybe this height.
How tall is that?
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[Bruce]
A seven to eight footer.
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-Look how full this is.
-[Whitney] Oh, that's full.
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Ooh.
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[Bruce]
Oh, I like the wider one.
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[Whitney]
Do we care about length,
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or do we care about girth?
And that's the question.
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[Bruce chuckles]
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[Bruce] That's what they call
a concolor fir.
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You put 'em in the house,
and you put 'em in warm water,
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it smells like tangerines.
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I like that.
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[Glenn] Well, your mom
wouldn't stand for that,
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-so we're not...
-[Whitney] Okay.
So we won't do it, Mom.
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[Whitney]
That's nice. That's full.
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-[Glenn] I think that's it.
-[Whitney] Let's do this one.
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-Yeah.
-[Whitney] Yeah.
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[Bruce] This is the one?
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-Okay. That's, um...
-[Glenn] Yeah.
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-[Bruce] No going back, eh.
-[Glenn laughs]
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If Mom comes to me
in a dream and says
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it wasn't the right tree,
then we'll be back.
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-All right.
-But I think that one's good.
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-[Glenn] Yeah.
-All right.
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Awesome. I'll get it set up.
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-[Whitney] Thank you so much.
-[Bruce] Yeah. No problem.
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[Whitney sighs]
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All right. This is the part
where I go sit in the car
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and don't do anything else.
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[Glenn chuckles]
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[Whitney] I'm hoping that
we can kind of
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rekindle this wonderful, like,
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family feeling of togetherness
that we've always had
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around this time.
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Thank you.
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We found the perfect tree.
That's done. Step one.
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There's still a lot to do.
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[Todd] It smells so divine.
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[Whitney] Uh-huh.
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[Todd] Oh, night divine.
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It's the smell they were
referring to all along.
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[Whitney gasps]
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Wasn't it just
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perfect enough?
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-[Todd] Do I pull this off?
-Yeah.
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Did you see Dad's
Christmas sweater? Look.
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Mom got it for him
20 years ago.
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-He's been wearing it
every Christmas since.
-[Todd] Oh.
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I love his buck teeth.
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[Whitney laughs]
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Yeah. He looks
like a little beaver.
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Oh, yeah.
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[Todd] It's legit.
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How exciting.
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[Todd] Well, I don't have
much experience, really,
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with real Christmas trees
'cause we were always
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told that we were allergic
growing up.
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That was a lie.
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But this one looks real.
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I mean, it looks
beautiful to me.
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-It looks like--
-It's big. It's robust.
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-It fits nicely
in the corner. It smells good.
-The smell. The fragrance.
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-Mm-hmm.
-The aroma.
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Yeah. Yeah.
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[Todd] We need to
get this house looking good
for your Christmas party.
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You having one this year?
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[Whitney] Well, we can
do a party. That's fine.
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You think we should
do costumes?
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[Todd] Well, I mean, like,
with a Christmas costume?
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I don't know.
Just anything seasonal.
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-That could be fun.
-[Todd] I was
always a shepherd.
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[Whitney] Well, Dad,
you're just doing it.
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How's it feel?
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[Glenn] Like old times.
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[Whitney] Ooh.
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That's looking good.
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It was much easier
putting this tree in
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-than before.
-[Whitney] Yeah.
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Well, we used
to have a huge tree
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-at home.
-[Glenn] I mean,
it covered the whole wall.
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-Yeah.
-[Glenn] It'd take me,
you know,
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two or three hours
to put all the lights on.
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But once I did that,
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then I turned
the tree over to Babs.
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[Whitney] My mom was
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amazing at decorating
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for the holidays.
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Every detail
was taken care of.
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[young Whitney] This is
the Santa Claus display.
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And since it's Christmas,
we have Father Frost
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and whatnot.
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Look at his face. Mm.
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-And she had themes
for every tree.
-[Whitney] Yeah.
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In the living room,
that was the memory tree
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where it had ornaments,
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things that were
significant from, like,
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-our lives
and stuff like that.
-[Glenn] Soccer and...
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[young Whitney]
This is me when I was,
oh, about fifth grade.
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You love it. This is the den.
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And then in the dining room,
she had a fake tree
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that was
the Father Christmas tree.
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-And it was all
cream and gold.
-[Todd] Oh, yeah.
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-I remember that.
-[young Whitney]
This is the dining room.
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Father Frost.
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That was a $2,000
or $3,000 tree.
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-[Whitney] And that
was a beautiful tree.
-Oh, my God. Yellow, yeah.
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And in the playroom,
we had the snowman tree,
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where it was all
snowman themed.
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[young Whitney]
This in here is the playroom.
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And that's Frosty.
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[Babs] Hey, I didn't do that.
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Oh, yeah. Young hot girl.
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Mm. Who is that?
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[Whitney] Christmas Eve
was our big thing.
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Well, that's when she had
the whole neighborhood
come over.
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[young Whitney] And we'll
finish where we started.
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Santa Claus display.
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Feliz Navidad.
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[young Whitney] Lovely.
Lovely. Lovely.
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[Whitney] Well, I want to
make sure that this Christmas,
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we have a really nice one,
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and we enjoy it, and we do it
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in a way that would
make Mommy proud.
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That's what I want to do
this Christmas.
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Well, then you'll
feel her here
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more than the whole
rest of the year.
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Yeah.
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Losing my mom was hard.
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And losing her
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at one of her
favorite times of the year
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is a little bit harder.
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It was just such a big part
of our lives, and...
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all those holiday themes
and decorations just made...
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me feel so special.
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And it just
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is a way that
she showed, you know,
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her love for us. And so...
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[sniffles] I feel like
we owe it to her.
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I mean, we'll never be
as good as she was,
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but I think we need
to incorporate
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a little bit of holiday cheer
into our lives
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as a way of remembering Mommy.
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Well, you know,
I think we need to
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try to figure out when we're
gonna have the party because,
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you know, I really think
Hunter would like
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for Karen to be here.
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Well, if he wants her
to come, I'll try to
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plan it on a day
that she can...
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[Glenn] Well, you can
talk to her and find out
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-when she can come
and see if it...
-[Whitney] Yeah.
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...you know,
it corresponds with
when you're thinking about
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having the party,
because she's
a really neat girl.
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[Whitney laughs]
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Okay.
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Things between
Hunter and Karen
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definitely went well
the night of the premiere.
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And my dad is so excited,
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but my brother is too.
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And that's
the most important thing.
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Dad, like, texts Karen
on his own.
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-Like, they talk.
-[Glenn clears throat]
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And she seems
to be fine with it,
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-so I'm like, okay,
I guess it's cool.
-[Glenn] Yeah.
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[Whitney]
I think she must really
be interested in Hunter.
255
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[Glenn] It was
getting a little concerning
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that Hunter was
getting, you know,
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to the point where, um...
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he might just decide
to be a bachelor
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for the rest of his life,
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you know, and he
even made a comment
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he didn't mind
being a bachelor.
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But the way this relationship
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with Karen and Hunter
is going,
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this could be the start
of something special.
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[Whitney] I want
to be like Mommy,
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and I want
to decorate like Mommy,
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but I don't have a husband.
I don't have kids.
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I feel like, who am I
doing it for, the cats?
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You can't have
the husband and kids first,
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and then do
the decorating for them.
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You have to do the decorating,
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-and that's how you
get the husband.
-Oh, if you decorate,
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then the husband will come?
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Well, I mean,
you've got to live the life
that you want to live.
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You've got to do
the tree topper
'cause you're tall.
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And this is all we've got.
Nothing's shining,
sparkling, glowing.
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That is the tree topper.
Let it live.
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I'm about to put
a light inside of it.
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-Let it live.
-I dropped it.
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[Whitney scoffing] Todd.
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[Todd] Goosie girl.
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-Goosie girl.
-Do not.
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That is the tree topper.
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-[Todd] Goosie.
-No.
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-[Todd] Goosie girl.
-Goosie, don't.
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[Todd] A little lackluster,
don't you think?
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-[Whitney] No.
-[Todd] That looks ridiculous.
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[Whitney] Don't talk
to the tree that way.
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-Thanks.
-[Todd] Ta-da.
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[Whitney] Oh, yeah.
291
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-[Todd laughs]
-Um, well,
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-that's all right.
-That's beautiful.
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What's up?
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Dad is in the vicinity.
295
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Dad's here?
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Dad is here.
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[Hunter] I'm on a date.
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This is my second date
with Karen.
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Definitely hoping it would be
my first one-on-one.
300
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Thanks for the warning.
301
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[Whitney] Bye.
302
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[Whitney speaking]
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Because it is
so right going in,
304
00:10:42,867 --> 00:10:45,000
but it's not always right
coming out.
305
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I always love
going to Elm Street.
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Dad?
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I mean, you know,
you go to any other restaurant
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-and you get a server.
-[Whitney] Yeah.
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And they're polite.
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-I mean, this is like going...
-Dad.
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...to some place
that's family.
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[chuckles] I'm surprised
you didn't say
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I have to invite Ravi
to the Christmas party.
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-[Glenn chuckles]
-[Whitney] Ask Ravi's wife
315
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-if you can be in a throuple.
-[Glenn chuckles]
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00:11:06,834 --> 00:11:09,100
Because Hunter and Karen
are not gonna let you in.
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My dad, you know,
became a widower last year.
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And I know that he's
really lonely without my mom,
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but he has made some
connections with other people,
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I think, to lessen that.
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00:11:18,066 --> 00:11:20,000
And I'm really glad
that he's done that.
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For example, there's Ravi.
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00:11:21,367 --> 00:11:23,100
Ravi owns
his favorite restaurant.
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I don't know what
325
00:11:24,166 --> 00:11:26,200
the feelings are there,
but they're strong.
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And then, of course,
his daughter, Angie.
327
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Now the newest is Karen,
328
00:11:30,567 --> 00:11:33,166
my brother's new...
329
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Person he's dating.
330
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But if it makes him happy,
I'm all for it.
331
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I want to take you to a place,
get you some dessert.
332
00:11:39,266 --> 00:11:40,467
-[Whitney] Now?
-[Glenn] Yeah.
333
00:11:40,467 --> 00:11:42,467
-Stay to your right here.
-Okay.
334
00:11:43,200 --> 00:11:45,367
I do like downtown
at Christmas.
335
00:11:45,367 --> 00:11:47,166
I've got a lot of decorating
to do before the party,
336
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so if you could
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00:11:48,400 --> 00:11:50,467
make yourself scarce
the day of,
338
00:11:50,467 --> 00:11:51,367
I can get
all my decorating done.
339
00:11:51,367 --> 00:11:53,166
So what time
do I need to be there?
340
00:11:53,166 --> 00:11:55,467
Everybody's coming about 6:00.
341
00:11:55,467 --> 00:11:57,767
Well, the parking lots
I sleep in
342
00:11:57,767 --> 00:11:59,500
-all close about 4:00.
-Dad.
343
00:11:59,500 --> 00:12:00,767
[laughs]
344
00:12:00,767 --> 00:12:03,100
[Glenn] I was kidding you
about the dessert shop.
345
00:12:03,100 --> 00:12:05,567
I'm taking you
to a skating rink.
