hey about time you guys got that well
but we take your brother to visit
colleges it's important that we get a
complete picture of what each school has
to offer and this one had a bar nearby
that offer dollar pitchers and free hot
wings good school you guys didn't even
go on the tour oh you know it just
looked like a lot of walking and at that
point we did you bring me anything yes a
new doll glass for your collection you
don't see anything wrong with that oh
you're right Richard add honey and we
didn't forget about you Lauren we bought
you a cinnamon bun and then we did
forget about you and we ate it so could
you talk like you know you guys don't
have to go with me on every college tour
oh no no no it's our responsibility to
see these colleges with you but this
weekend I can go with Hakeem and his
parents to Ball State sorry what's the
name of that college again Ball State oh
yeah yeah yeah we'll definitely take you
to what is it again Ball State ball
state trying to show hey Lorne you going
to the movies no then why are you
picking your seat oh sorry sorry do you
still shut that rig yeah I remember the
stuff that you gave me helped all right
you know what tomorrow will call dr.
Kevin make an appointment why do I still
have to see dr. Kevin I'm 15 years old
I'd like a doctor with the last name
best opposed to a doctor who specializes
in adolescence let me know when he comes
up with the cure for it okay all right
you know what you are too old for a
pediatrician my daughter's becoming a
woman I just hope someday you could be a
role model for your daughter now if
you'll excuse me I gotta go take a
shower still a little sticky from doing
all those belly sh*ts
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leave these brochures alcohol abuse drug
abuse unprotected sex sounds like the
night we made Brian why does it hurt
when I tea please tell me you're reading
a pamphlet okay hey sweetie how'd it go
sorry Lauren I'm gonna talk to your
parents for a moment okay don't worry
honey we'll get to the bottom of your
bottom we'll be right out when we're
done talking to a filia tell your doctor
I filia tosh.o first off i don't think
the rash is anything serious oh so you
find it funny too I didn't discuss this
with Lauren but you sometimes a rash
like this can be symptomatic of bigger
problems bigger problems yes based on my
conversation with Lauren I think she may
have some emotional issues that could
benefit from therapy and possibly
medication emotional issues my point
well she had anxiety about schoolwork
anger toward her siblings she resents
Authority oh so what you're saying is
she's a teenager her brother has got a
bad case of that too I think there might
be a little bit more to it than that I
am think she's depressed of course she's
depressed she's got a crusty rash on her
blood there's nothing wrong with Lauren
sure she can get moody and angry and
stomp around sometimes but then the
apple doesn't fall too far from the
union there may be no cause for concern
but just in case i'm giving you the
number of a psychiatrist well doctor we
appreciate your concern but we know our
daughter better than you do with all due
respect I think you're way off on this
see this is what I was talking about the
apple tree
tree in this case representing a person
bill the tree can hear you no other life
ins thinking what if there is something
to what this doctors task if you ask me
these doctors are a little too drugged
happy I've gone my whole life without
any mood altering medication oh mama
hang on honey we just walked in the door
remember daddy's not really home until
right here yeah think about it bill she
has been giving us a lot of attitude
lately maybe that's a symptom of
something nobody in this house needs a
psychiatrist nobody who lives in more
need a psychiatrist well Lawrence doctor
thought that you might be a little
depressed depression what do you do well
we'll keep an eye on her and I'm sure if
we see something wrong we'll pick up on
it I don't know Judy you haven't always
been the best judge of noticing when
someone close to you is crying out for
help like who gosh someone you lived
with someone who was spent weeks in her
room someone who was furred a poem that
started I'm all alone on an empty seat
was there ever a soul so sad mommy I
would severely depressed in high school
as was everyone whose lives you touched
there's certain warning signs you guys
might have missed like what well have
you noticed any changes in our grade she
changed that C minus to a c-plus but we
caught her grace have been slipping
lately but she loved her art class huh
put your sketch pad yeah why well have
you actually looked at these drawings
some of them are pretty upsetting all
right she's awful do you none of these
girls have hands according to my psych
class when a when a child draw the
figure without hands it indicates a
feeling of helplessness really
maybe she just can't draw a hand you
ever think of that oh I'm sorry the
offering college courses in the toilet
department I fine with keep an eye on
her see if she seems depressed why don't
