1 00:00:05,922 --> 00:00:07,257 -♪ (SOFT MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ -REMY: Wow! 2 00:00:07,340 --> 00:00:09,718 Wow! Okay, okay, wait. You have to wait 3 00:00:09,801 --> 00:00:10,969 for everyone else to play too. 4 00:00:11,052 --> 00:00:13,555 We-- we only have so many balloons. 5 00:00:13,638 --> 00:00:16,057 Adam, would you do Daddy a favor and get the root beer 6 00:00:16,141 --> 00:00:17,434 from the kitchen for me? 7 00:00:17,517 --> 00:00:19,269 -REMY AS ADAM, 6: Yeah. -Thank you. 8 00:00:27,318 --> 00:00:29,279 -(OBJECTS CLATTERING) -LIAM AS ADAM, 9: Got the root beer. 9 00:00:29,362 --> 00:00:31,239 NATHAN FIELDER: Oh! Thanks, Adam. 10 00:00:34,951 --> 00:00:36,661 NATHAN: Happy Birthday. 11 00:00:36,745 --> 00:00:39,080 (CHUCKLES) Oh, yeah. Thanks. 12 00:00:39,497 --> 00:00:40,582 (SIGHS) 13 00:00:40,665 --> 00:00:42,375 DIRECTOR: Adam is the birthday boy. 14 00:00:42,459 --> 00:00:44,210 This is your child, he's Adam's friend. 15 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:47,839 And this is Adam's birthday gift. 16 00:00:50,675 --> 00:00:52,802 NATHAN: Adam was turning nine and I realized 17 00:00:52,886 --> 00:00:55,305 I hadn't thrown him a single birthday party. 18 00:00:55,388 --> 00:00:59,642 -♪ (SOFT MUSIC FADES) ♪ -(INDISTINCT CHATTER) 19 00:01:01,394 --> 00:01:03,062 NATHAN: To save money it was suggested 20 00:01:03,146 --> 00:01:06,357 I use background actors for all the party guests. 21 00:01:06,441 --> 00:01:08,777 But I only remember once they showed up 22 00:01:08,860 --> 00:01:10,862 that union rules prohibit extras 23 00:01:10,945 --> 00:01:12,113 -from speaking. -How's, uh... 24 00:01:12,197 --> 00:01:14,783 I guess they say gluten-free is, like, healthier. 25 00:01:14,866 --> 00:01:16,910 So... yeah. 26 00:01:17,869 --> 00:01:20,622 -Um... -(INAUDIBLE CHATTER) 27 00:01:24,083 --> 00:01:26,544 Right. Uh, I'll-- I'll let you get back 28 00:01:26,628 --> 00:01:27,754 to... Yeah. 29 00:01:27,837 --> 00:01:30,173 NATHAN: I guess when normal shows do stuff like this, 30 00:01:30,256 --> 00:01:33,510 they add fake party chatter in post-production. 31 00:01:33,593 --> 00:01:35,804 But when the point is to actually experience it 32 00:01:35,887 --> 00:01:38,056 in the moment, it doesn't quite work. 33 00:01:38,139 --> 00:01:43,436 -♪ Happy birthday to you ♪ -(ACTORS MOUTHING "HAPPY BIRTHDAY") 34 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:45,021 (EXHALES SHARPLY) 35 00:01:45,104 --> 00:01:47,232 You guys can-- you can clap. Yeah. 36 00:01:47,315 --> 00:01:48,316 (GUESTS CLAP) 37 00:01:48,399 --> 00:01:50,360 NATHAN: It wasn't the most realistic party 38 00:01:50,443 --> 00:01:53,321 but it saved us over fifteen thousand dollars. 39 00:01:53,404 --> 00:01:57,492 And most importantly, Adam, seemed to be having a blast. 40 00:01:57,575 --> 00:01:59,911 (FOOTSTEPS TAPPING) 41 00:02:04,290 --> 00:02:07,544 ♪ (SOFT MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ 42 00:02:07,627 --> 00:02:09,128 Like he's mixing the two together, you know, 43 00:02:09,212 --> 00:02:11,923 like Christmas and, like, Christmas trees 44 00:02:12,006 --> 00:02:13,049 and Hanukkah. 45 00:02:13,132 --> 00:02:14,551 NATHAN: Now that the six-year-old actors 46 00:02:14,634 --> 00:02:16,427 were done, one of the mothers requested 47 00:02:16,511 --> 00:02:19,264 I unravel some of the stuff her son had learned 48 00:02:19,347 --> 00:02:20,431 during the rehearsal. 49 00:02:20,515 --> 00:02:22,767 -He's the... -Jesus is almighty. 50 00:02:22,851 --> 00:02:25,478 Jesus is al-- You accept him as... 51 00:02:25,562 --> 00:02:26,896 -Our savior. -NATHAN: Our savior. 52 00:02:26,980 --> 00:02:28,022 -Your savior. -Our king. 53 00:02:28,106 --> 00:02:29,983 He is the savior and the king. 54 00:02:30,066 --> 00:02:33,736 And Judaism is just some, like, pretend thing. 55 00:02:33,820 --> 00:02:34,904 -Yeah. -NATHAN: So, you're-- 56 00:02:34,988 --> 00:02:36,364 You should be excited to be Christian 57 00:02:36,447 --> 00:02:39,659 because you get to go heaven, but I have to go to hell 58 00:02:39,742 --> 00:02:43,413 as a Jew and so you should not wanna be Jewish because, 59 00:02:43,496 --> 00:02:48,459 uh, you'll suffer like me and-- and I'll, well, bur-- burn. 60 00:02:49,460 --> 00:02:50,503 Yeah. 61 00:02:50,587 --> 00:02:52,630 NATHAN: With everything, I was having to deal with 62 00:02:52,714 --> 00:02:54,883 behind the scenes, I was starting to feel 63 00:02:54,966 --> 00:02:57,093 like I was constantly being pulled away 64 00:02:57,176 --> 00:02:59,387 from the experience of fatherhood, 65 00:02:59,470 --> 00:03:01,014 I was hoping to rehearse. 66 00:03:02,599 --> 00:03:05,018 NATHAN: During the party, there was one child actor 67 00:03:05,101 --> 00:03:08,021 who played Adam at age six that kept sneaking back 68 00:03:08,104 --> 00:03:10,189 into the home after the nine-year-old 69 00:03:10,273 --> 00:03:12,358 had already taken over. 70 00:03:12,442 --> 00:03:15,778 It was the end of his final day and he was refusing to change 71 00:03:15,862 --> 00:03:17,155 out of his Adam wardrobe. 72 00:03:17,238 --> 00:03:18,239 No! 73 00:03:18,323 --> 00:03:20,408 AMBER: Come on, let's go change your clothes. 74 00:03:20,491 --> 00:03:24,662 -I don't wanna leave. -Aw, it's okay. 75 00:03:27,790 --> 00:03:28,917 AMBER: You wanna give him a hug? 76 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:31,628 You wanna hug and-- I could see-- We'll see-- 77 00:03:31,711 --> 00:03:33,004 AMBER: We'll see, we're gonna come back 78 00:03:33,087 --> 00:03:34,839 -and see him again. -Yeah, yeah, I can see you. 79 00:03:34,923 --> 00:03:36,257 -(SOBS) -Oh, it's okay. 80 00:03:36,341 --> 00:03:38,384 -AMBER: Give him a hug. -It's okay. We'll see you again. 