346
00:12:05,567 --> 00:12:07,867
I wanted to surprise you.
347
00:12:07,867 --> 00:12:10,867
Isn't that something you do at
Christmas time in the winter?
348
00:12:10,867 --> 00:12:12,333
I mean, I don't...
349
00:12:13,166 --> 00:12:14,400
-[Glenn] Right here.
-...do that.
350
00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:16,367
[Glenn] Well, I don't know.
We can just watch
351
00:12:16,367 --> 00:12:18,200
people having a good time
skating around.
352
00:12:18,200 --> 00:12:19,834
[Whitney] Okay. Oh.
353
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Rolled up on this curb.
354
00:12:24,967 --> 00:12:26,367
Okay. We made it.
355
00:12:26,367 --> 00:12:29,100
Maybe my dad has been
356
00:12:29,100 --> 00:12:31,767
possessed by
the Christmas spirit.
357
00:12:31,767 --> 00:12:33,600
We've never been ice skating,
358
00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:36,033
and I don't think
my ankles are equipped,
359
00:12:36,033 --> 00:12:37,867
but I'm gonna
go with it, because,
360
00:12:37,867 --> 00:12:41,266
you know, who can say no
to Glenn Thore?
361
00:12:41,266 --> 00:12:43,266
-[Glenn] Looks pretty,
doesn't it?
-[Whitney] Yeah.
362
00:12:43,266 --> 00:12:45,367
We've never been
ice skating as a family.
363
00:12:45,367 --> 00:12:48,100
Well, we went once
up in New York.
364
00:12:48,100 --> 00:12:49,066
[Whitney] Dad?
365
00:12:49,867 --> 00:12:50,734
What?
366
00:12:52,033 --> 00:12:52,900
What?
367
00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:55,567
Can someone
take me off the planet?
368
00:12:55,567 --> 00:12:59,033
I knew something
was shady, okay?
369
00:12:59,033 --> 00:13:01,600
And right in front of me,
I can see my brother
370
00:13:01,600 --> 00:13:03,767
and the new girl
he's dating, Karen,
371
00:13:03,767 --> 00:13:05,000
and we should not be here.
372
00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:07,066
-Dad.
-We're just gonna kind of
373
00:13:07,066 --> 00:13:09,400
stay out in the background
and watch them skate.
374
00:13:09,400 --> 00:13:11,200
How did you even know
they were gonna be here?
375
00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:12,567
[Glenn] Well,
Karen told me that
376
00:13:12,567 --> 00:13:14,166
they were coming
to go skating and--
377
00:13:14,166 --> 00:13:15,567
[Whitney]
When did Karen tell you?
378
00:13:15,567 --> 00:13:16,867
Well, she texted me.
379
00:13:16,867 --> 00:13:19,667
[Whitney]
Dad, this is not right.
380
00:13:19,667 --> 00:13:21,066
This is a sabotage.
381
00:13:21,066 --> 00:13:22,300
Dad, I'm not having
no part of it.
382
00:13:22,300 --> 00:13:23,467
-I'm not doing it.
-[Glenn] Yes, you--
383
00:13:23,467 --> 00:13:24,400
[Whitney]
No, I'm not doing it.
384
00:13:24,400 --> 00:13:25,834
[Glenn] Ah, well...
385
00:13:25,834 --> 00:13:27,300
[Whitney] I will not
be a part of this,
386
00:13:27,300 --> 00:13:29,300
because I know
what's happening here.
387
00:13:29,300 --> 00:13:32,300
Dad has come here to
spy on Hunter and Karen.
388
00:13:32,300 --> 00:13:34,767
I knew it was unhealthy,
and now it's confirmed.
389
00:13:34,767 --> 00:13:36,500
If we want Hunter and Karen
390
00:13:36,500 --> 00:13:37,433
to, like,
391
00:13:37,433 --> 00:13:40,033
have a successful relationship
and get married,
392
00:13:40,033 --> 00:13:43,233
this is not
the way to ensure that.
393
00:13:43,967 --> 00:13:44,767
What's up?
394
00:13:44,767 --> 00:13:45,934
Dad is in the vicinity.
395
00:13:47,300 --> 00:13:48,367
[Hunter] Dad's here?
396
00:13:48,367 --> 00:13:49,767
Dad is here.
397
00:13:49,767 --> 00:13:51,000
[Hunter] I'm on a date.
398
00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:52,767
[Whitney] Well, I'm just
trying to warn you.
399
00:13:52,767 --> 00:13:54,300
Okay? I'm going
back to the car.
400
00:13:54,300 --> 00:13:56,367
Okay. Well, thanks
for the warning.
401
00:13:56,367 --> 00:13:57,367
[Whitney] Bye.
402
00:13:58,867 --> 00:14:00,567
[Hunter] This is my
second date with Karen.
403
00:14:00,567 --> 00:14:03,467
And I was definitely hoping
it would be my first
404
00:14:03,467 --> 00:14:05,600
one-on-one with her.
405
00:14:05,600 --> 00:14:08,533
But that doesn't seem
like it's gonna happen.
406
00:14:09,767 --> 00:14:11,133
Uh, yeah.
407
00:14:11,767 --> 00:14:15,600
Apparently, uh, my dad is
408
00:14:15,600 --> 00:14:17,300
-in the vicinity.
-[Karen] What's he doing?
409
00:14:17,300 --> 00:14:19,667
[Hunter] I think
he's spying on us.
410
00:14:19,667 --> 00:14:21,266
-Romantic, I know.
-[Karen chuckles]
411
00:14:21,266 --> 00:14:23,266
Just the most
awkward thing imaginable.
412
00:14:23,266 --> 00:14:24,200
That's it.
413
00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:28,166
[Karen] All right.
So he's somewhere here.
414
00:14:28,166 --> 00:14:29,567
-[Hunter] He's... Yeah.
-[Karen] Okay.
415
00:14:29,567 --> 00:14:31,533
-I'm just gonna ignore him.
-[laughs]
416
00:14:34,033 --> 00:14:34,767
[Whitney] Yeah?
417
00:14:34,767 --> 00:14:35,800
[Glenn] Come on down.
418
00:14:36,467 --> 00:14:38,200
I got some
hot chocolate for you.
419
00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:39,367
[Glenn] Come on.
Hunter's starting to get
420
00:14:39,367 --> 00:14:40,767
where he can
skate a little bit here.
421
00:14:40,767 --> 00:14:42,266
Karen's holding
him up, though.
422
00:14:42,266 --> 00:14:44,800
[laughs]
423
00:14:46,166 --> 00:14:47,467
Bring my camera.
424
00:14:47,467 --> 00:14:48,734
[Whitney] What camera?
425
00:14:48,734 --> 00:14:50,166
[Glenn] I put my camera
in the back seat.
426
00:14:50,166 --> 00:14:51,233
Bring it with you.
427
00:14:55,367 --> 00:14:57,934
So not only does he want to
428
00:14:58,300 --> 00:14:59,734
insert himself
429
00:14:59,734 --> 00:15:01,066
into Hunter and Karen's date,
430
00:15:01,066 --> 00:15:03,266
he wants
photographic evidence of it?
431
00:15:03,266 --> 00:15:05,266
He's unhinged.
432
00:15:05,266 --> 00:15:07,000
There's nothing about this
433
00:15:07,867 --> 00:15:08,867
that's right.
434
00:15:08,867 --> 00:15:11,200
You are not
taking photos of them.
435
00:15:11,200 --> 00:15:13,667
[Glenn] Just sit down and have
your hot chocolate,
436
00:15:13,667 --> 00:15:15,367
and let me take care of this.
437
00:15:15,367 --> 00:15:17,734
Boundaries have never
438
00:15:17,734 --> 00:15:20,967
been a big thing
in the Thore household,
439
00:15:20,967 --> 00:15:22,634
but it is time
440
00:15:23,166 --> 00:15:24,300
to make some.
441
00:15:24,300 --> 00:15:25,600
-Dad?
-[Glenn] What?
442
00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:26,834
Daddy, don't.
443
00:15:28,166 --> 00:15:29,467
-Oh!
-[Glenn laughing]
444
00:15:29,467 --> 00:15:30,500
[whooping]
445
00:15:30,500 --> 00:15:32,567
-Ooh, I love to get a stretch.
-[Glenn laughs]
446
00:15:32,567 --> 00:15:33,500
[Whitney] Oh!
447
00:15:33,500 --> 00:15:35,266
[Glenn] Some people
could call this spying,
448
00:15:35,266 --> 00:15:37,500
but I think this is
more of a documentary.
449
00:15:37,500 --> 00:15:40,000
As a photographer, you've got
certain license to go
450
00:15:40,000 --> 00:15:41,567
and get photographs
that you think
451
00:15:41,567 --> 00:15:43,367
are gonna be important
in the future.
452
00:15:43,367 --> 00:15:44,667
And over the years,
453
00:15:44,667 --> 00:15:46,500
it has been my place as
454
00:15:46,500 --> 00:15:48,667
the father of the Thore family
455
00:15:48,667 --> 00:15:50,400
to document everything.
456
00:15:50,400 --> 00:15:52,000
I want Hunter and Karen
457
00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:54,467
to have something to
look back on
458
00:15:54,467 --> 00:15:57,867
in case this moves on
to something more serious.
459
00:15:57,867 --> 00:15:59,166
[laughs]
460
00:16:00,300 --> 00:16:01,600
[Whitney]
Hunter, three o'clock!
461
00:16:01,600 --> 00:16:03,166
[Hunter] What? What? What?
462
00:16:03,166 --> 00:16:05,266
-Hey, Karen, how are you?
Good to see you.
-[Karen] Good to see you.
463
00:16:05,266 --> 00:16:06,533
[Whitney] He's got the camera
464
00:16:07,500 --> 00:16:08,500
with the lens.
465
00:16:08,500 --> 00:16:09,900
Look over your shoulder
466
00:16:10,834 --> 00:16:12,734
that way. Three o'clock.
467
00:16:13,567 --> 00:16:16,734
Glenn's lens is ready to go.
468
00:16:16,734 --> 00:16:18,567
I told him that
you knew he was here,
that you were not happy,
469
00:16:18,567 --> 00:16:20,467
and he still refused
to concede.
470
00:16:20,467 --> 00:16:21,500
-I'm sorry.
-[Karen chuckles]
471
00:16:22,567 --> 00:16:24,767
-This is a first.
-I'm dying, Karen.
I'm so sorry.
472
00:16:24,767 --> 00:16:26,834
-I swear to you
we're not weird.
-Okay.
473
00:16:26,834 --> 00:16:28,567
[Whitney] I'm so sorry.
How about this?
474
00:16:28,567 --> 00:16:30,500
Do one lap.
When you get there,
475
00:16:30,500 --> 00:16:32,000
let him get his shot,
476
00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:33,600
and then I will get him out.
477
00:16:33,600 --> 00:16:35,667
-All right.
-[Whitney] I promise
I will get him out.
478
00:16:35,667 --> 00:16:37,734
-[Hunter] Okay.
-Karen, I'm so sorry.
479
00:16:37,734 --> 00:16:38,834
[Karen] What a journey.
