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[Music] good morning it's time to wake up oh no my daughter's turned into a stu dog you did get me you're so predictable yeah can you predict what I'm going to say next we're late yep did you brush your teeth your hair looks a little rty go run and get your hair brush what's your brush doing the silver wear dra we're always in the kitchen when you tell me to go get my brush smart Al gross it's not gross it's it's my word of a day efficient well at least keep it in the junk drawer

I forgot something me too let's go let's go let's go I'm coming do you really need to bring your guitar I love you remember to help somebody I know bye baby Taylor bye Mommy I love you too you know the drill all right here we go all right TJ ready to rock [Music] sorry sorry Doug hey you you all right in there I shouldn't audition before noon I'm not a morning person that's all right man let's just we'll take it back from the top do you want me to play a riff in the opener or

should I play it straight let's do one as it's written and then that's it yeah [Music] we're in the kitchen I know so how did it go terrible no I'm sure you agree nope I was wooden and I blew it lead guitar on jut Tyler's tour that would have been huge you'll get the next one me yes I don't think so so what have you been up to Ma's planning mat Tail's birthday we're going to have it here in the greenhouse of course and she's not letting me do anything at all of course I still

want to be involved so I can keep it contained who wants a party contained maybe your daughter fine it'll be contained just Leia and 200 of our closest friends do you need a nap he's a grown man he doesn't need a nap I think I do need a nap I was practicing till 2 a.m. you're always until 2: a.m. TJ it's my most creative time well it's a good thing you don't have kids I'm on the Farm Stand today so hey Mio fresh out of the oven new recipe thank you Dad I'll cut out the

bouny house hey thank you [Music] Mommy more selfhelp it was self-help in the 80s it's self-care now so sorry and this book is actually really good it's all about challenging our s OS limitations so it suggests instead of saying no to ourselves we say not yet can I send you a copy of the book not yet oh what I get a juice box today or just a quarter for milk just be glad that your business partner cares about you as much as I do I appreciate the TLC I do I do I just I would

like it if we could actually go out to lunch one of these and that's why I handle the books I'm excited to announce our next big turn term project we'll be exploring our heritage who knows what heritage means like where our families come from somewhat yes but Heritage also means what's been passed down from our ancestors culture tradition stories and to explore this we'll each be making a family tree my tree is going to be so big I have like 14 aunts and uncles but I only have Auntie Mara she's not even really my aunt

well there are all different types of families so as you map out the generations of your family I'd like you to talk to your relatives about your heritage learn where you come from and how that makes you who you are you'll have 2 months to complete it so take your time we'll also have in-class activities like bringing your family in to discuss Heritage you could talk to your grandparents aunts and uncles anyone in your family [Music] hi kids um Miss Weaver I was just wondering if I could do a different term project why because I

don't really have any Heritage my family tree would kind of just look like a weed what do you mean do you know what IVF is yes I do so my only family is my mom well does does your mom have any family not really she's an only child and her dad went away when she was little my nana passed away when I was two that's her I'm named after so it's really just my mom and me a family tree can look like anything remember some weeds turn into the most beautiful flowers thanks [Music] [Music] hey

Miner tough day what happened Miss Weaver assigned our next boot project and it's a family tree it can't really be a family tree cuz it's just you and meana yeah that's one branch that's not a tree it's like a log sweetie we're a family I know but also I was thinking what about my biological dad your donor sweetie he wanted to be anonymous you know that but you said when I got older you'd show me some sheet you have on him love we're a family we enough I know and I love our family it's just

I'm curious as all what's even on the [Music] sheet uh oh there you are did he touch this paper I don't think so it's just a print out just some basic information there's a baby picture and he looks just like me he does doesn't he yeah height a giant hair color is this all the information is this how you picked him well somewhat but I I also picked him because of his laugh wait you know what I think I have uh an old recording of his voice from an email see if I can you've had

a recording for 9 years and never told me I was a little preoccupied raising a well adjusted young woman in an Ever Changing world oh wait here it is so this is an interview he did with the agency it's just Audio Only okay I'm sorry I'm a little nervous it's fine you can say whatever you want okay well um I I I laugh when I'm nervous obviously and uh I live for music to make music and I hate mushrooms love olives I love anything pickled and I love all desserts me me too bad at describing

myself know yep that's it this laugh oh my gosh I know that's why I picked him he sounded kind maybe there's a way to find him when you're 18 you can request contact but 18 is a million years away I guess you're going to be super old when you're 18 that's Auntie Mora she's coming for dinner you do your reading okay and now she wants to find her donor yeah of course she does Ruby's approaching an age where she's going to want to explore who she is and where she comes from she comes from here

she comes from me yeah well she's also genetically half him and that still means something sure but who knows what he's like and do we even want to roll the dice on that and even if we wanted to find him it's not like we could that's not necessarily true no see I've read articles about this donor conceive children who use genetic registry to track down their biological parents what's a Janell Ry what Aunt Mara said what is it it is genotyping to test your DNA you send a saliva sample to a company and they test

it to learn about everything from your physical traits to your health predispositions to your biological relatives so we could do that to find him maybe but it is highly unlikely but we could still try gy I want to put a pin in this okay can you go finish your homework please dinner's almost ready thank you I am so sorry can you just put this on the table thank you very much [Music] Ruby Ruby oh good morning I made your coffee oh okay go on try it you just put the black stuff in some water right

