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and then one night, it was my turn with him, and (laughs).

- What type of dancing do you do?

- [Kevin] Yeah, are we talking, like, private dances?

- Well, I like to think that, uh,

when I'm dancing with a woman,

it feels like we're the only two in the room.

- [Laurie] You should see him waltz.

- [Corinne] (laughs) Waltz!

- Yes, waltz, it's a favorite amongst the ladies, you know.

And occasionally I slip in a tango,

and swing is always fun, you know.

There's also the country-western night with line dancing,

but on those nights we don't really ask the ladies to dance

as much as corral them onto the dance floor.

- Hey, hey.

- So, well, that's how we met, you know.

It wasn't necessarily the most romantic meet,

but it was cute.

I was working on the ship, dancing with the ladies

in the ballroom, trying to help them to have fun,

and then one night I got lucky

and I asked this lady to dance.

- Well, I think it's very romantic.

- Yes.

- Oh, oh, okay, so you're a, you're a dancer on this ship.

- We're so smart.

We're so locked in.

- Look, what he's saying is you're a dancer, not like a,

you know, like (beatboxes), like a dancer.

- Oh no, okay, you guys thought that I was a male dancer?

- [Kevin] Yeah!

- [Jared] Yeah.

- At my age?

- I mean, look at you (laughs).

- [Clinton] Well, thank you, I'll take that as a compliment.

- I'm good with it, yeah.

- [Clinton] No, I haven't been that kind of dancer yet.

- [Kevin] You should consider it.

- Uh, Kevin's a really good dancer.

You two might want to, like, exchange pointers.

- [Clinton] Really?

- Well, listen, I'm always up to learning something new,

so, please, show me.

- Well, I have some moves to show you.

- No, don't. - He likes to dance in aprons.

- Wait a minute.

- Only the apron, alright.

- Oh, I just want to say this, well done, everyone.

I'm officially food-drunk, and it feels so good

not to have had to cook anything.

- [Corinne] Thank you, mom.

- Now about that tofurkey.

No, I really have to say, I was impressed.

- But, no matter how good it is,

it can't replace the real thing.

- And that's fine, y'all don't have to like it.

I will eat the whole thing.

- I'm not complaining, but, uh, what's the deal

with lasagna for Thanksgiving?

Are you all Italian?

- [Kevin] Here's the thing, Clint.

- [Corinne] Oh, boy, here it comes.

- So the way I see it, Thanksgiving is a time to indulge

and eat all that you can handle.

So why should we limit ourselves

to just eating Thanksgiving foods?

If a marinara lasagna is something that I enjoy

and I'm thankful for, I feel like I should have it

at my Thanksgiving dinner.

- [Jared] Hear, hear.

- And cheese lasagna instead of bolognese, that's unique.

- That's a good question, Clint.

- A question (laughs).

- And yes, you're right.

The United States of America is a free country,

and we, as citizens of this free country

[Jared] (makes Patriotic trumpet sounding music)

should not be forced to eat the same type of lasagna

any time we want a lasagna.

What if I don't want meat in my lasagna?

What if I want a vegetarian lasagna,

but I don't want veggies in it?

What if I want a lasagna that has delicious marinara sauce,

well-cooked flat noodles, and a blend of cheeses?

If that is what I want, then should I not be able to have

that type of lasagna?

- Honey, sit down, it's okay, it's okay.

- So are you Italian or not?

- [Kevin] I think a little bit.

- (laughs) a little bit, okay.

- On that note, happy Thanksgiving.

Thank you very much for having me as a part

of your really weird family (laughs).

- Wait a minute, Krys,

you've been part of this family for 20 years.

- Babe, do you want more?

- What are you trying to do, fatten her up?

- Well, actually.

- [Laurie] No, no (gasps).

- I am officially eating for two now.

- Oh, my gosh, really?

Oh.

- [Clinton] Congratulations.

- [Kevin] Thank you very much.

- [Laurie] (laughing) Oh, my God.

- [Corinne] You are going to be a grandma.

- Oh, no, I am going to be a nana.

Oh, congratulations, Kevin.

- [Kevin] Thank you.

- Oh, I guess all that dancing paid off, huh?

- [Kevin] Ah, it did.

- Oh, my gosh, why am I still eating?

- I really like him, mom.

- [Krystal] Me, too.

- Oh, he is such a sweetheart.

- So, um, things must be going really well

for you to bring him to Thanksgiving.

Where's his family?

- Oh, they were traveling for Thanksgiving,

so I brought him here.

- He does have some pretty good dance moves, though.

- Are you listening to us?

- [Jared] And now talking.

- [Laurie] Oh, my gosh (laughs).

- [Jared] I'm part of it.

- [Corinne] Jared's all up in the lady business.

- I'm telling you. - Mm-hmm, girl pow-ow.

- [Laurie] In our Kool-Aid, don't even know the flavor.

- [Little Girl] My mom never knew her mother,

but she was always loved.

- [Laurie] Krys, why don't you go sit down and take a nap

like the rest of the kids.

- [Krystal] Oh, no thank you, I think I'd rather help.

- [Laurie] Where's Corinne?

- [Krystal] She went upstairs to take a nap.

- [Laurie] Oh, good, she's gonna need all the rest she can.

- [Krystal] Yep, I guess it's the beginning

of the end for her.

- Krys, Corinne told me what happened, I'm really sorry.

- I know hearing this doesn't make anything any better.

It probably just annoys you, but it's all gonna work out.

There is a much better plan for your life

than you may have originally thought of.

- Thanks.

- Did you know that, when I was younger,

I wanted to have as many kids as I could,

four at the very least.

I wanted a big family.

- Really, but you just had one.

- Yeah, her father and I both wanted a big family,

and so we started very young.

I got pregnant with Corinne,

and the pregnancy was wonderful,

but the delivery, er, wasn't so great.

- I'm sorry, I didn't know.

- There was a lot of complications.

For a while there, we thought we were gonna lose her.

- Does she know that?

- Oh, yeah, I told her, she's gonna need to know.

- Was there something wrong with her?

- Oh, no, no, no, no, no, she was perfect.

But when, when they got her out,

I started to lose a lot of blood,

and the complications were with me.

I almost didn't make it.

- I had no idea, that's so scary.

- Ooh.

I think it was scariest for my husband.

- Why?

- Because he had to make a quick medical decision for me

that day, and that decision resulted in my not being able

to have any more children.

(somber music)

- He knew you wanted more kids, right?

- Yeah, he knew, but he also knew that our little girl

needed a mother, why then risk it?

I was mad for a long time.

- Yeah, I would have been very mad, too.

- Well, I wasn't mad at him.

I was just mad.

I didn't understand why that had to happen to me.

I had a plan and it ruined my plan.

I was just mad.

- Yeah.

- It wasn't, it wasn't the plan I had for my life.

It also wasn't my plan to have my husband gone so soon,

but it happened.

And if I had had more kids,

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