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Previously on Young Sheldon...
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- Who are you?
- I'm Paige.
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A unique child can require
a lot of attention.
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Try all the attention.
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Barry and I haven't been
in a good place in a long time.
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This is oddly reminiscent
of a dinner with my family.
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Do you think Stone Age parents
stayed together forever?
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They had to.
There were no lawyers.
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Well, I think my parents
are getting a divorce.
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- Why?
- They fight all the time.
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- About what?
- Mostly me.
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I guess I'm lucky.
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Why?
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I'm the glue that holds
our family together.
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No more coffee?
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Last cup.
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Well, you mind making more?
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I just sat down.
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But you finished the pot.
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George, if I wanted
to make a cup of coffee,
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I'd have stayed at my house.
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Mmm.
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One day I'm gonna put you
in a home,
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and I'm gonna smile
just like that.
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That's fine.
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By then I won't know
who you are anyway.
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Guess who is getting a divorce.
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About time. Congrats.
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Linda and Barry Swanson.
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Who's that? A-And can you
tell me how to make coffee?
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They're Paige's parents.
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Who?
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The little smart girl.
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Apparently she's taking
the divorce really hard.
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I guess she's been having
trouble in school.
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Aw, poor thing.
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Linda thinks Sheldon
might be a good influence,
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you know, maybe rub off
on her a little bit.
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What, she wants her kid
to be more like Sheldon?
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I don't know what
to say about that.
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So, good news.
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Paige is gonna
spend the weekend with us.
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ADULT SHELDON:
My history with Paige
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brought up complicated feelings.
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She challenged me.
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Do you know if you'll be doing
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a full-color octet calculation
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with matrix manipulations?
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I know you're in my spot.
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ADULT SHELDON: She disturbed me.
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Hi, Sheldon!
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ADULT SHELDON: She enraged me.
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Checkmate.
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ADULT SHELDON:
Things were simpler
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for my simple-minded sister.
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Yay!
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♪ Nobody else is stronger than I am ♪
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♪ Yesterday I moved a mountain ♪
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♪ I bet I could be your hero ♪
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♪ I am a mighty little man ♪
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♪ I am a mighty little man ♪
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- Synced & corrected by th3bucch -
- www.addic7ed.com -
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Shelly, I got you something.
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SHELDON: The Professor
Proton Science Kit!
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Wait a minute.
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Last time you gave me a present
for no reason,
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I had to get a booster shot.
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Nothing like that.
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I was just thinking,
it might be a fun thing for you
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to share with Paige.
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Sharing. Sometimes I feel
like you don't know me.
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Paige is having a rough time
at home right now,
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and I think she could really
use a friend.
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A crocodile could really
use a meal,
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but that doesn't mean
I should leap into his mouth.
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Shelly, I am asking you
to do this for me.
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ADULT SHELDON:
This was the woman
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who cut the crusts off
my sandwiches.
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- She had me.
- Into the mouth I go.
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♪ Unskinny bop ♪
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♪ Just blows me away, yeah... ♪
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Why haven't you mowed the lawn?
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I been busy.
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Well, you're not busy now.[exhales]
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I'm working out.
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Got the word "work"
right there in it.
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[music stops]
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Get out there and mow.
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Why? I'm making good money.
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I don't need an allowance,
so I don't need to do chores.
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It's not about that.
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You're part of this family,
you still need to help out.
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So I'm just here
to do your bidding?
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Well, and people say
Sheldon's a genius.
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[doorbell rings]
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I just want to remind you both
to please be sensitive
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about the situation
with Paige's family.
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She's talking to you, dingus.
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Both of you.
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[door opens]
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- Hi, come in.
- Hello.
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Hi, Missy. Hi, Sheldon.
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What did you do to your hair?
Is this because
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your parents got divorced?
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[sighs]Dingus.
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LINDA: Well,
she just really wanted to,
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and I thought, you know,
under the circumstances,
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why not?
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Well, I think it looks great.
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So, can I have pink...?