480
00:16:40,066 --> 00:16:41,567
[Hunter] You know,
my dad can be
481
00:16:41,567 --> 00:16:43,667
real funny
about his excitement
482
00:16:43,667 --> 00:16:45,667
about Karen and I.
483
00:16:45,667 --> 00:16:49,200
And I think my father wants
what every father wants.
484
00:16:49,200 --> 00:16:50,834
He wants to see his kids
485
00:16:51,300 --> 00:16:54,066
happy and get married.
486
00:16:54,066 --> 00:16:56,934
And he's got grandbaby fever.
Like, it's,
487
00:16:57,567 --> 00:16:59,400
you know, it's ridiculous.
488
00:16:59,400 --> 00:17:01,767
He's just
on overload right now.
489
00:17:01,767 --> 00:17:04,734
He just can't help himself.
He can't contain
490
00:17:04,734 --> 00:17:07,266
all the emotions
building up inside of him.
491
00:17:07,266 --> 00:17:09,367
There's a part of me that's
like, "Yo, leave me alone.
492
00:17:09,367 --> 00:17:12,834
Let me be a grown-ass man
on a date with this woman."
493
00:17:12,834 --> 00:17:14,100
Well, hey, guys.
494
00:17:14,100 --> 00:17:15,100
-[Karen] Hi, Glenn.
-[Hunter] Hey.
495
00:17:15,100 --> 00:17:16,567
-How's it going?
-Fancy meeting you here.
496
00:17:16,567 --> 00:17:17,567
-[Hunter] Oh, yeah.
-[Glenn laughing]
497
00:17:17,567 --> 00:17:19,166
-[Hunter] What a coincidence.
-[Karen] What's up?
498
00:17:19,166 --> 00:17:20,500
[Glenn] Just thought we'd
499
00:17:20,500 --> 00:17:23,967
stop by and see you guys
having a good time.
500
00:17:23,967 --> 00:17:26,467
-[Hunter] Yeah.
Very appropriate.
-[Glenn laughs]
501
00:17:26,467 --> 00:17:27,500
[Hunter] Get your shot,
502
00:17:27,500 --> 00:17:29,066
-and then get out of here.
-[Glenn] Okay, right here.
503
00:17:29,066 --> 00:17:30,467
[Hunter] Come here.
504
00:17:30,467 --> 00:17:32,667
-[Whitney] Oh, God.
-[Glenn laughs]
505
00:17:32,667 --> 00:17:33,467
[Hunter] All right.
506
00:17:33,467 --> 00:17:34,567
-[Karen] Bye.
-[Hunter] Bye.
507
00:17:34,567 --> 00:17:35,967
[Karen] See you.
508
00:17:35,967 --> 00:17:38,100
[Glenn] Well, we got
a nice picture, so,
should we leave?
509
00:17:38,100 --> 00:17:40,200
Yes, yes, yes, Dad.
We should leave.
510
00:17:40,200 --> 00:17:42,266
-[Glenn] Okay.
-'Cause I don't feel
good about myself.
511
00:17:42,266 --> 00:17:44,333
And I'll just...
We're leaving.
512
00:17:45,767 --> 00:17:47,033
Bye, we're leaving.
513
00:17:47,033 --> 00:17:48,100
-[Hunter] Goodbye.
-[Karen] Bye.
514
00:17:48,100 --> 00:17:49,634
-[Glenn] See you guys.
-[Hunter] Bye.
515
00:17:50,767 --> 00:17:52,667
Karen, are you still coming
to the Christmas party?
516
00:17:52,667 --> 00:17:54,667
-[Karen] Absolutely.
-Costumes.
517
00:17:55,033 --> 00:17:56,033
Dad.
518
00:17:56,667 --> 00:17:58,467
Karen is great.
519
00:17:58,467 --> 00:18:00,100
She, like, doesn't
think this is weird.
520
00:18:00,100 --> 00:18:02,834
She and Hunter, like, I can
feel a vibe between them.
521
00:18:02,834 --> 00:18:05,867
Like, I'm very hopeful
about this.
522
00:18:05,867 --> 00:18:07,867
I was afraid you were gonna
jump on the next flight home.
523
00:18:07,867 --> 00:18:09,066
[Karen chuckles]
524
00:18:09,066 --> 00:18:11,734
-After, you know...
-Gonna take more than that.
525
00:18:11,734 --> 00:18:12,834
...Papa Duke showed up.
526
00:18:12,834 --> 00:18:14,867
Date two, almost a disaster.
527
00:18:14,867 --> 00:18:16,166
Almost, but not.
528
00:18:16,166 --> 00:18:17,967
-Not. Not. Still good.
-Yeah.
529
00:18:17,967 --> 00:18:19,033
[Hunter] I'm glad
to hear that.
530
00:18:21,066 --> 00:18:23,400
I've only been on
two dates with Karen,
531
00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:25,767
and you and Dad
have been on both of them.
532
00:18:25,767 --> 00:18:27,567
[Whitney] I have begged
533
00:18:27,567 --> 00:18:30,767
my dad to exercise some chill
534
00:18:30,767 --> 00:18:31,567
when it comes to Karen.
535
00:18:31,567 --> 00:18:33,200
You know they text.
536
00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:34,133
Oh, my God.
537
00:18:34,133 --> 00:18:36,734
I like her. I really
don't want to run her off.
538
00:18:49,233 --> 00:18:51,233
[Whitney] Goosie girl.
539
00:18:51,233 --> 00:18:53,800
Let's go see Uncle Tal,
Goosie girl.
540
00:18:55,166 --> 00:18:56,500
Ooh. Ooh.
541
00:18:57,433 --> 00:18:59,634
Tal and I have
a tradition of doing
542
00:18:59,634 --> 00:19:01,433
a little Christmas drive
543
00:19:01,433 --> 00:19:03,100
through Greensboro
to see the balls.
544
00:19:03,100 --> 00:19:05,967
Uh, Greensboro is kind of
nationally famous, actually,
545
00:19:05,967 --> 00:19:07,800
for our balls.
546
00:19:08,533 --> 00:19:11,033
Um, and they're iconic.
547
00:19:11,033 --> 00:19:12,667
They're lighted up
and beautiful.
548
00:19:12,667 --> 00:19:13,934
And there's, like,
a whole neighborhood
549
00:19:13,934 --> 00:19:15,567
that does it
really extensively, so,
550
00:19:15,567 --> 00:19:16,734
Tal and I love
to drive through
551
00:19:16,734 --> 00:19:20,533
and see those balls
and just catch up on life.
552
00:19:20,533 --> 00:19:22,333
It gets us
in the Christmas spirit.
553
00:19:22,867 --> 00:19:24,367
I'm so happy to see you.
554
00:19:24,367 --> 00:19:25,667
Happy to see you.
555
00:19:25,667 --> 00:19:28,867
It's been
an eternity too long.
556
00:19:28,867 --> 00:19:30,567
I know. Look, I brought you
hot chocolate.
557
00:19:30,567 --> 00:19:32,066
-Oh, my gosh. Thank you.
-I know.
558
00:19:32,066 --> 00:19:34,166
And we haven't
actually done this
in a couple of years.
559
00:19:34,166 --> 00:19:36,266
I know. Our tradition
has been...
560
00:19:36,266 --> 00:19:38,000
-It's been lapsing.
-...thrown off.
561
00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:39,667
You were a bit busy last year.
562
00:19:39,667 --> 00:19:42,000
-How are you doing?
-A little bit, yeah.
563
00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:43,634
Well, you know, we just
564
00:19:43,634 --> 00:19:46,567
passed the year anniversary
since Mommy died.
565
00:19:46,567 --> 00:19:49,000
[Tal] Y'all have been
on my mind and on my heart.
566
00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:51,100
[Whitney] Yeah. So where is
most of the balls at?
567
00:19:51,100 --> 00:19:52,166
-Straight? Okay.
-[Tal] Straight through here.
568
00:19:52,166 --> 00:19:53,333
-[Tal] I see lights ahead.
-[Whitney] Yeah.
569
00:19:53,333 --> 00:19:55,367
-Where are the most of
the balls at in this town?
-[laughs]
570
00:19:55,367 --> 00:19:57,467
That's what
we want to know. [laughs]
571
00:19:57,467 --> 00:20:00,066
[Whitney] They're also
starting to do the balls
in my parents' neighborhood.
572
00:20:00,066 --> 00:20:01,066
[Tal] Just balls in your face,
573
00:20:01,066 --> 00:20:03,567
-everywhere you look?
-[Whitney] Balls everywhere.
574
00:20:03,567 --> 00:20:05,734
Oh, my God.
This is my... [gasps]
575
00:20:07,767 --> 00:20:10,734
My mama
grew up on this street.
I didn't even think about it.
576
00:20:11,133 --> 00:20:12,934
[Tal] Aww.
577
00:20:14,567 --> 00:20:16,600
The holidays are
tough with grief, too.
578
00:20:17,033 --> 00:20:18,166
And especially, I know,
579
00:20:18,166 --> 00:20:20,767
-as much as your mom
loved Christmas.
-[Whitney sniffles]
580
00:20:20,767 --> 00:20:23,567
I think the holidays
just feel a little emptier.
581
00:20:23,567 --> 00:20:26,166
[Whitney] One of the most
common things that people
keep saying is, like,
582
00:20:26,166 --> 00:20:28,367
she's with you
and you can feel her.
583
00:20:28,367 --> 00:20:29,500
But I don't.
584
00:20:29,500 --> 00:20:31,667
I don't believe that I'm gonna
be reunited with my mother.
585
00:20:31,667 --> 00:20:33,967
-I wish I did.
-[Tal] Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
586
00:20:33,967 --> 00:20:37,934
[Whitney] My mother and I
were extremely close,
587
00:20:37,934 --> 00:20:42,500
like dozens-of-past
lifetimes-intertwined close,
588
00:20:42,934 --> 00:20:44,000
and...
589
00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:46,266
[exhales] I miss her,
590
00:20:46,266 --> 00:20:48,266
especially around Christmas.
591
00:20:48,266 --> 00:20:51,066
And I'm craving
some sort of connection.
592
00:20:51,066 --> 00:20:53,467
You know, there's nothing
that can fill that void.
593
00:20:53,467 --> 00:20:56,333
I mean, like, if she were able
to connect, in fact, you know,
594
00:20:56,333 --> 00:20:58,934
I have that video of her
595
00:20:58,934 --> 00:21:01,233
where I said, "Are we gonna
be together forever?"
596
00:21:01,233 --> 00:21:02,767
And she said, "I hope so."
597
00:21:02,767 --> 00:21:04,767
-Aww.
-And I said, "Are you gonna
be with me forever?"
598
00:21:04,767 --> 00:21:08,100
And she said,
"I'll try. I'll try."
599
00:21:08,100 --> 00:21:10,734
You know? And so, like,
I know if there were a way...
600
00:21:10,734 --> 00:21:11,533
Whoo.
601
00:21:12,266 --> 00:21:14,934
-You made me cry.
-[cries]
602
00:21:16,667 --> 00:21:18,767
Oh, but that doesn't mean
that she's not trying.
603
00:21:18,767 --> 00:21:20,133
No, I know. And I know
604
00:21:20,133 --> 00:21:22,033
if there were a way,
like, she would do it.