81 00:03:38,468 --> 00:03:40,386 -We'll see each other again. -(SOBS) 82 00:03:40,470 --> 00:03:43,181 NATHAN: His name was Remy. And if I'm being honest, 83 00:03:43,264 --> 00:03:45,266 out of all the kids in this project, 84 00:03:45,350 --> 00:03:47,810 I sort of got along with him the most. 85 00:03:47,894 --> 00:03:49,771 I'm here to see the doctor. 86 00:03:49,854 --> 00:03:52,315 I'm Doctor Fart, come have a seat. 87 00:03:52,398 --> 00:03:53,608 NATHAN: Okay, thank you. 88 00:03:53,691 --> 00:03:55,276 -(ADAM YELLS) -(NATHAN SCREAMS) 89 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:57,445 -(GROWLS) -(LAUGHS, SCREAMS) 90 00:03:57,528 --> 00:03:58,821 -(GRUNTS, CHUCKLES) -(GROANS) 91 00:03:58,905 --> 00:04:01,950 I assumed he was just having a normal kid tantrum. 92 00:04:02,033 --> 00:04:03,451 -AMBER: Hey. -REMY: I don't wanna leave. 93 00:04:03,534 --> 00:04:05,036 AMBER: Okay, but listen, here's the thing, 94 00:04:05,119 --> 00:04:06,287 we have to leave. 95 00:04:06,371 --> 00:04:08,539 NATHAN: But then, his mom Amber gave me some insight 96 00:04:08,623 --> 00:04:10,541 -as to what might be going on. -♪ (SOFT MUSIC FADES) ♪ 97 00:04:10,625 --> 00:04:13,086 Now that he's getting older, he sees other kids with dads 98 00:04:13,169 --> 00:04:15,338 and at school, there's dads picking up their kids, 99 00:04:15,421 --> 00:04:19,175 and he's definitely wondering, where's mine? 100 00:04:19,258 --> 00:04:20,802 -Oh, really? -AMBER: Yeah. 101 00:04:20,885 --> 00:04:22,011 It's really tough. 102 00:04:22,095 --> 00:04:23,680 This morning, I was explaining to him, "You know, 103 00:04:23,763 --> 00:04:25,348 you're gonna be Adam today, you're gonna have 104 00:04:25,431 --> 00:04:27,392 a birthday party." And, you know, he's like, 105 00:04:27,475 --> 00:04:29,185 "Oh, is my pretend daddy gonna be there?" (CHUCKLES) 106 00:04:29,269 --> 00:04:32,397 I said, "Yeah," and he goes, "My pretend daddy loves me." 107 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:33,940 And I was like... 108 00:04:34,023 --> 00:04:37,318 My heart literally broke into a million pieces like... 109 00:04:37,402 --> 00:04:39,112 (SMACKS LIPS) Actually, even talking about it, 110 00:04:39,195 --> 00:04:40,321 I could almost cry 111 00:04:40,405 --> 00:04:42,073 just 'cause I feel bad for him but... (CLICKS TONGUE) 112 00:04:42,156 --> 00:04:43,616 Um, yeah, it is what it is. 113 00:04:43,700 --> 00:04:45,410 Are you gonna say bye? 114 00:04:45,493 --> 00:04:50,498 -Bye, I don't wanna leave you. -It's okay. 115 00:04:50,581 --> 00:04:53,668 It's okay. We'll see each other soon. 116 00:04:54,794 --> 00:04:56,462 I'm sure, okay? 117 00:04:56,546 --> 00:04:58,631 -♪ (SOLEMN MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ -Okay. 118 00:04:59,841 --> 00:05:01,175 AMBER: All right, guys. 119 00:05:01,259 --> 00:05:02,802 -Thank you. -NATHAN: It's okay. 120 00:05:02,885 --> 00:05:05,930 NATHAN: And after that, I found myself struggling 121 00:05:06,014 --> 00:05:08,433 to transfer my emotions to the new Adam. 122 00:05:08,516 --> 00:05:14,022 Hey, Dad. That party was so fun. I got to see all my friends. 123 00:05:14,105 --> 00:05:15,898 Oh. Glad you had a good time. 124 00:05:16,607 --> 00:05:19,402 You're the best dad. I love you. 125 00:05:20,611 --> 00:05:21,612 I love you too. 126 00:05:25,867 --> 00:05:29,871 (SIGHS) Well, I'm gonna go back to playing. 127 00:05:32,749 --> 00:05:34,417 -All right. -LIAM: Bye, Dad. 128 00:05:34,500 --> 00:05:35,543 Bye. 129 00:05:37,128 --> 00:05:40,214 I had enrolled Adam in a Jewish elementary school 130 00:05:40,298 --> 00:05:42,925 to continue his spiritual learning. 131 00:05:43,009 --> 00:05:45,136 It made me feel like a good Jew. 132 00:05:45,219 --> 00:05:47,805 Even though I knew the moment I looked away 133 00:05:47,889 --> 00:05:50,933 his real parents would pull up and intercept him, 134 00:05:51,017 --> 00:05:53,311 so they could take him to his real school. 135 00:05:54,479 --> 00:05:56,814 I planned several challenges for myself 136 00:05:56,898 --> 00:05:59,734 that I felt a real parent might face. 137 00:05:59,817 --> 00:06:02,403 So, at 4 p.m., when he was brought back 138 00:06:02,487 --> 00:06:04,864 for me to pick up, the actors were instructed 139 00:06:04,947 --> 00:06:08,076 to launch into a scenario I had scripted. 140 00:06:08,159 --> 00:06:11,746 Hey, Adam. I'm having a sleepover this weekend. 141 00:06:11,829 --> 00:06:15,375 -You wanna come? -LIAM: Sure. 142 00:06:15,458 --> 00:06:16,834 (CHUCKLES) Well, you're not invited. 143 00:06:16,918 --> 00:06:18,169 So how are you gonna come then? 144 00:06:19,045 --> 00:06:21,380 Don't cry, Adam. 145 00:06:21,464 --> 00:06:23,091 NATHAN: My hope was that I could practice 146 00:06:23,174 --> 00:06:25,093 counseling my child through a complex 147 00:06:25,176 --> 00:06:28,221 emotional experience, an area where I fear 148 00:06:28,304 --> 00:06:30,598 as a real father, I may fall short. 149 00:06:30,681 --> 00:06:32,850 I wanted to go to that sleepover. 150 00:06:32,934 --> 00:06:34,060 ♪ (SOFT MUSIC FADES) ♪ 151 00:06:34,143 --> 00:06:36,145 You really want to be friends with those guys, huh? 152 00:06:36,896 --> 00:06:38,773 (BREATHES DEEPLY) 153 00:06:38,856 --> 00:06:40,441 Maybe next time they ask you to hang out 154 00:06:40,525 --> 00:06:41,734 you should just say no. 155 00:06:42,735 --> 00:06:44,028 Huh? 156 00:06:44,112 --> 00:06:47,657 -You wanna practice that? -Sure. 157 00:06:47,740 --> 00:06:50,201 Hey, Adam, you want to come to my sleepover? 158 00:06:50,701 --> 00:06:51,786 No, thanks. 159 00:06:52,662 --> 00:06:54,205 Good. 160 00:06:54,288 --> 00:06:56,249 See now, they don't have any power over you. 161 00:06:58,084 --> 00:06:59,043 Right? 162 00:06:59,127 --> 00:07:01,254 You're in control because you don't want 163 00:07:01,337 --> 00:07:04,799 anything from them. You don't want their friendship. 