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No. Why don't you kids go play?
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I'd rather have pink hair
than together parents.
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PAIGE: I don't blame you.
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Well, it's about time.
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Hi, Mr. Cooper!
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Billy. What are you doing?
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[turns motor off]I'm mowing the lawn.
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What are you doing?
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Did Georgie put you up to this?
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Yeah. He's paying me.
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That dummy.
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I'm raising the money
to buy a Jet Ski.
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I mean, I'm thrilled
that he's gone,
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but I do worry about
how it's affecting Paige.
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Of course.
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You and George have
such a beautiful family.
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I think it's good for her
to be around that right now.
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Oh. Hey.
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Nice to see you.
Sorry about the divorce.
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I got to go yell
at my idiot son.
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Georgie! Where are you?
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You look great, by the way.
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Oh, thanks.
I started smoking again.
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[hard rock music playing][knock at door]
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What the hell's wrong with you?
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You think it's okay
for Billy Sparks
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to do your work?
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I paid him.
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I tried to give him two dollars,
but he only wanted one.
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Damn it, Georgie, I'm trying
to teach you responsibility.
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You can't just buy your way
out of everything in life.
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You sure? 'Cause I'll give you ten bucks
to leave me alone right now.
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Go mow the lawn.
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I'm not gonna say it again.
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Fine. But I'm only doing this
so you'll get off my back.
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Oh, you'll know when I'm
on your back, little man.
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Now we can be hair twins.
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Paige, you're supposed to be
doing science with me.
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That's boring.
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I want to do
something dangerous.
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This is dangerous. We don't have
an eye wash station.
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- Let's go to the mall.
- Mom doesn't like the mall.
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She says the mannequins
don't have enough clothes on,
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but I think
it's 'cause we're poor.
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We are poor. I do our taxes.
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Don't worry. I'll ask her.
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Ever since my
parents got divorced,
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people can't say no to me.
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My mom promised she would
take me to the mall to get me
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a new backpack,
but she was so busy
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cleaning my dad's stuff
out of the garage
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that I think she forgot.
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Oh. Of course I can take you.
Anything you need.
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Thank you, Mrs. Cooper.
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Will you marry me?
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Why are you taking
a backpack to the mall?
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This is my mall safety kit.
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Earplugs to drown out
crowd noise,
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Wet-Naps to wipe down
escalator handrails,
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a compass, a map of the mall,
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and a whistle,
in case I get lost
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or approached by a woman
holding a perfume bottle.
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You want to stuff him
in there, right?
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No.
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[mouths]
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Okay, Paige,
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where should we go
to get your backpack?
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-The Hello Kitty store.
-I would help you find it, but this subpar mall map
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isn't even oriented north.
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- Let's go.
-All right, have fun at the Hello Kitty store,
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and meet me at the
fountain in half an hour.
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Just to be clear, there are
no actual kitties, right?
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I can't imagine
talking to my dad
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the way this kid talks to me.
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I'd have had a belt
on my backside so fast...
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My dad was a hugger.
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I had to tell him three times
to mow the lawn,
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and he still gave me attitude.
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He's going to school,
holding down a job.
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If he was my kid,
I'd be proud of him.
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I am proud of him.
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When he's not being
a total pain in my ass.
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You ever tell him you're proud?
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He knows.
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I think it's important
for children to hear it.
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You don't even have kids.
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I teach and coach teenage boys.
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I also put up with
your childish nonsense.
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Georgie's just being
so damn disrespectful,
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I don't want to reward that.
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All right.
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My father never said
he was proud of me.
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I turned out just fine.
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George, I'm just trying
to have a nice day,
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make some white folks
uncomfortable.
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Can you please?
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♪ Bela Lugosi's dead... ♪
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This isn't the Hello Kitty store.
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No. It's Hot Topic.
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What's the topic, devil worship?
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Hey, did you know there's
a bow tie section in the back?
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Why would they hide
that in the back?
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What's that?
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Body glitter.
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That's so much better
than regular glitter.
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Then buy it.