605
00:21:22,033 --> 00:21:23,467
So I'm like, is it me?
606
00:21:23,467 --> 00:21:25,867
Like, is there
something wrong with me?
607
00:21:25,867 --> 00:21:28,066
-No, there's nothing
wrong with you.
-Oh.
608
00:21:28,867 --> 00:21:30,467
See, you're grieving.
You miss her.
609
00:21:30,467 --> 00:21:32,100
It's just hard to, I mean,
610
00:21:32,100 --> 00:21:34,233
you can't just, like,
live in that every single day.
611
00:21:34,233 --> 00:21:35,567
But you feel it.
612
00:21:35,567 --> 00:21:37,934
[Whitney sniffles] Hmm.
613
00:21:37,934 --> 00:21:40,367
-[Tal] Do you have a tissue
or a napkin with you?
-[Whitney] Um, I don't know.
614
00:21:40,367 --> 00:21:42,767
Sorry, I didn't mean to
drive us into crisis.
615
00:21:42,767 --> 00:21:45,133
No, that's okay. I, uh...
616
00:21:45,567 --> 00:21:46,500
I got Cake Bites.
617
00:21:46,500 --> 00:21:48,634
-I like the sound of the that.
-Do you like...
618
00:21:48,634 --> 00:21:51,000
[both laugh]
619
00:21:53,567 --> 00:21:55,767
I mean, Whitney is
a young person
620
00:21:55,767 --> 00:21:57,433
to have lost a parent.
621
00:21:57,433 --> 00:22:00,934
And there's just
so much life yet for,
622
00:22:00,934 --> 00:22:03,133
you know, her to live
and for her dad to live
623
00:22:03,133 --> 00:22:05,533
that her mom
won't be around for.
624
00:22:05,533 --> 00:22:07,867
I really hope that
Whitney can find a way
625
00:22:07,867 --> 00:22:09,533
to feel connected
with her mother
626
00:22:09,533 --> 00:22:13,367
so that she can feel
more strength and support
627
00:22:13,367 --> 00:22:15,867
and not just sadness
when she thinks about her.
628
00:22:15,867 --> 00:22:18,000
Let's think
about some positives.
629
00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:19,033
Should we? [laughs]
630
00:22:19,033 --> 00:22:21,133
-Yes.
-[Whitney] Dude, we need
to get it together.
631
00:22:21,133 --> 00:22:22,667
We need to do something.
632
00:22:22,667 --> 00:22:24,934
-'Cause I don't want
to live like this. [laughs]
-Oh.
633
00:22:24,934 --> 00:22:26,533
And you're going
into a new decade.
634
00:22:26,533 --> 00:22:30,734
On 4-14-84 in 2024,
I'm gonna be 40.
635
00:22:30,734 --> 00:22:32,100
What is the symbolism of four?
636
00:22:32,100 --> 00:22:33,734
-[Whitney] I don't know.
-'Cause we need to find out.
637
00:22:33,734 --> 00:22:34,834
[Whitney] I don't like it.
638
00:22:36,467 --> 00:22:38,233
I would love
to go see a psychic.
639
00:22:38,233 --> 00:22:40,367
Look, I want a palm reading.
I want a tarot card reading.
640
00:22:40,367 --> 00:22:43,033
I want a psychic.
I want a Reiki.
641
00:22:43,033 --> 00:22:44,467
I want a sound bath.
642
00:22:44,467 --> 00:22:46,867
I want silent meditation.
I want all of it.
643
00:22:46,867 --> 00:22:48,467
We need to get
our [bleep] together.
644
00:22:48,467 --> 00:22:49,367
Yes, we do.
645
00:22:49,367 --> 00:22:51,834
I do believe that
646
00:22:51,834 --> 00:22:54,367
there are people in this world
that have, like, a gift.
647
00:22:54,367 --> 00:22:57,000
So I think going with Tal,
648
00:22:57,000 --> 00:23:00,634
um, I would be interested
just to see,
649
00:23:00,634 --> 00:23:04,567
you know, if there's any way
I can connect to her at all.
650
00:23:04,567 --> 00:23:06,667
And possibly just give me some
651
00:23:06,667 --> 00:23:09,867
affirmative things to focus on
652
00:23:09,867 --> 00:23:13,133
as we go into the new year,
because I'm really trying to
653
00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:15,400
get my life back on track.
654
00:23:16,166 --> 00:23:18,133
Well, I'm excited
about the holiday party.
655
00:23:18,133 --> 00:23:19,567
-That would be really fun.
-Yeah, me too.
656
00:23:19,567 --> 00:23:21,033
Well, if I can bring anything,
let me know.
657
00:23:21,033 --> 00:23:22,667
[Whitney] The only thing
you need to bring is a present
658
00:23:22,667 --> 00:23:23,767
for the gift exchange game.
659
00:23:23,767 --> 00:23:25,734
And I'll email you
who your person is.
660
00:23:25,734 --> 00:23:28,834
Um, and it is a costume party.
661
00:23:28,834 --> 00:23:30,667
Winter, Christmas, whatever,
662
00:23:30,667 --> 00:23:32,533
like, so just
keep that in mind.
663
00:23:32,533 --> 00:23:33,734
Maybe I'll be a candy cane
664
00:23:33,734 --> 00:23:35,133
'cause I'm long
and thin and sweet.
665
00:23:35,133 --> 00:23:37,000
I like that.
666
00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:38,033
[Tal] Most of the time.
667
00:23:38,033 --> 00:23:39,233
[both laugh]
668
00:23:52,834 --> 00:23:54,867
[Hunter]
Well, even Goosie has ears.
669
00:23:54,867 --> 00:23:56,367
[Whitney] You said you didn't
want to wear ears.
670
00:23:56,367 --> 00:23:57,567
[Hunter] I don't want
to wear ears.
671
00:23:57,567 --> 00:23:58,433
[Glenn] Okay.
672
00:23:59,533 --> 00:24:02,000
It's Abbotts, girl.
673
00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:03,634
[Todd] She just wants
to run up to that door.
674
00:24:04,767 --> 00:24:08,266
Just as we passed the one-year
anniversary of my mom's death,
675
00:24:08,266 --> 00:24:09,734
I thought about
676
00:24:10,467 --> 00:24:12,967
coping with our grief
677
00:24:12,967 --> 00:24:16,233
in a way that also gives back
to the community.
678
00:24:16,233 --> 00:24:18,266
Abbotswood is
a senior living community that
679
00:24:18,266 --> 00:24:20,266
my mother and father lived in
680
00:24:20,266 --> 00:24:22,066
for the last
11 months of her life.
681
00:24:22,066 --> 00:24:24,467
And we were so grateful
to have Abbotswood
682
00:24:24,467 --> 00:24:27,000
to provide her
the kind of care and attention
683
00:24:27,000 --> 00:24:29,266
that was impossible
for us to do at home.
684
00:24:29,266 --> 00:24:30,900
Hi, good morning.
685
00:24:31,567 --> 00:24:33,100
She's gonna have
to be just prop.
686
00:24:33,100 --> 00:24:35,233
And I thought that
visiting Abbotswood again
687
00:24:35,233 --> 00:24:38,100
would be therapeutic
for us as a family
688
00:24:38,100 --> 00:24:40,867
to brighten some
other residents' day
689
00:24:40,867 --> 00:24:43,367
in the form of
donuts and coffee.
690
00:24:43,367 --> 00:24:44,433
-Hi.
-[woman] One, please.
691
00:24:44,433 --> 00:24:46,033
Okay. This one's already ready
692
00:24:46,033 --> 00:24:47,367
-for you.
-[woman] Thank you.
693
00:24:47,367 --> 00:24:48,567
[Hunter] There you go.
694
00:24:48,567 --> 00:24:49,767
-[Glenn] Okay, and one more
orange juice.
-[man] Thank you.
695
00:24:49,767 --> 00:24:51,433
-You want top on it?
-You want the pink one?
696
00:24:51,767 --> 00:24:52,767
Okay.
697
00:24:52,767 --> 00:24:56,333
My mom enjoyed her life here
every single day.
698
00:24:56,333 --> 00:24:58,567
So it feels like
it's a little bit of grief,
699
00:24:58,567 --> 00:25:00,433
but a whole lot of love, too.
700
00:25:00,433 --> 00:25:01,834
You made a good choice,
701
00:25:01,834 --> 00:25:03,367
and it's the last
chocolate one...
702
00:25:03,367 --> 00:25:04,567
-[Glenn chuckles]
-...in this box.
703
00:25:04,567 --> 00:25:05,867
-[Hunter] I got to go.
-Okay. Love you.
704
00:25:05,867 --> 00:25:07,300
[Hunter] So I'll see you
at the Christmas party.
705
00:25:07,867 --> 00:25:10,266
[indistinct chatter]
706
00:25:10,266 --> 00:25:12,533
So I'm a little nervous
about the Christmas party.
707
00:25:12,533 --> 00:25:13,333
[Whitney] Why?
708
00:25:13,333 --> 00:25:15,467
Well, it'll be Karen and I's
709
00:25:15,467 --> 00:25:17,166
second date, realistically,
710
00:25:17,166 --> 00:25:19,467
-and both you and Dad
will be there again.
-Third.
711
00:25:19,467 --> 00:25:20,500
It's the third.
712
00:25:20,500 --> 00:25:22,333
And, yes, Dad and I will
be there for three for three.
713
00:25:24,367 --> 00:25:25,233
Come talk to me.
714
00:25:27,567 --> 00:25:28,867
[woman] How long
were you married?
715
00:25:28,867 --> 00:25:30,166
Forty-five years.
716
00:25:30,166 --> 00:25:32,834
Forty-five.
We hit 62 in April.
717
00:25:32,834 --> 00:25:36,533
Oh. I thought 45 was good,
but... [laughs]
718
00:25:36,533 --> 00:25:38,867
I've only been on
two dates with Karen,
719
00:25:38,867 --> 00:25:41,567
and you and Dad
have been on both of them.
720
00:25:41,567 --> 00:25:43,467
-Okay--
-So this will be number three.
721
00:25:43,467 --> 00:25:45,734
I should probably see her
by myself at some point.
722
00:25:45,734 --> 00:25:48,367
Now, you know they text.
723
00:25:48,367 --> 00:25:49,266
Do you know that?
724
00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:53,767
Uh, I think I was aware
that they had texted.
725
00:25:53,767 --> 00:25:55,433
I didn't know it was
a regular thing.
726
00:25:55,433 --> 00:25:57,033
I told him he needed to chill.
727
00:25:57,033 --> 00:25:58,100
I said, "Daddy,
728
00:25:58,100 --> 00:26:00,567
they're not even officially
boyfriend, girlfriend yet.
729
00:26:00,567 --> 00:26:02,634
The last thing we want to do
730
00:26:03,533 --> 00:26:04,467
is run her off,"
731
00:26:04,467 --> 00:26:06,033
-'cause I know Daddy's not...
-Or run me off.
732
00:26:06,033 --> 00:26:07,667
Well, I know that
we're not weird...
733
00:26:07,667 --> 00:26:09,033
-Yeah.
-...like, as a family.
734
00:26:09,033 --> 00:26:11,367
-Uh-huh.