164 00:07:04,882 --> 00:07:06,259 NATHAN: But I was starting to feel 165 00:07:06,342 --> 00:07:09,846 like I was just solving a puzzle of my own design. 166 00:07:12,306 --> 00:07:13,391 (SIGHS) Thanks, Dad. 167 00:07:14,934 --> 00:07:15,977 No problem. 168 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:20,439 NATHAN: And instead of being present with my son, 169 00:07:20,523 --> 00:07:22,650 -my mind was elsewhere. -♪ (PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ 170 00:07:23,067 --> 00:07:24,152 Wow! 171 00:07:24,235 --> 00:07:26,821 NATHAN: I spent a week with a child who had no dad, 172 00:07:26,904 --> 00:07:28,948 pretending that I was his dad. 173 00:07:29,031 --> 00:07:30,658 AMBER: What's the guy's name in the house? 174 00:07:30,741 --> 00:07:33,286 Um, Daddy. 175 00:07:33,369 --> 00:07:35,246 NATHAN: What did I think was gonna happen? 176 00:07:35,329 --> 00:07:38,332 I love you, Daddy. 177 00:07:38,416 --> 00:07:41,502 -What did you say? -I love you, Daddy. 178 00:07:41,586 --> 00:07:43,671 Aw, I love you too, Adam. 179 00:07:45,214 --> 00:07:48,843 His mom had reached out asking if I wanted to come visit. 180 00:07:50,261 --> 00:07:52,388 Maybe it was time to check in. 181 00:07:52,471 --> 00:07:54,599 ♪ (PENSIVE MUSIC FADES) ♪ 182 00:07:54,682 --> 00:07:55,641 -NATHAN: Hey. -REMY: 183 00:07:55,725 --> 00:07:57,143 -Hey, buddy. -(AMBER CHUCKLES) 184 00:07:57,226 --> 00:07:59,020 -REMY: Come here. -NATHAN: Okay. 185 00:07:59,937 --> 00:08:02,440 -Look at that there. -What is that? 186 00:08:02,523 --> 00:08:07,111 That's you and that's me at the birthday party. 187 00:08:07,195 --> 00:08:08,321 -(AMBER CHUCKLES) -That's me? 188 00:08:08,404 --> 00:08:09,822 Yeah, and that's you-- Me. 189 00:08:09,906 --> 00:08:11,866 -♪ (SOFT MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ -NATHAN: It was strange being 190 00:08:11,949 --> 00:08:13,075 in a real child's home 191 00:08:13,159 --> 00:08:16,495 after being in a fake one for so long. 192 00:08:16,579 --> 00:08:19,624 I wasn't used to this level of detail. 193 00:08:19,707 --> 00:08:21,959 Every object was perfectly placed 194 00:08:22,043 --> 00:08:26,756 but nothing was by design. It was a work of art. 195 00:08:26,839 --> 00:08:28,591 And it was just real life. 196 00:08:28,674 --> 00:08:29,884 ♪ (SOFT MUSIC FADES) ♪ 197 00:08:29,967 --> 00:08:31,427 REMY: Daddy. 198 00:08:31,510 --> 00:08:32,929 -Hey. -REMY: Daddy. 199 00:08:33,012 --> 00:08:36,182 -NATHAN: Yeah. -Look, I made this at school. 200 00:08:36,265 --> 00:08:39,519 -NATHAN: Aw. -And also, I cut my... (MUMBLES) 201 00:08:39,602 --> 00:08:41,020 -NATHAN: Hey, hey. -REMY: What? 202 00:08:41,103 --> 00:08:44,273 You don't have to call me daddy, you can call me Nathan, okay? 203 00:08:44,357 --> 00:08:46,567 No, don't be silly. 204 00:08:46,651 --> 00:08:48,778 No, because we're just-- we're just playing daddy, 205 00:08:48,861 --> 00:08:51,822 remember? We're just pretending. 206 00:08:51,906 --> 00:08:56,285 I don't want you to be "Athan." I want you to be Daddy. 207 00:08:56,369 --> 00:08:58,371 Right, but we were just pretending, right? 208 00:08:58,454 --> 00:09:01,540 So, now we're back to Remy and Nathan. 209 00:09:03,334 --> 00:09:05,127 But also I don't want you to be-- 210 00:09:05,211 --> 00:09:07,546 I don't want you to be Nathan. 211 00:09:07,630 --> 00:09:09,340 (NATHAN CHUCKLES) Well, that's my name. 212 00:09:11,467 --> 00:09:12,593 (AMBER CHUCKLES SOFTLY) 213 00:09:19,058 --> 00:09:21,394 Has he been doing that? (CHUCKLES) 214 00:09:22,270 --> 00:09:23,271 Yeah. 215 00:09:23,354 --> 00:09:24,939 I wondered about that when we first started. 216 00:09:25,022 --> 00:09:26,107 I was like... (CLICKS TONGUE) 217 00:09:26,190 --> 00:09:28,526 ...that's probably like a really difficult role 218 00:09:28,609 --> 00:09:32,113 for a child who really doesn't have a dad 219 00:09:32,196 --> 00:09:35,616 and he's just like doesn't want it to not be real. 220 00:09:35,700 --> 00:09:37,243 So, it's actually really sad. 221 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:41,497 -He's such a cool kid. -Sorry. I'm, like, 222 00:09:41,580 --> 00:09:43,457 don't even know why I'm getting emotional I just-- 223 00:09:43,541 --> 00:09:45,167 -NATHAN: No. -I love him to pieces. 224 00:09:45,251 --> 00:09:48,129 So, like, I hope this isn't affecting him. 225 00:09:50,423 --> 00:09:51,549 (SNIFFLES) 226 00:09:51,632 --> 00:09:53,676 But it was really cool, and I know he, like loved it, 227 00:09:53,759 --> 00:09:55,094 and he had, like a lot of fun. 228 00:09:55,177 --> 00:09:56,971 -NATHAN: Yeah, he was so-- -And it's not like 229 00:09:57,054 --> 00:09:58,306 I think anybody did anything wrong. 230 00:09:58,389 --> 00:10:00,725 It's just more like my mind wondering. 231 00:10:00,808 --> 00:10:02,852 Yeah. Does he know what acting is? 232 00:10:02,935 --> 00:10:05,771 Like, does he understand that a little bit, or... 233 00:10:05,855 --> 00:10:07,565 Hmm, I don't know. 234 00:10:07,648 --> 00:10:10,192 I really don't, honestly. I'm not sure. 235 00:10:11,652 --> 00:10:13,029 Look what the bird give me. 236 00:10:13,112 --> 00:10:16,157 -(GASPS) The bird gave you that? -Yeah. 237 00:10:16,240 --> 00:10:17,366 -What is that? -Wow! 238 00:10:17,450 --> 00:10:19,827 Can you listen to this? This is very important, okay? 239 00:10:19,910 --> 00:10:21,329 -Why? -It's very important. 240 00:10:21,412 --> 00:10:24,332 So, remember how we are making a TV show? 241 00:10:24,790 --> 00:10:25,833 (REMY EXHALES) 242 00:10:25,916 --> 00:10:29,420 And... (CLEARS THROAT) ...I'm Nathan, right? 243 00:10:29,503 --> 00:10:31,297 -You know that? -You-- I don't want you 244 00:10:31,380 --> 00:10:33,257 -to be Nathan. -AMBER: But honey, listen. 