[music playing]
Oh god, I hate all of this stuff.
Is there a lot of paperwork?
Yes.
It's always a lot of paperwork, especially when you're
two appointments at once.
I took the kids to get X-rays.
And now we're going to go see the doctor to go over them.
The doctor will by their bone structure whether or not
they have dwarfism.
The doctor's here.
Hi.
Bill Wilcox. - Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you too.
And these are two little ones I gotta see.
OK.
Stand up.
Stand up straight.
He's straightening his legs.
Yeah.
His hips are part of the problem as
well as his angle at the knees.
All right, let's pull up the X-rays.
You want Jaidan or--
BILL WILCOX: Yeah, do Jaidan first.
This is his spinal column.
And these are his ribs.
And you see, the little ends of the ribs are a little cupped?
Yeah.
They're not supposed to be like that.
This is a little irregular.
This is his hip joint right here.
That's part of the reason he's waddling.
And this isn't supposed to be irregular.
It's OK.
You've got the same thing.
It's not OK, though.
You've got exactly the same thing.
(SOBBING) It's not OK.
It's fine.
Oh, god.
So do you think he'll need surgery?
Yeah.
How soon do you think?
BILL WILCOX: Soon.
So let's look at the Luna's X-rays now.
[emotional music]
Are you going to tell me she's little too?
Yeah, I'm afraid so.
[sobs]
It's OK.
Mommy's fine.
[sobs]
Oh my god.
Ugh.
I really didn't think you were small.
I'm so sorry.
So, like, any kid I ever have in life is going to be little?
BILL WILCOX: No, that's not true.
It's a 50/50 shot every time, like a flip of a coin.
She's beautiful.
You come here.
She's beautiful and cute.
Yeah, but she's going to have all the problems.
They're both going to hurt and, like, be like me.
They're going to be in pain for the rest of their lives.
There's nothing I can do about it.
[babbling]
I just--
I need, like, 2 seconds or something
because I really don't want to cry in front of them.
So I got to go to the bathroom.
[music playing]
I just feel like I'm constantly, now,
double time have to be in fight mode
because I will hurt somebody if they hurt my child,
you know what I'm saying?
It's like, damn, they're already going through enough.
I think one of the biggest things that go through my mind
sometimes is--
when I found out about Jaidan being little
and I told Von, after having Jaidan--
after him finding out that Jaidan wasn't his,
he was very mean to me.
He told me-- he said, that's what
you get for basically cheating.
That's what you get for what you did.
That's your punishment.
You know, and I was like how [bleep] up is that to say.
So, like, sometimes that plays in my mind.
I think of, like, all the bad things
I could have done in my life.
And now, I'm being punished by my kids being punished.
So it's like, I feel really [bleep] up.
No, I don't think the kids are being punished.
God made them the way they are for a reason.
And they're very lucky to have a mother like you.
I thank you for being there.
- Of course. - For real.
Always going to be here.
Like I said, you call me, I'm coming.
But we just got to stay positive for the kids.
And if they see you happy, that's what's
going to keep them happy.
So even if you got to fake it, we're going to do it.
And everything will be OK.
Ugh.
[lively music]
MAN: Hey.
Hey!
You guys are right on time.
Dressing rooms are right around that corner.
OK.
Tonight is the night for Shelley's test play.
I'm excited.
But I'm nervous for the other girls.
I hope they practice they line and pull this off tonight.
Come one, come all.
Although you may trip on what you're about to see--
SAM: Greetings, man of God.
Sorry to drop in on you so unexpectedly.
MONIE: Hosea, I will guide you through all truth.
SAM: Andromeda has never been called a man.
He calls her Go Go.
Wait, what?
Who says that?
Pastor Hull.
[bleep] my life.
I'm starting to have flashbacks to the last time
I was on stage in high school.
And it didn't exactly go well.
I'm going to throw up is what I'm
going to do because I feel super sick to my stomach right now.
MS. JUICY: You going to be all right.
I don't know.
Ugh!
Hope I can do this.
I don't want you to be mad at me.
Me?
Yeah, or anybody to be mad at me.
Girl, no.
Because this is just, like, an anxiety thing.
And I have a really bad anxiety.
You stressed?
I don't know.
When I was a junior in high school, I played in a play.
And I was a lead role.
[emotional music]
It was the last night.
And that was the night that my whole family went.
My whole family went that night.
And I messed up in front of all of them.
I [bleep] it up.
And I'm scared to do it again to myself.
I don't want to get up there and freeze up.
Think about the positive.
You are here to do one thing, to play Andromeda.
What did you think in your head that Andromeda would do?
I don't know.
Flaunt it, I guess?
OK, and you already do that.
See?
I knew I was going to get a smile out of you.
Feeling better, boo?
Feel a little better, yes.
Thank you.
[dramatic music]
Ladies and gentlemen, prepare your eyes
for what you're about to see.
Welcome tonight to "Oblivion"!
I guess it's starting because you can hear that, like,
circus music, the ringmaster--
SAM: Oh, is that what that is?
Yeah.
Deek, is that you?
You left your chicken mask and your handcuff downstairs
in the torture room.
[laughter]
Hello, sir.
I haven't talked to Monie since I
left our group reading angry.
She wasn't taking it seriously.
All I got to say is, today she better be.
Never do that again.
It's dangerous.
MONIE: I assure you it's OK, Hosea.
You called me, so I am here.
[knocking]
Hey, we're ready.
We're ready.
SAM: Already?
[bleep]
I feel like I'm going to die of stage fright.
Monie!
[cheers]
Oh my god, Monie was good.
[laughs]
It's going to be fine.
Just have fun.
I'm ready for Sam to come out.
Yes, especially Sam.
I believe in her too.
She shouldn't be nervous.
Yeah.
I'm going to [bleep] this up.
Sam, baby, you got this, OK?
You got it.
[gentle music]
Sorry to drop in on you so unexpectedly.
But it was necessary.
You've twice entered Andromeda's home and ruined her feng shui.
Let's cut to the chase.
Andromeda was told that you ju--
[music playing]
Whatever, Pastor Pose.
That's Pastor Hull.
How charitable of you to marry a prostitute.
You call my wife out her name one more time,
and there won't be a force in hell that'll
keep me from getting to you.
You can't turn a whore into a housewife.
Oh, [bleep].
[cheering]
I am proud of Sam and Monie.
Sam overcame her fears.
And Monie stepped it up.
Hey, Tanya!
You look so pretty.
Y'all look so good!
Thank you!
[excited screaming]
So you [bleep].
[overlapping speech]
Was y'all nervous?
I was.
I was crying.
I've been crying this whole freaking time, basically.
Oh, girl!
I know.
And it wasn't half bad.
It wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be.
MS. JUICY: Think about this.
We overcame something on such a short notice.
You usually have more time.
But we did this.
We pulled it off.
And then you put your heart and mind to it.
You can do it.
See?
I appreciate the support.
You guys are very supportive group of friends.
Regardless, we always have each other's backs.
And I love that.
Because we love you.
Well, I love yous, too.
[laughter]