-But if you zoom out
and look at this,
735
00:26:11,367 --> 00:26:12,266
if I were Karen...
736
00:26:12,266 --> 00:26:13,834
-It's strange.
-Right?
737
00:26:13,834 --> 00:26:15,367
He was like, "I just
want her to know that
738
00:26:15,367 --> 00:26:18,567
we're really excited
and we're supportive of her,
and we really..."
739
00:26:18,567 --> 00:26:19,934
I said,
"Daddy, she knows that."
740
00:26:19,934 --> 00:26:21,433
I was like,
"She knows we like her."
741
00:26:21,433 --> 00:26:23,166
Like, yeah.
742
00:26:23,166 --> 00:26:25,133
I told him, I said,
"You got to chill."
743
00:26:25,133 --> 00:26:26,166
-Chill.
-"Chill out."
744
00:26:26,166 --> 00:26:27,000
Oh, my God.
745
00:26:27,000 --> 00:26:28,700
[laughs]
746
00:26:29,266 --> 00:26:31,433
I have begged
747
00:26:31,433 --> 00:26:34,867
my dad to exercise some chill
748
00:26:34,867 --> 00:26:37,166
when it comes to Karen,
but I can't control the man.
749
00:26:37,166 --> 00:26:38,433
Um...
750
00:26:38,433 --> 00:26:40,667
I think Hunter might have
a valid point, you know,
751
00:26:40,667 --> 00:26:43,233
that the third date
is also going to be
752
00:26:43,233 --> 00:26:44,467
a family date.
753
00:26:44,467 --> 00:26:46,533
And I am slightly concerned
754
00:26:46,533 --> 00:26:48,767
about what Karen will think.
755
00:26:48,767 --> 00:26:51,734
I like her. I really don't
want to run her off.
756
00:26:51,734 --> 00:26:53,567
Okay, I'm not saying we won't
come on any more dates,
757
00:26:53,567 --> 00:26:54,867
but we won't crash them.
758
00:26:54,867 --> 00:26:55,634
-Goodbye.
-I won't let him.
759
00:26:55,634 --> 00:26:56,967
[Hunter] Go serve some donuts.
760
00:26:56,967 --> 00:26:58,467
-I love you. Bye.
-Love you, too.
761
00:26:58,467 --> 00:26:59,433
Bye.
762
00:27:01,166 --> 00:27:02,867
I know you told me
that you were
763
00:27:02,867 --> 00:27:04,467
a licensed marriage
and family counselor,
764
00:27:04,467 --> 00:27:05,667
but does this not
make you nervous?
765
00:27:05,667 --> 00:27:06,767
-Me?
-[Whitney] Well, she knows
766
00:27:06,767 --> 00:27:08,000
all the red flags to look for,
767
00:27:08,000 --> 00:27:09,567
and she's not gonna
put up with any [bleep].
768
00:27:09,567 --> 00:27:11,433
Whitney, you told us
not to ruin this tonight,
769
00:27:11,433 --> 00:27:12,634
and here you are.
770
00:27:26,533 --> 00:27:28,266
[Whitney]
It's Christmas party.
771
00:27:28,266 --> 00:27:30,233
It's Christmas party.
772
00:27:31,367 --> 00:27:32,367
Yeah.
773
00:27:32,367 --> 00:27:35,100
Lilo. You sweet thing.
774
00:27:35,667 --> 00:27:37,033
What are you gonna be, Todd?
775
00:27:37,033 --> 00:27:40,000
-A Christmas miracle.
-[chuckles]
776
00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:41,567
-[woman] Hello.
-[Whitney] Hello.
777
00:27:41,567 --> 00:27:44,567
-[gasps] Merry Christmas.
-[Whitney exclaiming]
778
00:27:44,567 --> 00:27:46,834
-Oh, my God.
-[Whitney] Oh, my God,
the dress, I love that.
779
00:27:46,834 --> 00:27:48,734
I was so afraid
nobody was gonna dress.
780
00:27:48,734 --> 00:27:49,834
[Jessica] Oh, my God.
781
00:27:49,834 --> 00:27:52,000
[Whitney] My mother loved
to entertain at Christmas,
782
00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:54,000
so this is
a whole re-imagination,
783
00:27:54,000 --> 00:27:55,166
if you will,
784
00:27:55,166 --> 00:27:57,834
of my mother's
very famous Christmas parties
785
00:27:57,834 --> 00:28:00,467
of yesteryear, in which
she would entertain
786
00:28:00,467 --> 00:28:03,166
family and friends
and members of the community.
787
00:28:03,166 --> 00:28:05,834
Uh, I will have not come close
788
00:28:05,834 --> 00:28:07,166
to achieving
789
00:28:07,166 --> 00:28:08,667
what Babs achieved,
790
00:28:08,667 --> 00:28:11,133
but hopefully,
we'll have a good time.
791
00:28:11,133 --> 00:28:13,166
-Do you have
any idea what I am?
-[Jessica] You look regal.
792
00:28:13,166 --> 00:28:15,333
-Some kind of queen.
-Statue of Liberty.
793
00:28:15,333 --> 00:28:16,467
[Jessica] Like an Ice Queen.
794
00:28:16,467 --> 00:28:18,266
Close. I'm black ice.
795
00:28:18,266 --> 00:28:19,433
-Oh. Ooh.
-[Isaiah] Oh.
796
00:28:19,433 --> 00:28:22,266
-Yes. Yeah, you are.
I love that.
-[Isaiah] What's up, girl?
797
00:28:22,266 --> 00:28:23,367
-How are you?
-[Whitney] Hey.
798
00:28:23,367 --> 00:28:24,734
Well, where should we
put these?
799
00:28:24,734 --> 00:28:27,233
Um, we can put 'em in there,
like, near the tree.
800
00:28:27,233 --> 00:28:28,367
[Jessica] I'm so excited.
801
00:28:28,367 --> 00:28:29,567
[Isaiah]
I like the setup, Whit.
802
00:28:29,567 --> 00:28:32,100
[Whitney] We do have
on the menu, burritos.
803
00:28:32,100 --> 00:28:33,567
-[Jessica] Perfect.
-[Isaiah] That's
reindeer food right there.
804
00:28:33,567 --> 00:28:34,467
[Whitney] I've got eggnog.
805
00:28:34,467 --> 00:28:36,033
I've got apple cider.
806
00:28:36,033 --> 00:28:37,133
-You want anything?
-[Jessica] Okay.
807
00:28:37,133 --> 00:28:38,567
I don't think
I've ever had eggnog.
808
00:28:38,567 --> 00:28:40,000
Why don't you have some?
It doesn't have alcohol in it.
809
00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:41,166
-Okay, I'll try it.
-[Whitney] Okay.
810
00:28:41,166 --> 00:28:41,967
-[gasps]
-[Lennie] Hello.
811
00:28:41,967 --> 00:28:43,333
-Oh, my God.
-[Jessica gasps]
812
00:28:43,333 --> 00:28:44,634
-Oh.
-[Whitney] Is it?
813
00:28:44,634 --> 00:28:45,867
No, it's not.
814
00:28:45,867 --> 00:28:47,567
Oh, my God. Get in here.
815
00:28:47,567 --> 00:28:49,667
-[Jessica] Whitney.
-[gasps]
816
00:28:49,667 --> 00:28:51,667
Oh, my.
817
00:28:51,667 --> 00:28:53,867
-[Jessica] Hey, y'all.
-Stop it.
818
00:28:53,867 --> 00:28:56,467
Is this a snowman family?
819
00:28:56,467 --> 00:28:57,467
[Isaiah chuckles] Yeah.
820
00:28:57,467 --> 00:28:59,100
[Whitney] Oh, my God.
821
00:28:59,100 --> 00:29:00,333
Hey, baby.
822
00:29:00,333 --> 00:29:01,667
Happy holidays.
823
00:29:01,667 --> 00:29:03,333
-[Jessica] Oh. Oh, my God.
-Oh, hi.
824
00:29:03,333 --> 00:29:05,667
[all laughing]
825
00:29:05,667 --> 00:29:07,166
This is my favorite thing
I've ever worn.
826
00:29:07,166 --> 00:29:08,367
[all laughing]
827
00:29:08,367 --> 00:29:10,066
[Tal] It's pajamas.
828
00:29:10,066 --> 00:29:11,767
It's comfortable.
It's fashion.
829
00:29:11,767 --> 00:29:13,533
-It's candy cane.
-[Jessica] Tal, you look
good enough to eat.
830
00:29:13,533 --> 00:29:14,867
-Wait--
-[Tal] Are you
the Statue of Liberty?
831
00:29:14,867 --> 00:29:15,767
Okay, that is...
832
00:29:15,767 --> 00:29:17,000
[laughs]
833
00:29:17,000 --> 00:29:18,567
Is that what everyone...
834
00:29:18,567 --> 00:29:20,367
-I am black ice.
-[Tal] It's beautiful.
835
00:29:20,367 --> 00:29:21,934
-I'm seasonal.
-[Tal] I love it.
836
00:29:21,934 --> 00:29:24,266
-Your house looks fantastic.
-[Whitney] Thanks.
837
00:29:24,266 --> 00:29:25,266
I got some stuff from mom's.
838
00:29:25,266 --> 00:29:27,266
I got her best sticks.
839
00:29:27,266 --> 00:29:29,367
-[Tal] Mom's sticks.
-Her best sticks.
840
00:29:29,367 --> 00:29:31,333
You're carrying on
the tradition of hosting
841
00:29:31,333 --> 00:29:32,767
-a holiday party.
-[Whitney] Yeah.
842
00:29:32,767 --> 00:29:34,367
Actually, yeah.
I'm about to cry again.
843
00:29:34,367 --> 00:29:36,333
-[chuckles] I need to quit.
-[Tal] She'd be so proud.
844
00:29:36,333 --> 00:29:37,767
[Whitney] I thought
she would be happy.
845
00:29:37,767 --> 00:29:39,467
[Tal] Babs left some
846
00:29:39,467 --> 00:29:41,467
pretty huge shoes to fill
847
00:29:41,467 --> 00:29:44,867
as far as carrying on
the holiday decorations
848
00:29:44,867 --> 00:29:46,467
and festivities.
849
00:29:46,467 --> 00:29:48,867
So I'm really proud
that Whitney is
850
00:29:48,867 --> 00:29:51,767
upholding that
by having us all here
851
00:29:51,767 --> 00:29:54,433
in style and costume, no less.
852
00:29:54,433 --> 00:29:57,634
I feel like Babs would be
really happy about this.
853
00:29:57,634 --> 00:29:59,433
[Whitney] Oh, Karen is coming.
854
00:29:59,433 --> 00:30:01,266
So this is Hunter's
not-yet-girlfriend,
855
00:30:01,266 --> 00:30:03,433
-but we hope.
-[Jessica] What?
856
00:30:03,433 --> 00:30:04,967
-Yes.
-We get to meet her?
857
00:30:04,967 --> 00:30:06,133
[Whitney] Yes, she's here.
858
00:30:06,133 --> 00:30:07,166
-She's in town.
-I haven't even heard of her.
859
00:30:07,166 --> 00:30:09,367
He met her in Atlanta
when we went to his premiere.