245 00:10:33,341 --> 00:10:35,551 Yeah, but daddy-- daddy-- When we were doing daddy, 246 00:10:35,634 --> 00:10:38,387 that was pretend because we were doing, um-- 247 00:10:38,471 --> 00:10:40,139 -We were making a show. -NATHAN: We were playing. 248 00:10:40,222 --> 00:10:42,558 -And it was-- and it was fun. -And acting. 249 00:10:42,641 --> 00:10:44,060 NATHAN: And acting, and-- 250 00:10:44,143 --> 00:10:46,771 Do you remember when we were-- when we were being dinosaurs? 251 00:10:46,854 --> 00:10:48,064 -Yeah. -NATHAN: And right-- chasing 252 00:10:48,147 --> 00:10:50,483 -each other around as dinosaurs. -Yeah. 253 00:10:50,566 --> 00:10:51,984 We weren't really dinosaurs, right? 254 00:10:52,068 --> 00:10:54,028 We were just playing and having fun, right? 255 00:10:54,111 --> 00:10:55,404 Yeah, I also wanna-- 256 00:10:55,488 --> 00:10:58,366 I really be punching the dinosaur. 257 00:10:58,449 --> 00:11:01,535 Yeah, um, and that's kind of like 258 00:11:01,619 --> 00:11:03,371 when we were doing-- when we were doing 259 00:11:03,454 --> 00:11:04,997 Daddy and Adam. 260 00:11:05,081 --> 00:11:08,000 That was just play like dinosaurs. 261 00:11:08,084 --> 00:11:10,628 But-- But in-- in-- But in real life, 262 00:11:10,711 --> 00:11:14,382 you're Remy and I'm Nathan, and we're just friends, right? 263 00:11:14,465 --> 00:11:16,258 -We're just friends. -Right? 264 00:11:16,342 --> 00:11:17,468 NATHAN: Does that make sense? 265 00:11:19,845 --> 00:11:22,890 And so, um, what do friends do? 266 00:11:24,517 --> 00:11:25,476 Nothing. 267 00:11:25,559 --> 00:11:28,145 No, friends hang out and have a fun time 268 00:11:28,229 --> 00:11:30,189 and then they go do their own life, 269 00:11:30,272 --> 00:11:31,816 and then they'll talk, you know, and like, 270 00:11:31,899 --> 00:11:34,193 hang out sometimes and it's fun, right? 271 00:11:34,276 --> 00:11:35,861 So, it's-- If you don't-- 272 00:11:37,279 --> 00:11:38,489 NATHAN: No, you have to call me Nathan. 273 00:11:38,572 --> 00:11:40,241 -Come here. I need to tell you. -Call me Nathan. 274 00:11:40,324 --> 00:11:41,575 This is very important, Remy. Remy-- 275 00:11:41,659 --> 00:11:43,327 -(REMY MUMBLES) -AMBER: Come on, listen to me. 276 00:11:43,411 --> 00:11:44,453 Listen to me. 277 00:11:44,537 --> 00:11:45,913 That is not your daddy. 278 00:11:45,996 --> 00:11:49,041 That's not your daddy. That's our friend Nathan. 279 00:11:49,125 --> 00:11:51,794 And you are Remy and you're not Adam. 280 00:11:51,877 --> 00:11:54,338 And we were just playing pretend. 281 00:11:55,172 --> 00:11:56,173 Okay? 282 00:11:57,049 --> 00:11:58,426 REMY: Yeah. 283 00:11:58,509 --> 00:11:59,885 AMBER: Aw, thank you. 284 00:12:01,303 --> 00:12:02,555 (REMY SNIFFLES) 285 00:12:03,931 --> 00:12:06,475 -What? -(SOBS) I wanna stay with... 286 00:12:11,188 --> 00:12:12,690 -Yeah. -NATHAN: But... 287 00:12:15,192 --> 00:12:17,945 -Bye-- bye, Nathan. -♪ (SOMBER MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ 288 00:12:18,028 --> 00:12:19,155 NATHAN: Good, okay. 289 00:12:25,244 --> 00:12:28,330 -REMY: I still love Nathan. -AMBER: I know. 290 00:12:29,206 --> 00:12:30,541 That's okay, you can still love him 291 00:12:30,624 --> 00:12:32,001 and he can be your friend. 292 00:12:49,393 --> 00:12:51,437 ♪ (SOMBER MUSIC FADES) ♪ 293 00:12:55,983 --> 00:12:56,984 Oh. 294 00:12:57,985 --> 00:13:00,196 So, did you see that guy Max again? 295 00:13:00,279 --> 00:13:01,280 Mm-hmm. 296 00:13:02,072 --> 00:13:03,115 How'd that go? 297 00:13:03,866 --> 00:13:06,410 -Amazing. -Yeah? 298 00:13:06,494 --> 00:13:09,663 They invited me to something, I said no. 299 00:13:09,747 --> 00:13:11,499 So, they just walked away. 300 00:13:12,791 --> 00:13:14,335 Great. 301 00:13:14,418 --> 00:13:17,630 -Guess your advice did work. -(CHUCKLES) Good. 302 00:13:25,471 --> 00:13:27,473 You know I'm not your real dad, right? 303 00:13:28,140 --> 00:13:29,892 Wait, what? 304 00:13:29,975 --> 00:13:34,063 Like... you know, I'm not actually your dad. 305 00:13:34,897 --> 00:13:36,857 -Oh, yeah. -NATHAN: Okay. 306 00:13:38,108 --> 00:13:39,902 -Like we're just acting. -Yeah. 307 00:13:39,985 --> 00:13:41,570 -NATHAN: You know that right? -Yeah, yeah. 308 00:13:42,488 --> 00:13:44,198 And you understand what that means? 309 00:13:44,281 --> 00:13:45,699 -Yes. -Okay. 310 00:13:47,326 --> 00:13:48,786 Do you have a dad? 311 00:13:48,869 --> 00:13:50,079 -Yes. -NATHAN: Okay. 312 00:13:51,705 --> 00:13:53,874 Sorry. I didn't mean to... 313 00:13:53,958 --> 00:13:55,793 -insult you. -No, I don't-- It's fine. 314 00:13:55,876 --> 00:13:57,753 You're just-- you're a good actor. 315 00:13:57,836 --> 00:13:59,588 -It's fine. -So I-- So you can't tell, 316 00:13:59,672 --> 00:14:01,173 -you know? -Oh. (CHUCKLES) 317 00:14:01,257 --> 00:14:02,675 NATHAN: I just wanted to be sure. 318 00:14:02,758 --> 00:14:03,968 Okay. 319 00:14:05,553 --> 00:14:09,974 Do you feel like, I'm like, believable as a dad, like... 320 00:14:12,351 --> 00:14:14,353 I mean, you're a great scene partner. 321 00:14:16,647 --> 00:14:18,607 -Good. -LIAM: Yeah. 322 00:14:19,942 --> 00:14:23,404 ♪ (PLAYS VIOLIN OFF-KEY) ♪ 323 00:14:26,699 --> 00:14:28,576 NATHAN: What on earth was I doing? 324 00:14:30,411 --> 00:14:34,039 Everything about this rehearsal just felt so trivial now. 325 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:37,876 Maybe the best use of my resources 326 00:14:37,960 --> 00:14:40,129 at this point would be to figure out 327 00:14:40,212 --> 00:14:41,964 what I could have done differently. 328 00:14:42,047 --> 00:14:43,799 -♪ (SOMBER MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ -(REMY MUMBLES) 329 00:14:43,882 --> 00:14:46,927 -What did you say? -ADAM: I love you, daddy. 330 00:14:47,011 --> 00:14:49,305 NATHAN: Aw, I love you too, Adam. 331 00:14:49,388 --> 00:14:50,973 To live these moments again. 