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- Well, it's a very complicated day,
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- Yeah, I know I do.
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You guys have fun.
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Pain and heartache. Pain and suffering.
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- Nice to meet you.
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you know we've got seven pies, right?
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They are for looking at.
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She's with her dad right now.
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- It is an S.
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but I've been baking since dawn.
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I imagine you have a holiday rate?
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All right, love you, bye.
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What was your favorite part of the parade?
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In grad school. For, uh, film.
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- Hi.
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They're in Bermuda right now.
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- The writer.
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- It's expensive.
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and became a born-again Christian,
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that I'm not a part of.
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like, they send me too many e-mails, so...
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- No. Not my school, just my apartment.
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In Manhattan?
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and we just sit around on our phones,
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Tell me what you're working on.
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and a financial adviser.
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- That's not true.
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- Fuck. Fuck!
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she hates having strangers in the house.
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- Okay. Okay.
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- Around there. Side of the house.
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- No. Go! Faster, go!
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I paid for everything in this house.
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that I kept working.
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That's who you have to worry about.
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because I was young,
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with his kids, and he wanted a do-over.
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ovarian reserve of a 50-year-old woman.
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without even trying, didn't you?
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because we used a donor egg.
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it took three women to make this baby.
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and one with the money.
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some sort of record for asshole-ness.
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420. It was not like I didn't see it coming.
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421. With every miscarriage we had,
he just slipped further and further away.
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422. Jesus, what am I doing?
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423. - For the grout.
- No, no. Mm-mm. No.
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424. It's fucking sparkling in here, Alex.
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425. Don't ever let anybody
take advantage of you.
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426. Make you feel "less than"
for all of your hard work.
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427. Work.
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428. It's the one thing you can count on.
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429. Everything else is fragile.
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430. Okay?
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431. Okay.
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432. Take the pies too.
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433. No.
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434. Please.
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435. Can I see a picture of your daughter?
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436. Of course.
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437. How old is she?
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438. She's almost 3.
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439. And you're doing it alone?
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440. Do you like being a mom?
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441. I live for my daughter.
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442. You can go.
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443. Close the gate on your way out.
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444. Okay.
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445. Okay.
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446. Confessions of a Maid.
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447. People keep weird things in their drawers.
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448. And I could list them all here.
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449. But instead, here's what I'll confess.
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450. Cleaning people's houses means
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451. I spend hours dusting credenzas
that could put me through college,
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452. washing floors made of wood
that could buy me a house.
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453. It's hard not to want
their things, their lives.
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454. No, "want" is too soft a word. Covet.
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455. It's hard not to covet
these lives that you ache for,
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456. because it all looks so easy, so pleasant.
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457. The coconut waters, the shelves of books,
the infinity pools, the ice-cold Sancerre.
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458. But the truth is,
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459. despite being wealthy
and living in a dream house
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460. with marbled bathrooms
and floor-to-ceiling views of the sea,
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461. their lives are still lacking.
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462. Maybe all those long hallways and
walk-in closets are just hiding places.
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463. Maybe all that glass
just shows you your own loneliness.
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464. Maybe when you live in a house that big,
you lose yourself in it.
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465. When I think about the house
that I want for my daughter and me,
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466. it's not big and full of stuff.
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467. There's a bed for each of us,
a surface for me to write on.
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468. Maybe a yard for a big, dumb dog someday.
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469. But our space is a home
because we love each other in it.
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470. Say, "Hi, Mommy."
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471. What? Hi, hi, hi.
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472. Oh...
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473. How was your Turkey Day?
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474. It was good, we had cranberry sauce.
Not a fan.
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475. Oh, my goodness, I missed you.
I missed you. I missed you.
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476. We missed you too.
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477. I thought maybe
you'd change your mind and come by.
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478. I don't wanna confuse her
about where Mommy lives.
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479. - Did she eat yet?
- Yep, scrambled eggs.
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480. Thanks.
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481. - So how was your lonely Thanksgiving?
- It was okay. Kind of nice, actually.
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482. I saw you on Tinder.
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483. I saw you on Tinder.
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484. - So you'll pick her up Friday?
- Yeah. Yeah, sounds good.
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485. Okay. Thanks.
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486. Why don't you give your daddy
a big kiss goodbye?
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487. See you Friday.
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488. Bye, Maddy! Bye, Mad-dog!
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489. - Thank you.
- You guys have fun.
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490. Guess what. Do you like pie? Are you sure?
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491. Good news for you.
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492. I have seven whole pies at home.
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493. Seven?
- Seven whole pies.
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494. All right, buddy, let's roll.
What do you say?
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