860
00:30:09,367 --> 00:30:12,533
Then she came up
a couple of days ago.
861
00:30:13,166 --> 00:30:14,767
They were going ice skating.
862
00:30:14,767 --> 00:30:16,667
Dad decided we were gonna
crash their ice skating date.
863
00:30:16,667 --> 00:30:18,266
So again,
we had a family date.
864
00:30:18,266 --> 00:30:20,233
And now she's
coming for the family
and all the friends.
865
00:30:20,233 --> 00:30:21,467
Dad is obsessed.
866
00:30:21,467 --> 00:30:23,767
Dad literally,
like, he texts her,
867
00:30:23,767 --> 00:30:25,367
-and, like,
he's obsessed with her.
-[Jessica] Stop it.
868
00:30:25,367 --> 00:30:27,867
-[Whitney] Uh, so,
everybody, don't ruin it.
-Okay.
869
00:30:27,867 --> 00:30:30,233
Obviously, we're all
thrilled for Hunter.
870
00:30:30,233 --> 00:30:31,934
I've never
seen him with a girl.
871
00:30:31,934 --> 00:30:33,333
You know, I've known him
for a while now.
872
00:30:33,333 --> 00:30:35,867
But I can't imagine what
it would be like for a parent,
873
00:30:35,867 --> 00:30:37,367
you know, like Glenn,
874
00:30:37,367 --> 00:30:39,567
to see his kid
finally settle down
875
00:30:39,567 --> 00:30:41,767
and get excited
about somebody.
876
00:30:41,767 --> 00:30:43,166
-[Hunter] Hello.
-[Whitney] Oh, hello.
877
00:30:43,166 --> 00:30:45,967
-[Jessica] Hey.
-Well, you look beautiful.
878
00:30:45,967 --> 00:30:47,300
-[Karen] Thank you.
-[Jessica] Glenn,
you're Santa.
879
00:30:48,166 --> 00:30:50,166
-[Whitney] It's for me.
-Santa has arrived.
880
00:30:50,166 --> 00:30:52,333
[all laughing]
881
00:30:54,767 --> 00:30:56,066
It's a party now.
882
00:30:56,066 --> 00:30:57,834
[both laughing]
883
00:30:58,166 --> 00:30:59,000
You look great.
884
00:30:59,000 --> 00:30:59,934
So you're Santa,
885
00:30:59,934 --> 00:31:03,100
-and you're a present, right?
-A present. Yes.
886
00:31:03,100 --> 00:31:04,233
[Whitney] Okay, I get that.
887
00:31:04,667 --> 00:31:05,767
I'm Dad's sack.
888
00:31:05,767 --> 00:31:07,634
[all laughing]
889
00:31:07,634 --> 00:31:08,867
-[Glenn] With my gifts.
-[Hunter] Sack full
of presents.
890
00:31:08,867 --> 00:31:11,066
-[Jessica] A present sack.
-Oh, okay.
891
00:31:11,066 --> 00:31:13,066
-Okay.
-[Hunter] And, everybody,
this is Karen.
892
00:31:13,066 --> 00:31:14,667
-This is Karen.
-[Jessica] Hi, Karen.
893
00:31:14,667 --> 00:31:16,433
[Whitney] I was just
telling everyone about you.
894
00:31:16,433 --> 00:31:17,634
And Todd is upstairs.
895
00:31:17,634 --> 00:31:18,667
We're hoping he'll come down.
896
00:31:18,667 --> 00:31:20,767
And Buddy and Courtney
are coming a little bit late.
897
00:31:20,767 --> 00:31:21,967
But now that y'all are here,
898
00:31:21,967 --> 00:31:23,700
I think we should
go ahead and eat.
899
00:31:24,166 --> 00:31:25,467
I am serving burritos.
900
00:31:25,467 --> 00:31:26,934
And I don't want
to hear anything about it.
901
00:31:26,934 --> 00:31:28,033
[Glenn laughs]
902
00:31:28,033 --> 00:31:30,300
I don't have the gumption
903
00:31:30,667 --> 00:31:32,166
or the wherewithal
904
00:31:32,166 --> 00:31:33,567
to attempt to cook anything.
905
00:31:33,567 --> 00:31:35,667
And I didn't ask anyone
to bring anything.
906
00:31:35,667 --> 00:31:37,367
So even though it may not seem
907
00:31:37,367 --> 00:31:39,333
like the most
traditional Christmas meal,
908
00:31:39,333 --> 00:31:41,367
we're about to throw down
on these burritos.
909
00:31:41,367 --> 00:31:42,533
[Hunter] Need a little guac.
910
00:31:44,333 --> 00:31:46,433
It's not Christmas
without guacamole.
911
00:31:47,266 --> 00:31:49,166
How's massage school going?
912
00:31:49,166 --> 00:31:51,266
It's great. I'm already
third of the way through.
913
00:31:51,266 --> 00:31:53,266
-Oh, awesome.
-[Lennie] Yep.
914
00:31:53,266 --> 00:31:54,133
[Jessica] That's cool.
915
00:31:54,133 --> 00:31:57,367
Hunter, I give you zero
for effort. [laughs]
916
00:31:57,367 --> 00:31:59,467
But 100 on creativity.
917
00:31:59,467 --> 00:32:01,567
-[Tal] And nastiness.
-[laughs]
918
00:32:01,567 --> 00:32:04,166
Look at the one in his back.
Like his little humpback.
919
00:32:04,166 --> 00:32:05,634
[laughs]
920
00:32:05,634 --> 00:32:06,433
[Hunter] Yeah.
921
00:32:06,433 --> 00:32:08,667
Karen just
patted his sack. [chuckles]
922
00:32:08,667 --> 00:32:11,467
Well, so what do you think
about, um, Greensboro?
923
00:32:11,467 --> 00:32:13,533
-It's cute. I like it.
-[Whitney] Yeah.
924
00:32:13,533 --> 00:32:15,266
And tell Tal about
what you do.
925
00:32:15,266 --> 00:32:17,567
Um, I'm a licensed
marriage and family therapist.
926
00:32:17,567 --> 00:32:18,867
-Oh, my gosh, no way.
-Um... Yeah.
927
00:32:18,867 --> 00:32:20,467
I'm a clinical
mental health counselor.
928
00:32:20,467 --> 00:32:22,266
-[Karen] Oh, nice. Okay. Wow.
-Yeah.
929
00:32:22,266 --> 00:32:23,467
That's amazing.
930
00:32:23,467 --> 00:32:25,767
-Well, we won't be
diagnosing you this evening.
-[Karen] Yeah.
931
00:32:25,767 --> 00:32:27,767
-[laughs]
-She'll have to observe
932
00:32:27,767 --> 00:32:29,367
over the longer term
to really get
933
00:32:29,367 --> 00:32:30,567
-a thorough assessment.
-[Karen] Take some good notes.
934
00:32:30,567 --> 00:32:32,667
I mean, I'll talk to Tal,
and we'll discuss.
935
00:32:32,667 --> 00:32:34,767
Um, so I just
put this together.
936
00:32:34,767 --> 00:32:36,066
I know you
told me that before,
937
00:32:36,066 --> 00:32:37,634
but this is my concern.
938
00:32:38,667 --> 00:32:40,266
I know you told me
that you were
939
00:32:40,266 --> 00:32:41,767
a licensed
marriage and family counselor,
940
00:32:41,767 --> 00:32:42,934
but now that
I'm thinking about it,
941
00:32:44,033 --> 00:32:45,333
does this not
make you nervous?
942
00:32:47,567 --> 00:32:48,734
-Me?
-[chuckles]
943
00:32:49,367 --> 00:32:50,300
[Karen]
Doesn't make me nervous.
944
00:32:50,300 --> 00:32:52,000
Well, she knows
all the red flags to look for,
945
00:32:52,000 --> 00:32:54,166
and she's not gonna
put up with any [bleep].
946
00:32:54,166 --> 00:32:56,000
I don't plan on
giving any [bleep].
947
00:32:56,000 --> 00:32:57,000
That's a great answer.
948
00:32:57,000 --> 00:32:59,166
Have you come up with
any diagnoses for our family
949
00:32:59,166 --> 00:33:00,367
since you've spent
so much time with us?
950
00:33:00,367 --> 00:33:02,033
Other than just
a blanket crazy.
951
00:33:02,033 --> 00:33:04,367
Now, Whitney, you told us
not to ruin this tonight,
952
00:33:04,367 --> 00:33:05,667
and here you are...
953
00:33:05,667 --> 00:33:07,900
-[all laughing]
-[Tal] Jeez.
954
00:33:09,867 --> 00:33:12,266
-This is fine. This is fine.
-[Whitney] I'm just
trying to help. Look,
955
00:33:12,266 --> 00:33:13,867
I'm just trying
to help facilitate...
956
00:33:13,867 --> 00:33:14,967
[indistinct chatter]
957
00:33:14,967 --> 00:33:16,667
...the getting
to know you process.
958
00:33:16,667 --> 00:33:18,166
Y'all don't do it. I got this.
959
00:33:18,166 --> 00:33:19,734
I'm sorry. I'll step out.
960
00:33:19,734 --> 00:33:21,834
No, Tal, I needed you
to step in on that one.
961
00:33:21,834 --> 00:33:24,100
[Tal] Whitney told all of us
not to act crazy.
962
00:33:24,100 --> 00:33:25,533
And now she's here
963
00:33:25,533 --> 00:33:28,367
telling Karen how crazy
her whole family is.
964
00:33:28,367 --> 00:33:30,634
Like, you're gonna
scare her off.
965
00:33:30,634 --> 00:33:31,867
We're all
a little crazy, right?
966
00:33:31,867 --> 00:33:33,333
-Yes, but that's--
-No.
967
00:33:33,333 --> 00:33:34,934
-Okay, I'm glad--
-You guys have been wonderful.
968
00:33:34,934 --> 00:33:36,233
I'm glad you feel confident.
969
00:33:36,867 --> 00:33:37,467
Dad's sack.
970
00:33:37,467 --> 00:33:39,467
-[chuckles]
-I feel great.
971
00:33:39,467 --> 00:33:40,967
I think everybody wants
to know if I'm nervous
972
00:33:40,967 --> 00:33:43,367
that I'm dating a marriage
and family therapist.
973
00:33:43,367 --> 00:33:45,367
Well, I'm not married,
and I don't have a family.
974
00:33:45,367 --> 00:33:47,867
So I have zero nervousness.
975
00:33:47,867 --> 00:33:50,500
I might get nervous if she
tries to start diagnosing me.
976
00:33:51,166 --> 00:33:52,600
That might make me
a little nervous.
977
00:33:53,166 --> 00:33:54,467
But that hasn't happened yet.
978
00:33:54,467 --> 00:33:56,567
-You know how hard it was--
-It looks like you
have boobs, Hunter.
979
00:33:56,567 --> 00:33:57,533
[laughs]
980
00:33:57,533 --> 00:33:59,767
I want Karen to just
walk around and pop your...
981
00:33:59,767 --> 00:34:01,133
You know how hard it was
to get these balloons
982
00:34:01,133 --> 00:34:02,367
-to stay in here?
-Pop Dad's sack.