332 00:14:51,056 --> 00:14:53,309 And see if there was a better path. 333 00:14:53,392 --> 00:14:56,604 I'm Doctor Fart, come have a seat. 334 00:14:56,687 --> 00:14:58,105 Kinda hear how he talks. 335 00:14:58,188 --> 00:15:01,275 After all, how can you move on from a mistake 336 00:15:01,358 --> 00:15:03,485 if you don't even know what you could have done 337 00:15:03,569 --> 00:15:04,820 to avoid it. 338 00:15:04,903 --> 00:15:07,906 -What did you say? -I love you, Daddy. 339 00:15:07,990 --> 00:15:10,284 -Oh. (GRUNTS) -Oh. 340 00:15:10,367 --> 00:15:15,122 Um, refer to me as Nathan, please. Is that okay? 341 00:15:15,205 --> 00:15:16,457 Yeah, okay. 342 00:15:16,540 --> 00:15:19,335 NATHAN: I tried experimenting with a slightly colder demeanor. 343 00:15:19,418 --> 00:15:20,961 Okay. You don't need to hold my hand 344 00:15:21,045 --> 00:15:22,338 -you're a big boy now. Okay? -Okay. 345 00:15:22,421 --> 00:15:24,089 NATHAN: To see if it could have helped prevent 346 00:15:24,173 --> 00:15:25,257 a bond being formed. 347 00:15:25,341 --> 00:15:27,176 Okay, let's not just-- just let's play the game. 348 00:15:27,259 --> 00:15:28,927 We can still have fun. We don't need to hug. 349 00:15:29,011 --> 00:15:31,805 Daddy, can you read me a bedtime story? 350 00:15:33,432 --> 00:15:34,558 Aren't you... 351 00:15:35,851 --> 00:15:39,021 Aren't you old enough to read by yourself? 352 00:15:39,104 --> 00:15:41,148 NATHAN: But all this forced detachment felt like 353 00:15:41,231 --> 00:15:44,652 it was defeating the purpose of rehearsing being a parent. 354 00:15:44,735 --> 00:15:46,820 All right, maybe a quick one. 355 00:15:46,904 --> 00:15:48,989 NATHAN: Perhaps I could have avoided these issues, 356 00:15:49,073 --> 00:15:53,035 if I used older kids to play the younger ones. 357 00:15:53,118 --> 00:15:57,998 -I love you, Daddy. -Oh. (CHUCKLES) 358 00:15:58,082 --> 00:16:01,669 -What did you say? -I said I love you, Daddy. 359 00:16:01,752 --> 00:16:03,379 Aw, I love you too, Adam. 360 00:16:03,462 --> 00:16:05,381 NATHAN: Then I could have been just as affectionate 361 00:16:05,464 --> 00:16:07,216 and caring towards them and they would 362 00:16:07,299 --> 00:16:08,550 never get confused. 363 00:16:08,634 --> 00:16:11,011 -(GROWLS) -(SCREAMS) No! 364 00:16:11,095 --> 00:16:12,596 NATHAN: If their performance was good enough, 365 00:16:12,680 --> 00:16:15,432 maybe I could have looked past any visual inconsistencies. 366 00:16:15,516 --> 00:16:16,725 (SCREAMS) Yeah! 367 00:16:16,809 --> 00:16:18,936 NATHAN: It's not hard to be in the moment 368 00:16:19,019 --> 00:16:20,145 with a great actor. 369 00:16:20,229 --> 00:16:22,564 -♪ There's my sleepy baby ♪ -(ADAM LAUGHS) 370 00:16:22,648 --> 00:16:24,483 -♪ You're my sleepy boy ♪ -(ADAM LAUGHS) 371 00:16:24,566 --> 00:16:26,443 NATHAN: But even though I gave it my best, 372 00:16:26,527 --> 00:16:29,071 something about this just didn't sit right. 373 00:16:29,154 --> 00:16:31,031 -Goodnight, Adam. -Goodnight, Daddy. 374 00:16:31,115 --> 00:16:33,534 NATHAN: And I found myself constantly distracted 375 00:16:33,617 --> 00:16:35,411 by the thought that I was living 376 00:16:35,494 --> 00:16:37,162 with a fully grown man. 377 00:16:38,288 --> 00:16:40,833 And removing humans from the equation entirely 378 00:16:40,916 --> 00:16:42,543 proved to be just as weird. 379 00:16:42,626 --> 00:16:44,712 (LAUGHS) 380 00:16:44,795 --> 00:16:47,172 Aw, I love you too, Adam. 381 00:16:47,256 --> 00:16:48,424 NATHAN: Well, if there was nothing 382 00:16:48,507 --> 00:16:50,426 I could have done differently with the kids, 383 00:16:50,509 --> 00:16:53,303 maybe I could have changed my approach with the parents. 384 00:16:53,387 --> 00:16:54,346 -Amber. -NATHAN: Amber. 385 00:16:54,430 --> 00:16:55,723 Good to meet you. Okay, come on in. 386 00:16:55,806 --> 00:16:56,932 -Nice to meet you. -Yeah. 387 00:16:57,015 --> 00:17:00,227 ♪ (SOMBER MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ 388 00:17:01,353 --> 00:17:02,688 NATHAN: What could I have said? 389 00:17:03,564 --> 00:17:05,524 Um, maybe, um... 390 00:17:10,070 --> 00:17:12,072 NATHAN: Or should I have done something different 391 00:17:12,156 --> 00:17:13,907 on that day we said goodbye. 392 00:17:13,991 --> 00:17:15,659 -It's okay. -(WHIMPERS) 393 00:17:15,743 --> 00:17:18,245 -NATHAN: What? -(SOBS) 394 00:17:18,328 --> 00:17:20,581 Hey, what-- what can I do? What do you want? 395 00:17:21,415 --> 00:17:22,916 I don't wanna leave. 396 00:17:24,460 --> 00:17:27,296 Well, we can say-- we can say goodbye. 397 00:17:27,379 --> 00:17:28,797 LIAM'S MOM: You wanna give him a hug? 398 00:17:28,881 --> 00:17:32,301 -(LIAM SNIFFLES, WHIMPERS) -Hey. 399 00:17:32,384 --> 00:17:34,052 NATHAN: So, maybe it was Angela. 400 00:17:34,136 --> 00:17:37,639 Yay! That was so much fun, right? 401 00:17:37,723 --> 00:17:38,974 NATHAN: If she had never left, 402 00:17:39,057 --> 00:17:40,976 maybe that would have made all the difference. 403 00:17:41,059 --> 00:17:43,479 You have to be good and listen to your mom, okay? 404 00:17:43,562 --> 00:17:45,439 NATHAN: She was so good with the kids. 405 00:17:45,522 --> 00:17:48,192 LIAM'S MOM: Okay. (CHUCKLES) Thank you. 406 00:17:48,275 --> 00:17:49,485 Bye. 407 00:17:49,568 --> 00:17:51,779 NATHAN: And with a fake mom in the house the whole time, 408 00:17:51,862 --> 00:17:54,281 maybe he would have known it was all pretend. 409 00:17:54,364 --> 00:17:55,365 You see. 410 00:17:57,367 --> 00:17:59,119 NATHAN: But what could I have done differently 411 00:17:59,203 --> 00:18:00,412 to make her stay? 412 00:18:06,251 --> 00:18:07,252 I... (SIGHS) 413 00:18:10,923 --> 00:18:13,383 I can make it better. I can-- um-- 414 00:18:13,467 --> 00:18:16,512 Things can improve. I can improve. 