have something on me no no you look
great beautiful honey wonderful very
pretty and you're developing just fine
you're getting a nice little shape on
you talk about this now sure but we want
you to know that if there's anything you
ever want to talk about we are there for
you right where your family even talk to
us any time I let the TV's on then we
talk during commercials we're trying to
say honey it you're not alone on that
empty seat there's someone there and her
name is me once again nice shape let's
not talk about my shape pod what's wrong
with those three I'm guessing too much
drinking and not enough thinking no it's
really Brenda would be really nice to me
it's creepy oh yeah they think you're
depressed what yeah I heard him talking
about it so can I have your stereo when
they put you away hey they think I'm
mental don't freak yeah you should see
him at a college bar where beers cost a
nickel I'm gonna go tell them I'm fine
and to leave me alone hold on huh what
you know if we play this right maybe
there's a way we can both get something
out of this what are you talking about
well I have an idea but for this to work
mom and dad would have to be pretty
brain did
I think it's hard to show it
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daddy there's a bumble bee in my room
can you ah we know about daddy's coffee
honey how to wake until right there
tiger I can see it hey we got that stuff
boy you know what never mind I shouldn't
even tell you that's what well I'm
taking it up to Lauren she doesn't want
to come out of a room bill did you hear
that he's taking this food up to
Lauren's room good while you're up there
could you k*ll that be why doesn't she
want to come out of her room I don't
know she's been acting really weird
lately like she's depressed or something
you know to be honest I'm kind of
worried about all of us going out of
town this weekend but this college trips
important to what college would that big
again you know just don't all I said
meeting all right so this is getting
crazy floor can you come down here
please what are you doing I am gonna sit
worn down on the couch and ask her if
she's depressed you have to be sensitive
about throwing around words like that
the minute you put a label on something
like this it can make a person feel much
worse that's what happened to my cousin
Larry they're not
we're calling that shrink no we're not
doing that you just let me take the lead
on this someone call me you come down
here please I guess seem a little down
all right why aren't you dressed yet why
bother I feel like a big lump no you're
a very pretty young girl dad how can you
say that when everywhere I look girls
are a hundred times prettier than I am
just like I don't know for instance the
girls in this clothing catalogs are
swaying right here you're you're every
bit as pretty as they are never look
like that of course a lot of it does
have to do with the clothes well we can
buy you some new clothes what really
Phil hey hey hey if it makes my little
girl feel better that's what we're doing
Lauren do you think it's gonna make you
feel better buying new clothes I think
so this weekend I thought you guys were
going on another college trip this
weekend well we were but this is more
important we're just gonna have to tell
Brian that he has to go alone this week
what did someone mention my name Ryan
I'm sorry we can't go with you to visit
the college this weekend mm that's too
bad Oh bringing us back a sh*t glass
make sure it says Ball State
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you have fun at the mall honey yeah
daddy knows how to make your blues
disappear along with most of our green
Wow hey it's me oh hi Becca so our mom
and does still bind the act yeah you
know I don't know Becca I'm not sure I'm
up for it tonight okay well have fun
abeka psyche me and I are signed up for
the faculty tea will you girls have fun
okay very funny all right well doctor
wanted me to come over and hang out but
I'm not sure I'm up for tonight oh I
could be good for you to hang out with
your girlfriends tonight oh you know
michael leighton i have my curfew forget
about the curfew just go until midnight
not a minute after just maybe I'll go
that'd be fun I think she's feeling
better you were right I'll Smith it was
a little chair enough oh yeah you two
houses do so much fun except birds and
monkey and we had to hit those one of
them is coming on top of the other one
to give her a back rub
beautiful if from what violent crime oh
you guys did a lot shopping we took
Lauren to get some more clothes at the
mall Oh Rebecca's party party seconds
not having a party yes she is her mom
went out of town so she said when your
pool party with boys huh she didn't say
anything about a party he said he would
let her go because you think she said oh
my god well do you think she's been
giving us the old back rub that little
snake there's absolutely nothing wrong
with her okay okay now you're just
jumping to conclusions I mean there's
still this drawing with this points to a
very disturbed child hey that's mine oh