983
00:34:02,367 --> 00:34:03,266
Every time you say
something stupid,
984
00:34:03,266 --> 00:34:04,967
-I'll just pop one
one of these.
-[laughs]
985
00:34:04,967 --> 00:34:06,600
You're gonna be
popping balloons all night.
986
00:34:09,166 --> 00:34:11,233
So we'll all just
make some guesses.
987
00:34:11,233 --> 00:34:13,867
I came up with a game called
the seasonal superlatives,
988
00:34:13,867 --> 00:34:14,767
where we all have
to guess, like,
989
00:34:14,767 --> 00:34:16,634
ooh, who would
that gift belong to?
990
00:34:16,634 --> 00:34:18,133
"The person
991
00:34:18,133 --> 00:34:21,734
most likely to touch
a naked stranger."
992
00:34:21,734 --> 00:34:22,767
[Jessica] Is it Whitney?
993
00:34:22,767 --> 00:34:24,367
-Bitch!
-[all laughing]
994
00:34:24,367 --> 00:34:26,066
I'm wondering,
like, obviously.
995
00:34:26,066 --> 00:34:27,300
[all laughing]
996
00:34:37,300 --> 00:34:38,934
[Whitney gasps] Todd!
997
00:34:38,934 --> 00:34:40,867
-Goosie!
-[Jessica] Oh, my goodness.
998
00:34:40,867 --> 00:34:43,567
[all cheering]
999
00:34:43,567 --> 00:34:45,133
[Jessica] I love it.
1000
00:34:45,133 --> 00:34:46,767
-Did you design it yourself?
-[Todd] See, look, it's
exactly the same. We're twins.
1001
00:34:46,767 --> 00:34:48,433
That, yes. [laughs]
1002
00:34:48,433 --> 00:34:50,033
Oh!
1003
00:34:50,033 --> 00:34:51,867
-Hello!
-[Jessica] Hello!
1004
00:34:51,867 --> 00:34:53,767
You're so festive.
1005
00:34:53,767 --> 00:34:55,200
-[Buddy] Oh, you know.
-[Tal] Y'all look very good.
1006
00:34:55,200 --> 00:34:57,066
[Whitney] Y'all look great.
1007
00:34:57,066 --> 00:34:58,567
Your tights, dude.
1008
00:34:58,567 --> 00:35:00,066
-[Isaiah] Right?
-[all laughing]
1009
00:35:00,066 --> 00:35:01,300
[Isaiah]
I'm Rudolph number one.
1010
00:35:01,300 --> 00:35:02,934
[Buddy] Hey.
1011
00:35:02,934 --> 00:35:05,467
[Whitney] Okay, so,
your cards are numbered.
1012
00:35:05,467 --> 00:35:07,533
So the person should
tell the superlative,
1013
00:35:07,533 --> 00:35:09,667
and then we all get to
speculate on who it is.
1014
00:35:09,667 --> 00:35:11,900
So we'll all just
make some guesses.
1015
00:35:12,467 --> 00:35:13,967
So I came up with a game
1016
00:35:13,967 --> 00:35:15,266
called the seasonal
superlatives,
1017
00:35:15,266 --> 00:35:16,767
where basically everybody
1018
00:35:16,767 --> 00:35:18,533
was assigned to buy a gift
1019
00:35:18,533 --> 00:35:20,100
for another person
in the group,
1020
00:35:20,100 --> 00:35:21,300
and it was a secret.
1021
00:35:21,300 --> 00:35:23,367
So then I wrote
a clue and said,
1022
00:35:23,367 --> 00:35:24,867
this is for the person who,
1023
00:35:24,867 --> 00:35:27,033
you know, has great buns
or whatever.
1024
00:35:27,033 --> 00:35:28,367
Uh, and then we all
have to guess, like,
1025
00:35:28,367 --> 00:35:30,333
ooh, who would
that gift belong to?
1026
00:35:30,333 --> 00:35:32,200
Ultimately, it's just
gonna bring us together
1027
00:35:32,200 --> 00:35:34,166
and make us feel closer,
which, in my mind,
1028
00:35:34,166 --> 00:35:35,934
is the point
of the holiday spirit.
1029
00:35:36,667 --> 00:35:39,133
Uh, okay, so who has
envelope number one?
1030
00:35:40,200 --> 00:35:41,634
Jess? Okay, you go ahead.
1031
00:35:41,634 --> 00:35:43,433
[Jessica] This is
"To the person
1032
00:35:43,433 --> 00:35:45,934
most likely
to talk about spirits."
1033
00:35:45,934 --> 00:35:48,567
Like booze or ghosts?
1034
00:35:48,567 --> 00:35:51,100
-Like, guess.
-[Todd] It doesn't specify.
1035
00:35:51,100 --> 00:35:53,233
Therapists could get
deep in some spirits.
1036
00:35:53,233 --> 00:35:54,467
-[all laughing]
-They're all scared.
1037
00:35:54,467 --> 00:35:55,467
In this family.
1038
00:35:55,467 --> 00:35:56,934
[all laughing]
1039
00:36:00,467 --> 00:36:02,000
[Whitney] This would not be
the first intervention
1040
00:36:02,000 --> 00:36:03,734
that I've been involved in.
Lord knows that.
1041
00:36:03,734 --> 00:36:05,433
[all laughing]
1042
00:36:05,433 --> 00:36:07,166
It's probably me,
since I bartend.
1043
00:36:08,000 --> 00:36:08,867
It's Hunter.
1044
00:36:08,867 --> 00:36:09,900
[Whitney] Okay. And, Hunter,
1045
00:36:09,900 --> 00:36:11,900
-you get to get your gift
and open it.
-All right.
1046
00:36:13,367 --> 00:36:15,567
Oh, wow. Oh, that's so nice.
1047
00:36:15,567 --> 00:36:16,967
So it's a whiskey glass
and what?
1048
00:36:16,967 --> 00:36:18,133
-[Hunter] And a shaker.
-[Karen] A shaker.
1049
00:36:18,133 --> 00:36:19,200
-Yeah, yeah. Thank you.
-[Whitney] For the bartender.
1050
00:36:19,200 --> 00:36:21,266
-[Jessica] Of the spirits.
-[Whitney] Yay.
1051
00:36:21,266 --> 00:36:21,934
-Thank you.
-[Whitney] Okay.
1052
00:36:21,934 --> 00:36:23,634
-Who's number two?
-[Todd] Me.
1053
00:36:23,634 --> 00:36:25,333
Mine is
"To the person most likely
1054
00:36:25,333 --> 00:36:27,266
to incur grievous bodily harm
1055
00:36:27,266 --> 00:36:28,834
and require
medical intervention
1056
00:36:28,834 --> 00:36:30,433
after a night
of adult entertainment."
1057
00:36:30,433 --> 00:36:33,033
-[Whitney] Tal. [laughs]
-[all laughing]
1058
00:36:33,033 --> 00:36:35,300
Tal, go ahead
and admit what you did.
1059
00:36:35,300 --> 00:36:38,100
Well, we all had the most
wonderful trip to Alaska
1060
00:36:38,100 --> 00:36:39,133
several years ago.
1061
00:36:39,133 --> 00:36:40,967
And we invited
1062
00:36:40,967 --> 00:36:42,433
an adult entertainer
to the home.
1063
00:36:42,433 --> 00:36:43,667
A stripper,
and his name was Wolf.
1064
00:36:43,667 --> 00:36:46,133
An Alaskan stripper
named Wolf.
1065
00:36:46,133 --> 00:36:49,433
I got up and gave the stripper
a lap dance.
1066
00:36:49,433 --> 00:36:50,767
[Todd whooping]
1067
00:36:50,767 --> 00:36:53,233
-[Tal] That didn't--
-[all laughing]
1068
00:36:53,233 --> 00:36:54,300
I didn't do that.
1069
00:36:54,300 --> 00:36:55,867
-[Todd] It's okay.
He's insured.
-[Whitney laughing]
1070
00:36:55,867 --> 00:36:57,367
On the dismount,
1071
00:36:57,367 --> 00:36:59,033
I felt my foot
1072
00:36:59,033 --> 00:37:01,767
roll underneath itself
1073
00:37:01,767 --> 00:37:03,100
in a way that I was like,
1074
00:37:03,100 --> 00:37:06,033
"Oh, something terrible
just happened."
1075
00:37:06,033 --> 00:37:07,100
Did you guys have fun?
1076
00:37:07,100 --> 00:37:09,734
-[Tal] Oh, yes. So much fun.
-[Whitney] Yes. Thank you.
1077
00:37:09,734 --> 00:37:11,867
I just need people to know
that I really lived, you know?
1078
00:37:11,867 --> 00:37:14,834
-And the way that
that's phrased, like...
-[all laughing]
1079
00:37:15,667 --> 00:37:17,166
"The person
1080
00:37:17,166 --> 00:37:20,767
most likely to touch
a naked stranger."
1081
00:37:20,767 --> 00:37:21,867
[Jessica] Is it Whitney?
1082
00:37:21,867 --> 00:37:23,433
Bitch! [laughs]
1083
00:37:23,433 --> 00:37:26,100
-I'm wondering,
like, obviously.
-[all laughing]
1084
00:37:26,100 --> 00:37:28,200
-I think it's Allison.
-I think it's Allison, too.
1085
00:37:28,200 --> 00:37:30,000
-Yeah.
-She's heard
touching a stranger.
1086
00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:31,700
Allison.
1087
00:37:32,634 --> 00:37:33,767
-Thank you.
-[Isaiah] You're welcome.
1088
00:37:33,767 --> 00:37:35,567
-[Whitney] All right,
let's see what it is.
-It's heavy.
1089
00:37:35,567 --> 00:37:38,033
[Whitney] It feels so fun
to have this Christmas party
1090
00:37:38,033 --> 00:37:40,667
and have everybody laughing
and just, like,
1091
00:37:40,667 --> 00:37:41,767
enjoying each other.
1092
00:37:41,767 --> 00:37:43,367
[Courtney] Ooh.
1093
00:37:43,367 --> 00:37:46,033
-Oh, a little baking pan.
-It's so nice.
1094
00:37:46,033 --> 00:37:47,867
Even newer members
of the friend group,
1095
00:37:47,867 --> 00:37:50,567
like Allison,
seems to be getting along
with everybody so well.
1096
00:37:50,567 --> 00:37:51,533
And so does Karen.
1097
00:37:51,533 --> 00:37:54,300
And it's just so fun
to enjoy this time together.
1098
00:37:54,300 --> 00:37:57,634
[Glenn] "To the person
most likely to spend
their free time
1099
00:37:57,634 --> 00:38:00,667
doing an activity that
includes the word 'pot.'"
1100
00:38:00,667 --> 00:38:02,266
All right, Dad. Who is it?
1101
00:38:02,266 --> 00:38:04,333
-[Glenn] Karen.
-Of course,
1102
00:38:04,333 --> 00:38:06,400
Dad got his
Secret Santa as Karen.
1103
00:38:06,934 --> 00:38:07,867
I throw pottery.
1104
00:38:07,867 --> 00:38:09,467
Oh, cool. All right.
1105
00:38:09,467 --> 00:38:10,834
-Well, there you go.
-That's cool.
1106
00:38:11,867 --> 00:38:13,667
-[Jessica] Ooh.