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I don't have any money.
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Then steal it.
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No, my mom would kill me.
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Fine. Your mom can't punish me.
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SHELDON: I didn't
see any bow ties,
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just a shirt with
a bad word on it.
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What did you put in your pocket?
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Nothing.
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Are you guys stealing?
Because if you are,
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I am prepared to literally
blow the whistle on you...
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Okay.
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Okay.
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Relax, we were just
playing around.
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- Let's just get out of here.
- Good.
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Everyone behind the counter
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has an earring where an earring
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does not belong.
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Hey, Vern,
looks like you're turning
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into quite the little shopper.
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Hey.
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I've already mowed the lawn.
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I know. Thanks for doing that.
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So what do you want?
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Well, I was thinking you and I
could go grab a burger.
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Why?
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'Cause I thought
it'd be a nice thing to do.
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Which restaurant?
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Why does it matter?
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Well, McDonald's burgers
are fried,
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and sometimes
I like flame-broiled.
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Fine, we can go to Burger King.
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I don't like the fries
at Burger King.
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Ooh, Arby's has
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those curly fries.
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Shoot, they don't have burgers.
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Then let's go to Whataburger.
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Okay, but I hope you're not
this cranky the whole meal.
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[exhales]
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So,
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we haven't really had
a chance to talk much lately.
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Why is it so hot in here?
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AC's busted.
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Why don't you get it fixed?
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'Cause I got better things
to spend my money on.
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Anyway,
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what I wanted to say
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is, even though I'm not loving
your attitude lately,
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I think it's great
you got this job
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and y-you're doing
so well at it.
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I'm proud of you.
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All right.
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That's all you have to say?
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Well, maybe if I wasn't
sweating my balls off,
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I could think of something else.
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Just stick your head
out the window.
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If it's about money,
I've got money.
273
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It can even be a loan
if it makes you feel better.
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Don't you dare.
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You said you're proud of my job.
I don't think you are.
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You know what? Forget lunch.
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Let's just go home.
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Smart. Save some money
for your truck.
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That's it.
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You're walking.
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ADULT SHELDON: I had survived a
perilous trip to the accessory store,
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but it turned out,
the real accessory was me.
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I can't believe you stole.
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You walked out with it.
You stole.
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Why would I steal glitter?
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I already have
a sparkling personality.
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Tell it to the cops.
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Or your cellmate.
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You're so smart.
Why are you acting like this?
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Maybe I don't want to be smart.
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I have to sit down.
292
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Being smart sucks.
293
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It's the reason
we moved here from Arkansas,
294
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a-and my parents never yelled
at each other before that.
295
00:11:48,750 --> 00:11:52,014
It's just better to be normal.
296
00:11:52,058 --> 00:11:55,539
It works for me. But I
also have good cheekbones.
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00:12:02,310 --> 00:12:03,746
You swim here?
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Dad kicked me out of his truck.
I had to walk back.
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[chuckles] What dumb thing
did you say or do?
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How do you know I'm the one
who did something dumb?
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'Cause you kind of shine at it.
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All I did is offer
to pay to fix his AC.
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And there it is. Dumb.
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What's wrong with that?
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00:12:20,504 --> 00:12:21,897
Your dad is a grown man.
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00:12:21,941 --> 00:12:25,292
He doesn't want his kid
giving him money.
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So he's glad I'm making money,
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but I'm not allowed to use
that money to help him out?
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- I don't get it.
- Well, someday, when you have
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a bunch of sweaty, mullet-headed
kids running around, you will.
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Oh, I ain't never having kids.
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Well, that's the smartest thing
I ever heard you say.
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Thank you.
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[chuckles softly]
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[line ringing]
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STURGIS [over phone]:
John Sturgis at your service.
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Dr. Sturgis, Sheldon Cooper.
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Hello, Sheldon.
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How are you doing?
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Confused, upset, annoyed,
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00:12:59,761 --> 00:13:02,068
and potentially
in trouble with the law.
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Well, in which order would
you like to handle this?
