The Single Moms Club Page #4

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Manny, you're making this so hard for me.

I'm making this hard for you?

Okay.

All right. I see how it is.

- Baby, stop-

- No, I see how it is. I see how it is.

Oh, God.

Hi. I'm sorry. You're really early.

L- I was gonna call, but-

I- I think I need to cancel today.

Cancel?

Girl, I just took the bus over here...

then had to walk six miles from the bus stop.

The bus stop's three blocks away.

It felt like six miles.

Look at my shoes. Look.

I'm sorry.

- [ Baby Crying ]

- Damn.

Could I get some water or somethin'?

Sure. Yeah. Come on in.

[ Crying ]

[Boy Humming]

[Crying Continues]

- Is this your house?

- Sorry. I'm a mess.

Oh. Bottled water.

Baby, please!

StOP Crymg. What's wrong?

- Are you all right?

- Yeah. I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. This is just really not a good time.

Can we just talk later?

Move.

Come here. Come here.

Come here. Come here.

Oh, what's the matter with the little one?

I know. Shh.

There, there.

You're so sleepy. You're so sleepy.

- Yeah. Hey, hey, hey, hey!

" [Crying Stops]

You, come here. Hey. Sit down.

Play with this right here. Sit.

Shh. it's okay.

It's okay, yeah.

You Okay?

Shh. Shh.

Can I ask you something?

If you about to ask me to be your maid...

I'm gonna slap the hell out of you...

like Oprah did that little white lady

in The Color Purple.

How do you do it?

How do you be a single mother?

I can't-

it's so much work to do on your own.

See, that's the problem.

You're thinkin' about it. You can't do that.

No, girl, you can't think about it.

You just gotta do it.

You try to take it in all at one time,

it's gonna overwhelm you.

Just take one snotty nose

and one dirty diaper at a time.

Here.

DTY Your eyes.

What's goin' on with you?

Two days ago you seemed so put together.

[Laughs]

L- The judge gave his ruling today.

For what charges? Girl, what you do?

No, I'm going through

a really bad divorce right now.

My husband's a powerful attorney...

and he found a way to get the child support

and the alimony reduced to nothing.

So I had to let go of my help,

and now I don't know what I'm gonna do.

You gonna pull yourself together.

That's what you gonna do.

Come on.

Come here.

Aw. it's gonna be okay, girl.

[ Lytia ] if you give her eight ounces

when she starts gettin' cranky...

she'll sleep for about six hours,

but you gotta burp her, okay?

'Cause if you don't burp that child...

she's gonna be up and give you a fit.

And you got a baby monitor.

You don't have to hover over her.

Put it on your hip, girl.

You can listen to her.

You can do everything

you've gotta do around the house.

- Qkay

- Qkay?

Can you live with me?

Ooh, girl, I don't do the lesbian thing.

- No!

- I'm just kidding.

You got this.

You gonna be all right. I promise you.

- Qkay

- Qkay?

You look so pitiful.

Come here. Ooh, woo. Ooh-

[ Hillary]

Oh, God!

It's gonna be okay, girl.

Stay strong. We can do this.

- Stop it.

- This is what God made us for, honey.

- Stop it. Stop it. Stop it right now.

- What? Jan!

Nothing about this looks right.

- [ Hillary] No!

- You're not trying to rob her, are you?

- Jan!

- Well-

I ain't tryin' to rob her.

But if I had your address, I'd rob you.

- Oh.

- She's had a hard day.

She's my best friend.

I think I know if she's had a hard day or not.

- Did you have a hard day?

- Yes.

- I'm sorry.

- David won the reduction.

No.

Mm-hmm.

- I'm so sorry.

- I know.

- What are you gonna do?

- I don't know.

- [ Knocking ]

- I'll get it.

Hey. Don't let this go to your head.

Why is she here?

She's so nice and was really,

really helpful, Jan.

- [ May] Hi, girls!

- [ Esperanza ] What is going on?

Wow. This place is amazing.

Oh.

What's going on, Hillary?

You don't look so good.

- [ Esperanza ] What's wrong?

- Don't ask.

Bad divorce.

' [ Esperanza, May] on

" [ Scoffs ]

That's none of their business.

Well, listen,

I've been through a bad divorce.

- Really?

- Yeah.

And I've had a couple failed relationships,

so I feel you.

And we bought wine.

Oh, I mean, it's just so unfair.

I just did not expect my life

to turn out like this.

To raise children all on my own now.

We're all in the same boat. I know exactly

how you feel. This was not in the plan.

But what is wrong with me?

I cannot stop crying.

You're exhausted.

I'm sorry.

I just can't feel sorry for her.

I mean-

[ Sighs ]

Y'all got money.

Well, that's not the answer to everything.

It sure in the hell would solve

a lot of my problems.

You know what I could do with somethin'

called alimony or child support?

Or, hell, support.

Do you know what

I could do if I had your strength?

Pick up a car?

[ May Laughs I

I've had just about enough of you.

No, I-

Look, I just meant that...

I've never met anyone like you before.

You're just so-

- What does that mean?

- No, you're so-

- So what?

- Black?

No. You're just- You're so strong.

And, uh, solid. You know?

Like a big wall...

that says keep out

on the front of it in graffiti.

Just a big, black wall.

Black bricks and black mortar.

Just very big...

and very black.

And strong.

- I so get it.

- Just a wall.

I so get it. That's okay.

[ Scoffs ]

And bold. You're so bold.

I mean, look at you wearin' those pants.

You woke up this morning and said...

I'm wearin' my D.N.A. helix pants.

- What's wrong with my pants?

- Nothing is wrong with it.

You can pull them off

because you're so bold and strong.

I just said strong.

I so think I'm supposed

to be insulted right now.

No, you shouldn't. I'm not-

Look, ignore me.

I'm having a very bad time at work...

and my child is acting up.

And I don't know

what is going on with that kid.

She is so mean!

I don't know where she gets it.

She's just mean.

Mirror, anybody?

[Women Laughing ]

- I'm not mean.

- Whatever you say.

I am tough in business because I have to be.

But that has nothing to do with the way

my kid is behaving right now. Does it?

It's just the pre-teen-y stuff.

They all go through it.

You know what?

Honestly, my son has turned into a person...

I don't even know who he is anymore.

Need to put a foot on his neck.

That is a heavy foot.

I've raised boys, honey. if you don't

break 'em early, they'll get away from you.

Come to your house and steal

your brand-new TV and sell it for crack.

Then go to jail.

Well, my daughter's not quite there.

Um, but...

she's so-

I don't-

I'm sorry. My sinuses are really acting up.

They're not, like, tears tears.

I never thought they were tears.

I thought they were acid.

Here.

Uh, that's okay. Thanks.

What?

I've raised five kids. There you go.

You gotta find places to put things.

Girl, it's clean.

The word is called thank you.

Well, that's two words, but thank you.

It smells like cinnamon.

Hmm. That's my secret weapon.

[Women Laughing ]

You see? it's not so bad.

You cry, and then you laugh.

Ah. if people only knew

what single moms go through.

Now that's a book for you.

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