-[Whitney] Look, pottery.
1107
00:38:13,667 --> 00:38:15,333
-That's cute.
-[Karen] Okay.
1108
00:38:15,333 --> 00:38:17,000
-[Whitney] Very cute.
-[Karen] Thank you.
1109
00:38:17,000 --> 00:38:19,033
[Glenn] I'm happy that
I'm the one that's
1110
00:38:19,033 --> 00:38:20,233
giving Karen a gift.
1111
00:38:20,233 --> 00:38:23,533
I'm obviously very excited
about this relationship.
1112
00:38:23,533 --> 00:38:26,066
Seeing Hunter
in a romantic relationship
1113
00:38:26,066 --> 00:38:27,934
for the first time in a while
1114
00:38:27,934 --> 00:38:31,100
has made me
as happy as I can be.
1115
00:38:31,100 --> 00:38:33,300
I only wish Babs
could be here to see it.
1116
00:38:34,367 --> 00:38:35,834
"To the person most likely
1117
00:38:35,834 --> 00:38:37,934
to have a daughter
no one knows about."
1118
00:38:38,367 --> 00:38:40,367
[all laughing]
1119
00:38:40,367 --> 00:38:42,133
[Jessica] Hmm. I wonder
who that one would be.
1120
00:38:42,133 --> 00:38:44,734
[all laughing]
1121
00:38:44,734 --> 00:38:46,867
Why are y'all
looking at Lennie?
What about Dad?
1122
00:38:46,867 --> 00:38:48,300
-Oh.
-Oh [bleep].
1123
00:38:48,300 --> 00:38:49,567
[Jessica] Oh, yeah.
1124
00:38:49,567 --> 00:38:52,300
-[Whitney] But that's
old news now.
-[Todd] We know now.
1125
00:38:52,300 --> 00:38:53,767
It's Lennie.
1126
00:38:53,767 --> 00:38:55,133
[Jessica] Oh.
1127
00:38:55,133 --> 00:38:57,967
"To the person most likely
to enter into a civil union
1128
00:38:57,967 --> 00:38:59,667
with his or her cat."
1129
00:38:59,667 --> 00:39:01,300
-[Hunter] It's got
to be Whitney.
-It's got to be me.
1130
00:39:01,300 --> 00:39:02,133
For sure.
1131
00:39:02,133 --> 00:39:03,767
[Buddy] Anybody that says that
1132
00:39:03,767 --> 00:39:06,467
Christmas isn't their
favorite time of year,
they're lying.
1133
00:39:06,467 --> 00:39:08,767
This is the best time.
You get together
with your friends.
1134
00:39:08,767 --> 00:39:11,867
Glenn's here.
We got new lovebirds.
1135
00:39:11,867 --> 00:39:13,233
We got a new baby.
1136
00:39:13,233 --> 00:39:14,367
Newlyweds, you know.
1137
00:39:14,367 --> 00:39:15,634
A lot's changed.
1138
00:39:15,634 --> 00:39:16,867
A lot's changed this year.
1139
00:39:16,867 --> 00:39:19,166
We're good.
We're having a great time.
1140
00:39:19,166 --> 00:39:20,867
Oh, a cat ring.
1141
00:39:20,867 --> 00:39:22,533
[Jessica] Aww. [laughs]
1142
00:39:22,533 --> 00:39:23,667
-That's really cute.
-[Whitney] Cute.
1143
00:39:23,667 --> 00:39:24,867
[Jessica]
It's actually perfect.
1144
00:39:24,867 --> 00:39:26,066
[Tal] With this ring...
1145
00:39:28,667 --> 00:39:30,500
-Very cute.
-[Jessica] That's really cute.
1146
00:39:31,033 --> 00:39:33,033
I really did set myself up
1147
00:39:33,033 --> 00:39:34,934
for being the person
1148
00:39:34,934 --> 00:39:37,233
most likely to, like,
die alone with her cat.
1149
00:39:37,233 --> 00:39:39,667
But this is the last Christmas
of my 30s. And who knows?
1150
00:39:39,667 --> 00:39:42,467
Maybe my first Christmas
in my 40s, by that time,
1151
00:39:42,467 --> 00:39:44,033
I will have changed that.
1152
00:39:44,033 --> 00:39:46,133
I have one more gift
1153
00:39:46,133 --> 00:39:47,900
that I wanted
to give to Daddy.
1154
00:39:48,734 --> 00:39:49,834
And, Dad, you see there?
1155
00:39:49,834 --> 00:39:51,834
That's the mommy tree.
1156
00:39:51,834 --> 00:39:53,734
-[Glenn] Mm-hmm.
-And I thought
this would be perfect,
1157
00:39:54,266 --> 00:39:55,467
um,
1158
00:39:55,467 --> 00:39:57,500
for you so we can
remember Mommy.
1159
00:39:57,834 --> 00:39:58,834
[Jessica] Aww.
1160
00:39:59,567 --> 00:40:01,867
-[Glenn] The cardinal.
-[Whitney] Yeah.
1161
00:40:01,867 --> 00:40:04,333
While she was alive,
she told me that she would
come visit me
1162
00:40:04,333 --> 00:40:07,567
as a red cardinal. So,
1163
00:40:07,567 --> 00:40:11,367
every time I see one,
you know, it's special.
1164
00:40:11,367 --> 00:40:13,634
But I think
I've survived this year
1165
00:40:13,634 --> 00:40:15,233
maybe better
than I thought I would.
1166
00:40:15,233 --> 00:40:16,800
But I miss her.
1167
00:40:17,433 --> 00:40:18,333
Um...
1168
00:40:20,066 --> 00:40:21,700
You know, more than...
1169
00:40:22,767 --> 00:40:24,333
There are no words
1170
00:40:24,333 --> 00:40:26,300
to describe
how much I miss my mommy.
1171
00:40:28,934 --> 00:40:30,433
[Glenn] That is
a beautiful cardinal.
1172
00:40:30,433 --> 00:40:31,467
[Jessica] It is.
1173
00:40:31,467 --> 00:40:32,400
Yeah.
1174
00:40:32,934 --> 00:40:33,867
[Todd] Starin' right at ya.
1175
00:40:33,867 --> 00:40:35,266
[Glenn] Love you, Babs.
1176
00:40:35,266 --> 00:40:36,300
[Jessica] Aww.
1177
00:40:36,300 --> 00:40:38,567
[Whitney] I'm so grateful
for everyone in my life.
1178
00:40:38,567 --> 00:40:40,767
And it really is so beautiful,
1179
00:40:40,767 --> 00:40:42,967
even a year after her death,
1180
00:40:42,967 --> 00:40:45,634
to see that my dad
is still so, so
1181
00:40:45,634 --> 00:40:48,233
in love with my mother. And,
um, it makes me feel like,
1182
00:40:48,767 --> 00:40:51,066
you know, real, eternal love
1183
00:40:51,867 --> 00:40:52,767
does exist.
1184
00:40:52,767 --> 00:40:55,367
And it's really nice
to be here at Christmas
1185
00:40:55,367 --> 00:40:57,433
forging, you know,
newer relationships,
1186
00:40:57,433 --> 00:40:59,667
like, with Karen and Allison.
1187
00:40:59,667 --> 00:41:02,567
And while I'm genuinely
1188
00:41:02,567 --> 00:41:05,000
so thrilled for my friends
1189
00:41:05,000 --> 00:41:07,734
who are experiencing
these wonderful milestones,
1190
00:41:07,734 --> 00:41:09,867
it obviously
makes me think about,
1191
00:41:09,867 --> 00:41:11,066
you know, next year
at Christmas,
1192
00:41:11,066 --> 00:41:13,767
I think it would be amazing
if I had a partner
1193
00:41:13,767 --> 00:41:15,667
to join our Christmas party.
1194
00:41:15,667 --> 00:41:17,367
Um, and if my mom were here,
1195
00:41:17,367 --> 00:41:19,166
I know exactly what
she would tell me.
1196
00:41:19,166 --> 00:41:21,734
"You never know what's
just around the corner."
1197
00:41:21,734 --> 00:41:24,200
And I think that's
really good advice.
1198
00:41:24,200 --> 00:41:25,634
Well, Mommy would
be very happy
1199
00:41:25,634 --> 00:41:27,266
about her cardinal
and her decorations
1200
00:41:27,266 --> 00:41:29,266
gone to good use
and all of us together.
1201
00:41:29,867 --> 00:41:32,567
And thanks for coming.
1202
00:41:32,567 --> 00:41:33,767
Now get the hell out.
1203
00:41:33,767 --> 00:41:35,266
[all laughing]
1204
00:41:35,266 --> 00:41:36,333
No, Mom would say...
1205
00:41:36,667 --> 00:41:38,834
[all] Enjoy it.
1206
00:41:42,734 --> 00:41:44,767
Oh, my gosh, look at all this.
1207
00:41:44,767 --> 00:41:47,100
[Whitney] Next time on
My Big Fat Fabulous Life...
1208
00:41:47,100 --> 00:41:48,734
-Look, Heath.
-[Whitney laughs]
1209
00:41:48,734 --> 00:41:50,467
My niece Jamie's
bachelorette party
1210
00:41:50,467 --> 00:41:53,066
is this weekend, and Angie
has flown in from Alabama.
1211
00:41:53,066 --> 00:41:54,133
[both laughing]
1212
00:41:54,133 --> 00:41:55,634
I got back
on the apps yesterday.
1213
00:41:55,634 --> 00:41:57,233
Do you want to see
the messages that I've got?
1214
00:41:57,233 --> 00:41:58,400
I don't think I do, but...
1215
00:41:58,400 --> 00:42:00,834
-"Looking juicy, Whitney."
-[Jessica laughing]
Oh, my God.
1216
00:42:00,834 --> 00:42:02,000
Part of me, like, feels
1217
00:42:02,000 --> 00:42:03,734
pessimistic about
finding a partner.
1218
00:42:03,734 --> 00:42:05,266
You think about going out with
somebody from a dating app
or something,
1219
00:42:05,266 --> 00:42:07,367
you gotta go to a bar,
or, like, where do you
meet people?
1220
00:42:07,367 --> 00:42:10,033
Are your standards
like so high
1221
00:42:10,033 --> 00:42:10,967
-that...
-[Whitney sighs]
1222
00:42:10,967 --> 00:42:12,033
I don't feel like
my standards are that high.
1223
00:42:13,767 --> 00:42:16,200
[Angie] Oh, my gosh, Whitney.
1224
00:42:16,200 --> 00:42:17,367
[Glenn] That is a ride.
1225
00:42:17,367 --> 00:42:19,200
Angie and I are on the way
to the Charlotte airport
1226
00:42:19,200 --> 00:42:20,200
to pick up the girls.
1227
00:42:20,200 --> 00:42:21,767
[Angie] I'll do one shot,
that's it.
1228
00:42:21,767 --> 00:42:23,567
[Whitney] I'm excited about
everything we're doing.
1229
00:42:23,567 --> 00:42:25,266
I just hope I can keep up.
1230
00:42:25,266 --> 00:42:27,433
[women screaming excitedly]
1231
00:42:28,667 --> 00:42:30,333
[all laughing]