415 00:18:16,595 --> 00:18:19,181 I just feel like, we're just going back in circles 416 00:18:19,264 --> 00:18:20,849 and that's never gonna change. 417 00:18:23,519 --> 00:18:24,728 I'll just take my tea. 418 00:18:27,940 --> 00:18:29,316 NATHAN: But what could I have said? 419 00:18:30,484 --> 00:18:31,735 What could I have done? 420 00:18:31,819 --> 00:18:33,111 No, don't go. 421 00:18:34,321 --> 00:18:35,739 That's all you have to say? 422 00:18:37,533 --> 00:18:38,534 Yeah. 423 00:18:39,243 --> 00:18:41,537 Okay. (CLICKS TONGUE) 424 00:18:41,620 --> 00:18:44,540 Well then, I'll just take my tea. 425 00:18:44,623 --> 00:18:46,458 NATHAN: Why do I always end up here? 426 00:18:46,542 --> 00:18:49,586 Well, I-- I can change. I can-- I can try to. 427 00:18:49,670 --> 00:18:52,381 I mean, I can't change 180 but... 428 00:18:52,464 --> 00:18:54,591 I can change in small ways, for sure. 429 00:18:56,635 --> 00:18:58,595 Well then, I think you've made your choice. 430 00:19:01,473 --> 00:19:02,975 I'll get my tea. 431 00:19:04,643 --> 00:19:09,356 -I'm sorry, I am who I am. -And I am who I am. 432 00:19:10,691 --> 00:19:11,942 Right. 433 00:19:12,025 --> 00:19:13,569 I'll just get my tea. 434 00:19:15,279 --> 00:19:17,948 NATHAN: How does this keep happening to me? 435 00:19:18,031 --> 00:19:21,368 What else can you do when you're trying your best? 436 00:19:21,451 --> 00:19:23,912 -Okay. -Well... 437 00:19:23,996 --> 00:19:25,539 I'll just take my tea. 438 00:19:25,622 --> 00:19:29,501 ♪ (DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ 439 00:19:42,681 --> 00:19:44,099 ♪ (DRAMATIC MUSIC FADES) ♪ 440 00:19:44,182 --> 00:19:47,686 I just wanted to apologize for suggesting that... 441 00:19:49,062 --> 00:19:51,565 you aren't taking this seriously. 442 00:19:51,648 --> 00:19:56,278 Uh. You were navigating it as best as you could and... 443 00:19:57,654 --> 00:19:58,655 So, I'm sorry. 444 00:19:59,698 --> 00:20:02,326 I'm-- I was the problem, not you. 445 00:20:02,409 --> 00:20:05,245 Hmm. I appreciate you saying that. 446 00:20:06,663 --> 00:20:09,541 -All is forgiven. (CHUCKLES) -(NATHAN CHUCKLES) 447 00:20:09,625 --> 00:20:11,543 Really? Just like that? 448 00:20:11,627 --> 00:20:15,339 Um, well, there's a scripture that talks about forgiving 449 00:20:15,422 --> 00:20:16,965 someone seven times. 450 00:20:17,049 --> 00:20:20,469 But Jesus says the new teaching is, I tell you, um, 451 00:20:20,552 --> 00:20:22,971 seven-- 70 times seven. 452 00:20:23,055 --> 00:20:26,934 -Um... -Is that 77 times seven. 453 00:20:27,017 --> 00:20:28,727 And then Peter came up to him and said, "Lord, 454 00:20:28,810 --> 00:20:30,354 how often shall my brother sin against me 455 00:20:30,437 --> 00:20:32,105 and I forgive him?" 456 00:20:32,189 --> 00:20:35,359 "As many as seven times." And then Jesus said, 457 00:20:35,442 --> 00:20:37,235 "I do not say to you seven times, 458 00:20:37,319 --> 00:20:39,237 but 70 times seven." 459 00:20:39,321 --> 00:20:41,114 So, it's like if we have to forgive 460 00:20:41,198 --> 00:20:44,534 our neighbor that much, and we have to love ourselves 461 00:20:44,618 --> 00:20:46,954 like we love our neighbor, then we also have 462 00:20:47,037 --> 00:20:48,830 to forgive ourselves that much. 463 00:20:52,834 --> 00:20:53,919 All right. 464 00:20:58,256 --> 00:20:59,675 (KNOCKS ON DOOR) 465 00:20:59,758 --> 00:21:01,468 -NATHAN: Hey. -AMBER: Hi, guys. 466 00:21:01,551 --> 00:21:03,971 NATHAN: Hi, Remy. Do you remember Liam? 467 00:21:04,054 --> 00:21:05,681 -Yeah. -NATHAN: He's an actor, too. 468 00:21:05,764 --> 00:21:08,266 He played Adam also. He was at the birthday party, 469 00:21:08,350 --> 00:21:09,351 you switched with him. 470 00:21:09,434 --> 00:21:10,811 -Mm-hmm. -NATHAN: You remember him? 471 00:21:10,894 --> 00:21:12,020 Yeah. 472 00:21:12,104 --> 00:21:13,855 -♪ (SOFT MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ -LIAM: Three, two, one go. 473 00:21:13,939 --> 00:21:15,732 -No, no! -LIAM: Oh. (CHUCKLES) 474 00:21:15,816 --> 00:21:16,984 -No! -(CHUCKLES) 475 00:21:17,067 --> 00:21:20,112 NATHAN: Forgiving yourself sounds so easy and nice. 476 00:21:20,737 --> 00:21:22,114 Watch out. 477 00:21:22,197 --> 00:21:24,992 NATHAN: But how does a person actually do that? 478 00:21:26,743 --> 00:21:28,704 He called me Nathan when I came in. 479 00:21:28,787 --> 00:21:29,830 Yeah. Totally. Mm-hmm. 480 00:21:29,913 --> 00:21:32,708 -NATHAN: So, what do you think? -I think he's... 481 00:21:32,791 --> 00:21:35,502 accepted it and he's kind of like, chill with it. 482 00:21:35,585 --> 00:21:37,379 He gets-- He doesn't think I'm his-- 483 00:21:37,462 --> 00:21:39,047 Yeah, he-- he gets it for sure. 484 00:21:39,131 --> 00:21:40,590 -NATHAN: You think so? -Yeah. 485 00:21:40,674 --> 00:21:43,552 (BLOWS RASPBERRY, LAUGHS) 486 00:21:43,635 --> 00:21:49,474 I think that he will be okay. I do. I think he'll be okay. 487 00:21:49,558 --> 00:21:51,601 How do you convince yourself of that? 488 00:21:51,685 --> 00:21:53,895 I didn't convince myself. I'm just gonna make sure 489 00:21:53,979 --> 00:21:56,815 he's okay, so he is and I just know. 490 00:21:56,898 --> 00:21:59,484 Like I just know. Like, I don't know how to explain it. 491 00:21:59,568 --> 00:22:01,987 It's something you won't know until you like have a kid 492 00:22:02,070 --> 00:22:04,031 if you do. 493 00:22:04,114 --> 00:22:06,950 What did you see in his face that makes you so sure? 494 00:22:08,744 --> 00:22:09,745 Myself. 495 00:22:11,329 --> 00:22:13,665 It's just one of those things, I don't know, you just know. 496 00:22:14,291 --> 00:22:15,292 Uh-huh. 497 00:22:15,792 --> 00:22:17,544 (SCREAMS) No! 498 00:22:18,045 --> 00:22:19,921 You strong, boy. 499 00:22:20,005 --> 00:22:22,299 NATHAN: Could it be that the path to forgiveness 500 00:22:22,382 --> 00:22:24,509 lies in someone else's eyes? 501 00:22:25,302 --> 00:22:26,970 Where'd you get that sweatshirt? 