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00:13:05,506 --> 00:13:07,029
Let's start with confused,
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00:13:07,073 --> 00:13:09,162
but if we hear sirens
approaching, we'll jump ahead.
325
00:13:09,205 --> 00:13:11,381
Great. What's on your mind?
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00:13:11,425 --> 00:13:13,993
Do you ever wish
that you weren't smart?
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So I would be short,
lonely and stupid?
328
00:13:17,083 --> 00:13:18,867
No, that seems worse.
329
00:13:18,910 --> 00:13:20,216
Why do you ask?
330
00:13:20,260 --> 00:13:22,044
Do you remember Paige?
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Of course,
brilliant little girl.
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I know, but she says
that she doesn't
333
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want to be smart anymore.
334
00:13:27,354 --> 00:13:31,575
Well, perhaps she's experiencing
some sort of identity crisis.
335
00:13:31,619 --> 00:13:34,230
Is it possible her ex
is dating someone
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00:13:34,274 --> 00:13:38,321
who seems better for her
in every imaginable way?
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00:13:38,365 --> 00:13:40,236
I'm confused.
338
00:13:40,280 --> 00:13:41,890
So am I.
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00:13:41,933 --> 00:13:45,024
How do I make her understand
that being smart is the best?
340
00:13:45,067 --> 00:13:50,203
Might I suggest, instead
of trying to fix her problem,
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00:13:50,246 --> 00:13:52,422
you just listen?
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00:13:52,466 --> 00:13:55,338
When I was in the psychiatric
ward, I learned that people
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who are struggling emotionally
often just need to be heard.
344
00:14:00,387 --> 00:14:02,345
Hmm.
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00:14:02,389 --> 00:14:05,218
Sounds difficult,
but I suppose I could try.
346
00:14:05,261 --> 00:14:07,872
Another thing I learned in
the hospital is that some people
347
00:14:07,916 --> 00:14:11,093
believe there are weird mole men
living in tunnels
348
00:14:11,137 --> 00:14:13,443
deep inside the earth.
349
00:14:13,487 --> 00:14:16,142
Well, this has been
mostly helpful.
350
00:14:16,185 --> 00:14:18,144
And you're mostly welcome.
351
00:14:24,085 --> 00:14:25,303
You made it.
352
00:14:25,347 --> 00:14:27,349
Yeah, I made it.
353
00:14:33,855 --> 00:14:35,857
Sorry.
354
00:14:37,772 --> 00:14:39,774
No problem.
355
00:14:45,997 --> 00:14:47,564
Ow.
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00:14:47,608 --> 00:14:51,351
Ow. Is there a way to do this
so it doesn't hurt?
357
00:14:51,394 --> 00:14:53,353
No. Beauty is pain.
358
00:14:53,396 --> 00:14:55,964
Boy George must really suffer.
359
00:14:56,007 --> 00:14:57,357
Missy, I need a moment
with Paige.
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00:14:57,400 --> 00:14:59,272
Make it quick.
361
00:14:59,315 --> 00:15:01,317
I'm only half-beautiful.
362
00:15:05,278 --> 00:15:06,279
Yeah?
363
00:15:06,322 --> 00:15:07,976
I'm listening.
364
00:15:08,019 --> 00:15:08,977
To what?
365
00:15:09,020 --> 00:15:10,196
To you.
366
00:15:10,239 --> 00:15:11,719
I'm not saying anything.
367
00:15:11,762 --> 00:15:13,416
Well, if you wanted to say
anything, I'd be listening.
368
00:15:14,461 --> 00:15:15,984
But I don't want
to say anything.
369
00:15:16,027 --> 00:15:18,421
And I don't want to be
listening, but here we are.
370
00:15:18,465 --> 00:15:19,770
Are you feeling better yet?
371
00:15:19,814 --> 00:15:24,253
You're being weird,
and not in the usual way.
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00:15:26,560 --> 00:15:28,301
Guess that's my life now.
373
00:15:28,344 --> 00:15:29,737
What do you mean?
