[MUSIC PLAYING]
No, no.
You need to clean up.
Hey, girls?
I think Mommy asked you to do something.
Outside.
Go clean up.
No!
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Mekenna.
No.
Come on.
Makenna, outside now.
No.
Makenna, you've been out there playing, too.
I would like you to go out there and help.
She made me.
Let's go.
She made me.
Are you playing or cleaning?
You should be cleaning up.
Difficult. Girls, if you want to play in the playroom,
then you need to clean up the mess you left out here.
No, I would like you to clean up the mess-- then
you need to clean the mess up in the playroom.
What's going on with Mom and Dad?
I've just finished talking to them.
And neither of them are making an effort to follow through.
I'm-- I'm obviously not conveying what I want.
And he got involved, so I don't know.
We're both con-- I think we're both just
confusing the whole situation.
What do you want right now?
I want them to clean up after themselves.
You want them to clean up that mess out there?
Yes.
So why are you not holding that authority?
They just flat out told me no, and--
Yeah, and what did you do about it?
I went in and told them just to do it.
I know.
But what did you do about it?
Changed my energy?
No, you didn't. No, you didn't.
You're getting lazy with me.
And I won't have it, Jennifer.
I won't have it.
You know why?
'Cause you and I both know that when I leave for several days,
these kids are going to run amok.
I know.
If you don't find it in yourself to actually understand
the importance of these kids doing as they're told, when I
go, you are back to square one.
They need you.
I got to take a moment.
No.
No moment.
No moment right now.
(CRYING) I need a moment.
No moment right now.
I feel I'm being attacked.
No, you're not being attacked.
The insecurity of yourself right now feels
like you're being attacked--
I'm being--
--because I'm asking you to be accountable
for your behavior that's having an impact with those children.
What you're giving them right now is you giving up.
Because I don't know how you want me to talk to them.
Last night, you said I'm telling them,
not asking them, not being--
Assertive.
So I'm trying.
Assertive.
What happens is you ask them to do something,
and then what you do is you surrender.
I was trying.
Tim comes in--
I'm not doing trying, Jennifer.
I'm not doing trying.
I'm not the one who gave up on everything.
You are a strong woman.
You-- who did then, Jennifer?
Tim gave up on [BLEEP].
Yeah?
And he let it go.
If he's the one that does that, then you know what?
Bring him in right now, and let's get this off your chest.
Tim.
Yes.
Come here, please.
Right now, I've got--
I've got Mom right now breaking down.
There is resentment here with your wife.
She's upset.
She's hurt.
She's angry.
She's been let down by you.
There are things that she feels you should have
done that you haven't done.
Every little thing he gave up on with them.
I'm the one who tries to hold it together.
You hear that?
You gave up.
Now, I appreciate that the journey has not been easy.
Of course it's not been easy.
You have issues with back pain.
You have got kids that have behaved a certain way.
But they need you.
They need you to put them right.
I know that.
We have tried different things, and different--
There we go.
Different-- I'm telling the truth.
Different things we've tried, it doesn't work.
You can't give up.
She needs you.
You're in it together.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
It sounds like Jennifer feels like she's hanging
her head on a brick wall and that you're
giving her lip service.
Are you going to take accountability or what?
Huh?
Yeah.
I don't hear nothing, Tim.
You're going to take accountability?
Absolutely.
Huh?
Yes, I am.
Where you gave in, and you just gave lip service,
Jennifer felt like she couldn't let the balls drop
and then started to take over everything.
And then that became a bit too much for you as well.
Jo did call him out on what he needs to do.
He may have a back injury, but he's part of this family.
That doesn't make you less of a parent.
But you can't keep throwing each other in the doghouse.
You just can't.
Seriously.
Do this together 'cause you know what-- these kids need it.
Jennifer's been doing a lot more than her fair share.
And emotionally, that takes its toll.
It's hard to parent children who are showing challenges,
especially if you think you're doing it on your own.
Resentment starts to build, and it can destroy marriages.