502 00:22:28,138 --> 00:22:29,681 (SMACKS LIPS) Buckle. 503 00:22:29,765 --> 00:22:31,224 -Oh. -AMBER: Yeah. 504 00:22:31,308 --> 00:22:32,684 -It's nice. -Thank you. 505 00:22:32,768 --> 00:22:35,187 -(NATHAN CHUCKLES) -(CHUCKLES) Yep. 506 00:22:35,270 --> 00:22:37,355 -What's your name again? -(AMBER CHUCKLES) 507 00:22:38,148 --> 00:22:39,149 Nathan. 508 00:22:40,108 --> 00:22:41,568 -Nathan. -Yeah. 509 00:22:41,651 --> 00:22:43,570 He is crazy. 510 00:22:43,653 --> 00:22:46,239 I just want to call you daddy. 511 00:22:46,323 --> 00:22:49,076 -We're not going back to that. -No, no, Nathan. 512 00:22:49,159 --> 00:22:50,911 That doesn't worry you? What just happened. 513 00:22:50,994 --> 00:22:53,872 -No. No. -(REMY SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY) 514 00:22:56,375 --> 00:22:58,126 Bye! 515 00:22:58,877 --> 00:23:01,004 Bye. See you later. 516 00:23:01,088 --> 00:23:02,964 REMY: My TV friends are leaving. 517 00:23:03,048 --> 00:23:04,549 Yes, they are. 518 00:23:04,633 --> 00:23:07,552 NATHAN: You may never be able to change what happened. 519 00:23:09,638 --> 00:23:12,224 But maybe with a new perspective, 520 00:23:12,307 --> 00:23:14,935 you could try to change yourself. 521 00:23:15,018 --> 00:23:17,187 -Did you get enough? -Yeah, I think so. 522 00:23:17,270 --> 00:23:18,980 Okay, good. Buckle up. 523 00:23:33,787 --> 00:23:37,124 ♪ (SOMBER MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ 524 00:23:43,130 --> 00:23:44,172 Remy? 525 00:23:46,049 --> 00:23:47,175 -Yeah, Mom. -Hey, 526 00:23:47,259 --> 00:23:49,678 you wanna record that TV show audition now, baba? 527 00:23:49,761 --> 00:23:51,304 -What do you think? -Hmm, yeah. 528 00:23:51,388 --> 00:23:53,890 Yeah? Okay. Come on. 529 00:23:53,974 --> 00:24:00,981 Hi. I'm Remy. I live in Oregon. And I have so many toys 530 00:24:01,064 --> 00:24:03,775 that are in my room. Like, one, I have a-- 531 00:24:03,859 --> 00:24:08,405 I have a Gru plushie. I really like to sleep with him... 532 00:24:21,501 --> 00:24:23,795 That's our house there. We're gonna be right there, huh? 533 00:24:24,296 --> 00:24:25,255 REMY: Whoa. 534 00:24:25,338 --> 00:24:26,464 -Cool, huh? -Mm-hmm. 535 00:24:27,382 --> 00:24:29,217 -Hey, Amber. -NATHAN: Hi. 536 00:24:29,301 --> 00:24:31,803 -And you must be Remy. -Yes. 537 00:24:31,887 --> 00:24:34,556 We're so excited to have you guys be a part of this. 538 00:24:34,639 --> 00:24:37,017 Uh, let me introduce you the director, right? 539 00:24:37,100 --> 00:24:38,685 It's a very unique project. 540 00:24:38,768 --> 00:24:40,061 -Okay. -Come inside. 541 00:24:40,145 --> 00:24:42,689 Do you guys have Hungry Hungry Hippos? 542 00:24:42,772 --> 00:24:43,940 We sure do. 543 00:24:44,774 --> 00:24:46,234 DIRECTOR: All right, so, uh... 544 00:24:46,318 --> 00:24:48,987 Sort of freeform. We won't be sticking to a script. 545 00:24:49,070 --> 00:24:50,572 -Okay. -Uh, but of course, 546 00:24:50,655 --> 00:24:53,158 anything that happens inside the home will be sure 547 00:24:53,241 --> 00:24:56,203 -to clear with you beforehand. -Okay, great. 548 00:24:56,286 --> 00:24:58,705 Um, do you want me anywhere... 549 00:24:58,788 --> 00:25:00,040 Uh, well, uh-- 550 00:25:00,123 --> 00:25:02,209 Yeah, you're-- you're free to watch everything here 551 00:25:02,292 --> 00:25:03,710 -at the monitors. -Okay. 552 00:25:03,793 --> 00:25:04,836 -Thanks. -DIRECTOR: Okay. Yeah. 553 00:25:04,920 --> 00:25:07,172 -Let me-- I have to go. -Yeah, I'll see you. 554 00:25:07,255 --> 00:25:11,009 (INDISTINCT CHATTER) 555 00:25:14,471 --> 00:25:15,889 DIRECTOR: So, how are you today, Adam? 556 00:25:16,556 --> 00:25:18,600 LIAM: Good. I'm good. 557 00:25:18,683 --> 00:25:20,685 DIRECTOR: Okay. What have you been doing? 558 00:25:20,769 --> 00:25:22,354 Just tidying up your room? 559 00:25:22,437 --> 00:25:24,314 He's kind of a weird dude, huh? (CHUCKLES) 560 00:25:24,397 --> 00:25:25,482 (CHUCKLES) 561 00:25:29,486 --> 00:25:32,822 Uh, can I get you some soda or sparkling water? 562 00:25:32,906 --> 00:25:34,199 -Oh, I'm okay. -ACTOR: You sure? 563 00:25:34,282 --> 00:25:35,742 -Thank you. Yeah, thank you. -ACTOR: Okay. 564 00:25:35,825 --> 00:25:37,577 Right. Well, let me know if you need anything. 565 00:25:37,661 --> 00:25:39,204 NATHAN: Sure, thank you so much. 566 00:25:44,334 --> 00:25:45,710 Do I get to see Daddy tomorrow? 567 00:25:45,794 --> 00:25:49,130 -You do. Does that sound good? -LIAM: Yeah. 568 00:25:49,214 --> 00:25:51,341 You know he's your pretend daddy though, right? 569 00:25:51,424 --> 00:25:54,010 -(MUMBLES) -No, not-- Don't, baba. 570 00:25:54,094 --> 00:25:55,553 Not on your nose. No, no, no. 571 00:25:55,637 --> 00:25:57,264 This is-- this is gonna hurt you. 572 00:25:57,347 --> 00:25:58,974 Okay, you want some food? Are you hungry? 573 00:25:59,057 --> 00:26:02,477 ♪ (SOMBER MUSIC CONTINUES) ♪ 574 00:26:16,199 --> 00:26:19,160 -How was work today? -Good. Just busy. 575 00:26:19,244 --> 00:26:20,662 NATHAN'S MOM: Mm-hmm. 576 00:26:22,038 --> 00:26:25,500 While you were at work today, he kept asking to see his dad. 577 00:26:26,501 --> 00:26:27,919 -Oh. -Do you know what's that about? 578 00:26:28,003 --> 00:26:29,671 Yeah, that's just the TV show he's been doing. 579 00:26:29,754 --> 00:26:31,214 I told you about that, Mom. 580 00:26:31,298 --> 00:26:35,302 Oh, right. (CHUCKLES) 581 00:26:35,385 --> 00:26:38,555 Do you think he's a little young to be getting into acting? 582 00:26:38,638 --> 00:26:39,848 (CLICKS TONGUE) 583 00:26:39,931 --> 00:26:42,559 No, he's-- he's having a lot of fun. 584 00:26:43,393 --> 00:26:45,562 I just worry about him sometimes. 585 00:26:50,108 --> 00:26:54,279 -LIAM: I love you, Daddy. -(DIRECTOR GRUNTS) 586 00:26:54,362 --> 00:26:56,823 -What did you say? -LIAM: I love you, Daddy. 