374
00:15:31,782 --> 00:15:34,437
Everyone is acting weird.
375
00:15:34,481 --> 00:15:39,442
My mom is going on dates and
my dad is acting like a child.
376
00:15:39,486 --> 00:15:43,185
My sister's crying all the time.
377
00:15:44,230 --> 00:15:45,970
I just
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00:15:46,014 --> 00:15:51,324
wish that everything could
go back to the way it was.
379
00:15:51,367 --> 00:15:55,197
I don't think it will.
380
00:15:55,241 --> 00:15:57,765
ADULT SHELDON: It turned out I
was really good at listening.
381
00:15:57,808 --> 00:16:01,464
The trick is to sit there, and
when you want to leave, don't.
382
00:16:02,509 --> 00:16:06,034
I have to live
in two separate houses.
383
00:16:06,077 --> 00:16:10,952
And my grandma says the meanest
things about my dad.
384
00:16:10,995 --> 00:16:13,433
I know that everyone is upset
385
00:16:13,476 --> 00:16:15,391
that I'm not doing well
in school.
386
00:16:15,435 --> 00:16:19,482
It's just hard to care.
387
00:16:21,528 --> 00:16:24,531
Everything that used
to seem important to me
388
00:16:24,574 --> 00:16:29,013
just... doesn't anymore.
389
00:16:31,233 --> 00:16:36,020
So I guess, really,
I just feel alone.
390
00:16:40,199 --> 00:16:42,157
That sounds hard.
391
00:16:42,201 --> 00:16:45,595
Yeah... it is.
392
00:16:45,639 --> 00:16:47,597
ADULT SHELDON:
Dr. Sturgis was right.
393
00:16:47,641 --> 00:16:52,080
There was nothing I could do
to fix this, or so I thought.
394
00:16:52,123 --> 00:16:54,300
Can I offer you a hot beverage?
395
00:16:55,344 --> 00:16:57,128
That would be nice.
396
00:16:57,172 --> 00:16:59,261
Be right back.
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00:17:00,871 --> 00:17:02,612
ADULT SHELDON:
The "Hot Beverage of Comfort"
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00:17:02,656 --> 00:17:04,266
would become my go-to method
399
00:17:04,310 --> 00:17:07,138
of dealing with someone
in emotional distress.
400
00:17:07,182 --> 00:17:08,966
And it always worked.
401
00:17:09,010 --> 00:17:11,317
Except when my wife
was in labor,
402
00:17:11,360 --> 00:17:14,363
where it was suggested
I throw it in my own face.
403
00:17:21,327 --> 00:17:23,154
- What you doing?
- Paige is feeling sad,
404
00:17:23,198 --> 00:17:25,461
so I'm making her
a hot beverage.
405
00:17:25,505 --> 00:17:27,507
Oh. You're a good kid.
406
00:17:30,161 --> 00:17:32,163
I'm proud of you.
407
00:17:33,208 --> 00:17:35,123
Thank you.
408
00:17:35,166 --> 00:17:36,559
ADULT SHELDON:
Of all my accomplishments,
409
00:17:36,603 --> 00:17:39,345
I don't know why he singled
this moment out,
410
00:17:39,388 --> 00:17:42,217
but I'm glad he did.
411
00:17:42,261 --> 00:17:43,784
Sup?
412
00:17:43,827 --> 00:17:48,179
♪ I sparkle ♪
413
00:17:48,223 --> 00:17:51,182
♪ Loving the way that I do ♪
414
00:17:51,226 --> 00:17:53,620
♪ It is true ♪
415
00:17:53,663 --> 00:17:55,926
♪ I feel so good ♪
416
00:17:55,970 --> 00:17:59,147
♪ Just having you ♪
417
00:17:59,190 --> 00:18:04,370
♪ Breathlessly ♪
418
00:18:04,413 --> 00:18:08,025
♪ And eager ♪
419
00:18:08,069 --> 00:18:09,070
♪ Submission isn't easy. ♪