honey that's Lauren stitch pant to give
it to me well you'd reduce pictures Tina
yes but we noticed honey how how none of
these sweet little girls have hands if
is that because you're feeling insecure
and powerless no it's because they can't
draw a hand really what a simple and
logical explanation
so great that you got to have these
parties Becca yeah I'm so lucky my mom's
having an affair with her boss and she's
never here Rock Lauren your mom just
walked in oh yeah real funny beggar I'm
not kidding oh my gosh um hey mom catch
me when I got here this whole thing
turned into a pool party oh man well I
just came to check on you because you
seemed a tiny little bit sad when you
laugh no I'm fine so you can go oh oh oh
but you know what you forgot your butt
cream a backup fudge cream in the cooler
because you really you have to
refrigerate the butt cream
what would you stop saying but Kranepool
do you know what I could just hold this
towel up in front of you and you can put
the butt cream on right now although she
does have next we'll shapen you know
what I get it all right I liked you and
busted so if you want to punish me with
go home and get it over with no not
until you smile first you were so
depressed you know what's fun dancing
boy here not the chicken dance okay you
know why I find I was just baking being
depressed I wanted you to buy me stuff
I'm glad you finally told me the truth
oh can we please get out of here before
this gets any worse fine I'll find your
father dad's here hey Lauren attention
teenagers there is a severe tidal wave
alert for the following this one
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that was one crazy pool party you know
Lauren a lot of what we did tonight was
meant to embarrass you my trunk slipping
off total accident you have a nice
little shape on YouTube Thanks yeah I
don't mind hearing that I can't believe
you would put us through all that look I
told you if Brian's idea okay yeah we'll
deal with Brian later juice any idea how
worried we were about you look I said
I'm sorry okay just get upstairs you're
returning all the stuff we bought you
fine I don't care it doesn't matter
won't fix anything I'm still me and I'm
still not buying it which is the only
thing I haven't bought today hang on
what do you mean by I'm still me nothing
okay I'm going to bed Lauren come here
come here okay before you started
scamming us your doctor thought that you
might be a little bit depressed are you
know cuz i don't know i mean sure
actually does not talk about this no we
have to talk about this there's nothing
to talk about so if I hate everything in
my life okay right the way I look I
school that it's not true you loved your
article I quit my art class it works so
hard to get into it you were so excited
about it yeah until I figured out that i
suck at it just like I suck at music
types I could dance I said that
everything I do okay so can we just not
talk about this I can't just leave me
alone well if you don't want to talk to
us maybe you want to talk to somebody
else whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa it's only
one person my little girl needs to talk
to the feel better and that's our daddy
listen honey whenever I'm feeling blue I
get myself a little pep talk the way I
see it is you're only as happy as you
set your mind to be so try to be happier
okay
who's hungry how am I just supposed to
be happier easy when life gives you
lemons make lemonade what does that mean
it means if something bad happens turn
it around make it a good thing well how
do you do that by not being so sad and
stuff but West that's the way you feel I
mean how do you change what you feel I
making lemonade am I not being clear you
know what will we need to call that
doctor no I told you I'm not having my
little girl be embarrassed by going to a
therapist actually um that's not all
that embarrassing I mean some of my
friends go to therapists really yes it
should be telling you problems to a
stranger no offense but I think I'd
rather take my chances with a stranger
you know what we'll call this doctor
tomorrow
therapist Wow oh don't worry Belle
she'll be all right we're doing the
right thing I don't know it just seems
like sending it a therapy it's like
admitting we messed her up bill you just
did a cannonball at her friends pool
party think we messed her up a little
bit I know it's just the admitting I
don't like this whole thing with Lauren
has been a huge wake-up call absolutely
we have to make sure we give all our
kids the attention they need hey Tina
how are you yeah how was school today
you know i'm not home until right here
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I wouldn't have it any
away cuz imagine
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03x01 - Still Scamming
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Bill and Judy Miller are a blue-collar Chicago couple trying to raise three children responsibly without sacrificing their youthfulness.
Bill and Judy Miller are a blue-collar Chicago couple trying to raise three children responsibly without sacrificing their youthfulness.