587 00:26:56,906 --> 00:26:59,826 DIRECTOR: Aw, I love you too, Adam. 588 00:26:59,909 --> 00:27:02,162 -LIAM: And what's... -(DIRECTOR CHUCKLING) 589 00:27:06,291 --> 00:27:08,877 They said you're gonna have a birthday party soon, huh? 590 00:27:08,960 --> 00:27:11,421 Oh. Is my daddy gonna be there? 591 00:27:11,504 --> 00:27:13,590 Yeah, he's your pretend daddy, baba. 592 00:27:13,673 --> 00:27:14,716 -Okay. -NATHAN: Okay. 593 00:27:14,799 --> 00:27:17,052 LIAM: My pretend daddy loves me. 594 00:27:19,846 --> 00:27:22,515 -Come on in. Let's go. -LIAM: Okay. 595 00:27:22,599 --> 00:27:25,935 -NATHAN: What's wrong? You sad? -You want a hug? 596 00:27:26,019 --> 00:27:27,228 NATHAN: You want to give him a hug? 597 00:27:27,312 --> 00:27:30,023 -(SOBS) No. (SNIFFLES) -I could-- will see you. 598 00:27:30,106 --> 00:27:32,484 NATHAN: We gotta go, okay? We can't stay here. 599 00:27:32,567 --> 00:27:34,903 -DIRECTOR: It's okay. -I don't wanna leave. I don't-- 600 00:27:34,986 --> 00:27:36,196 NATHAN: You know Mommy has to go. 601 00:27:36,279 --> 00:27:37,989 You give him a hug. Say goodbye. 602 00:27:38,073 --> 00:27:39,282 No. 603 00:27:39,366 --> 00:27:42,452 I mean, it's just complicated because he's now seeing kids 604 00:27:42,535 --> 00:27:44,412 at school and they have their dads 605 00:27:44,496 --> 00:27:47,540 and he's kind of wondering where's his. 606 00:27:48,541 --> 00:27:51,086 You know. And so... 607 00:27:52,045 --> 00:27:54,422 it's just new to him. New concept. 608 00:27:56,091 --> 00:27:57,300 I get it. 609 00:27:58,051 --> 00:27:59,469 I hope it's okay. 610 00:27:59,552 --> 00:28:01,888 Yeah. Are you okay? 611 00:28:03,181 --> 00:28:05,392 Yeah, yeah. I'm okay. 612 00:28:09,145 --> 00:28:10,772 Okay. 613 00:28:10,855 --> 00:28:12,607 LIAM: But I don't want you to be Nathan. 614 00:28:12,690 --> 00:28:15,235 -I want you to be daddy. -Right. 615 00:28:15,318 --> 00:28:18,905 But we are just pretending, right? 616 00:28:18,988 --> 00:28:24,411 And now, we're back to Remy and Nathan, okay? 617 00:28:24,494 --> 00:28:27,539 LIAM: I don't want... I don't want you to be... 618 00:28:30,959 --> 00:28:34,003 (SNIFFLES) I want him to be daddy. 619 00:28:35,755 --> 00:28:39,217 -(SNIFFLES) -It's okay. It's okay. 620 00:28:39,300 --> 00:28:42,095 He said he wasn't my daddy anymore. 621 00:28:42,178 --> 00:28:44,055 I'm sorry, baba. That must've been very hard 622 00:28:44,139 --> 00:28:46,307 -for you to hear. -(LIAM SOBS) 623 00:28:46,391 --> 00:28:48,309 Why did he say he was my daddy? 624 00:28:48,393 --> 00:28:52,647 I know. That man didn't mean to confuse you, honey. 625 00:28:52,730 --> 00:28:54,649 He just didn't know what he was doing. 626 00:28:54,732 --> 00:28:57,652 -(SOBS) -You know, he... 627 00:28:57,735 --> 00:29:00,029 He's not that different from you. 628 00:29:00,113 --> 00:29:03,825 He's just figuring stuff out and messing up along the way. 629 00:29:05,577 --> 00:29:06,536 (SIGHS) 630 00:29:06,619 --> 00:29:08,955 Maybe we shouldn't have done that show, huh? 631 00:29:09,038 --> 00:29:10,331 It's like a weird little weird thing 632 00:29:10,415 --> 00:29:11,958 for a little kid to be a part of. 633 00:29:12,041 --> 00:29:14,043 -(COUGHS) -But you know what? 634 00:29:14,127 --> 00:29:16,421 -(SNIFFLES) -Mommy's not perfect, okay? 635 00:29:16,504 --> 00:29:20,967 She makes mistakes too. And you're gonna make mistakes. 636 00:29:21,050 --> 00:29:22,886 (SOBS) 637 00:29:22,969 --> 00:29:25,513 Look at me, baba. You know what. 638 00:29:25,597 --> 00:29:27,474 I think it's a good thing that you're sad. 639 00:29:28,600 --> 00:29:31,102 Because it shows that you have a heart. 640 00:29:31,186 --> 00:29:34,731 It shows that you can feel and you can love, 641 00:29:34,814 --> 00:29:36,691 and you can put your trust in others. 642 00:29:36,774 --> 00:29:40,403 (SOBS, SNIFFLES) 643 00:29:42,363 --> 00:29:43,990 Is that a smile I see? 644 00:29:44,073 --> 00:29:45,992 Is that another thing you're feeling there? 645 00:29:46,075 --> 00:29:47,494 A smile. 646 00:29:47,577 --> 00:29:49,454 How do you feel if tickle monster attacks you? 647 00:29:49,537 --> 00:29:51,247 -(CHUCKLES) -Huh? 648 00:29:51,331 --> 00:29:52,457 -(CHUCKLES) -See, 649 00:29:53,333 --> 00:29:54,834 life's better was surprises. 650 00:29:54,918 --> 00:29:57,003 I mean, some things you want to be prepared for, 651 00:29:57,086 --> 00:29:58,922 but you know what I mean. 652 00:29:59,464 --> 00:30:00,548 (GRUNTS) 653 00:30:00,632 --> 00:30:03,593 Oh, no, you got me! Tickle monster got me now. 654 00:30:03,676 --> 00:30:05,386 -What the heck? (CHUCKLES) -(CHUCKLES) 655 00:30:05,845 --> 00:30:07,096 That's weird. 656 00:30:07,180 --> 00:30:10,600 But you know what? It's okay if you get confused. 657 00:30:10,683 --> 00:30:12,685 It's okay if you get sad 658 00:30:12,769 --> 00:30:15,897 because no matter what you experience, 659 00:30:15,980 --> 00:30:17,232 we have each other. 660 00:30:18,274 --> 00:30:21,694 And I'm always gonna be here for you, okay? 661 00:30:21,778 --> 00:30:23,029 'Cause I'm your dad. 662 00:30:23,112 --> 00:30:24,906 ♪ (SOMBER MUSIC FADES) ♪ 663 00:30:24,989 --> 00:30:26,950 I-- Wait, I thought you were my mom. 664 00:30:31,287 --> 00:30:32,455 (CHUCKLES) 665 00:30:40,463 --> 00:30:41,464 No. 666 00:30:44,509 --> 00:30:45,677 I'm your dad. 667 00:30:54,519 --> 00:30:56,020 ♪ (SOFT MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ 668 00:30:57,772 --> 00:30:59,941 (BOTH CHUCKLE) 669 00:31:05,154 --> 00:31:06,990 Good boy. You wanna go play now? 670 00:31:07,073 --> 00:31:09,200 -Yeah, let's go. -Okay, let's go play. 671 00:31:11,703 --> 00:31:12,870 LIAM: Let's go. 672 00:31:13,830 --> 00:31:17,875 ♪ (MELANCHOLIC MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ 673 00:31:53,703 --> 00:31:55,705 ♪ (MELANCHOLIC MUSIC FADES) ♪