yeah something like that okay what is what is going on here Ruby's 10o presentation on why I should be able to do the genetic registry thingy point one I am not a baby M this should be our decision together point two school project you're always saying how important learning is in this school project is about learning who I am like um is my donor clumsy like me is he always crashing into stuff love these are great points but he wanted to be anonymous he might not want to be found but what if he does what

if he's just waiting for us to find him you're always telling me to help someone what if this helps all of us I want to know where I come from come here I wasn't knew this day would come I just I didn't expect it to come so soon so you're going to have to be patient with me I am open to looking into this but it's going to have to be on my timetable I am still your mother and I can prove that very easily can we agree to that mhm mhm maybe we can pick

up a test after school today or before school what I just say about my timetable yeah your timetable it's just are ate breakfast and I made our lunches it's a spaghetti burrito you put spaghetti inside a burrito with r dressing hi how's it [Music] going how to go with Ruby should bring the idea back up actually I know Ruby well enough to know that she's driving that train and I know you well enough to know that you're pumping the brakes actually we picked up a genetic registry test on the way to school today what mhm

wow I'm proud of you we probably won't find anything anyway and even if we do it's not like we have to contact him and even if we do contact him he probably won't want to have anything to do with her you know and and and even if he does you know it's not his choice so I'm not worried about it yeah no I I can tell you seem super chill about it it's just always been just the two of us and I've worked really hard to make her feel like like that's okay like we're enough

what if she suddenly decides that we're not just make sure that it's nice and snug okay so that's it we mail it in and they email us his information if there's any information which is a big if plus it takes time could take several weeks has it been several weeks yet okay I got to do a word of the day for you what patience I'm going to go put in the [Music] mailbox did the genetic registry email come oh hi Mommy how was your day that was all implied so did it come um honey it's

only been 2 weeks it's going to take a little bit longer okay I guess I'll just have to write another future hit while I wait e e now excuse me yeah we're we're not open today oh [Music] [Music] yeah help you is this you yes what is this about you know never mind sorry I'm sorry wait wait wait wait wait is there something I should know yes yes um you kind of have a daughter thank you for telling me what's she like she's on her own little planet in the absolute best way she's hilarious and

kind she's bright she's so precocious she uh but she plays guitar what I'm a guitarist means it's genetic that's wild so are you a professional musician yeah yeah is it good work yeah it is if you can get it which lately I can't um that's why I work here it's a family business my parents bought the land for 40 years ago started small but then it grew to all this and uh I read online that you started the whole Farmers Market colop thing too it's pretty cool it's a great Community between Artisans and Farmers so

what [Music] now maybe we just let it marinate for a bit okay okay [Music] inia I'd really like to meet [Music] her and he seems nice like I thought he'd be he also seems like a brooding bad boy musician type Daddy was Rolling Stones yeah exactly it's like smoldering and bucking all and he's probably a total commitment fobe and how long did you talk to him for I don't know like 10 or 15 minutes mhm what oh know it just sounds like you really got this guy pecked and now he wants to meet her yeah

of course and she's going to want to meet him too but he's a total stranger okay so vet him I mean look of all the genetic possibilities in the world you chose him and that was your opportunity to find out why I guess I could like get a cup of coffee yeah it's just coffee with your long lost bad boy baby daddy that is not helpful it's fun to say go with You Mio what's wrong did you take a genetic registry test yes so other relatives could find us turns out uh a relative of sorts

did find us I kind of have a daughter what and it's it's not it's not what you think do you remember when I came back to the States and I was it doesn't matter you have a daughter it's wonderful I came out here for my masters and then I love it here just stayed so your family is in California no no no family like none nope um well I was very close with my mom but she passed a while back and she was estranged from her family so it was always just the two of us

yourself and your dad left when I was little do you have a partner nope no partner so you're raising Ruby by yourself mhm that must be tough well I guess I'm tough yeah I can see that so have you given any more thought to me meeting Ruby only every waking minute H I guess I'm just concerned that she's going to meet you and then get attached I guess that could be a problem yeah yeah I mean especially since you got your whole like thing going on what thing is that I mean you know you use

like your whole like rock and roll thing the gigs and the hang on hang on how many working musicians do you know I do not I do not know any working musicians okay so I don't think it's fair for you to make assumptions about my lifestyle you don't even know me yeah I okay that's the problem though cuz I don't know you I don't know you at all and I'm supposed to decide whether I want my daughter to Amelia you reached out to me I assume you you imagine that I would like to meet Ruby

but I I'd hate to make assumptions yeah that would be very unfair I'm sorry I'm a little nervous it's fine you can say whatever you want okay well um I I I laugh when I'm nervous obviously and uh I live for music to make music and I hate mushrooms love olives I love anything pickled and I love all desserts and I'm bad at describing myself I'm sorry I'm a little nervous it's fine you can say whatever you want okay well um I I I laugh when I'm nervous obviously and uh I live for music oh

I'm I'm I'm sorry I I wasn't like Emil or anything it was just already downloaded and I I'm not mad I'm not mad I just have something to tell you did it come it did come yes and I found him you found him like in person mhm I want to meet him can I okay so before I say yes I just I need you to listen to me sweetie okay I know you have a lot of really big ideas about what you want this to be about who you want him to be and I know

I know it's easy to get lost in those ideas if you can honey I'd really like for you to remain measured do you know what I mean by that like only a certain amount of something yeah exactly so I can Iman him mhm yeah [Music] oh ah that is so not measured I'm TJ hi TJ I'm Ruby Ruby lovely to meet you and you sneeze when you look at the sun I don't think so do you sometimes but are you allergic to cantaloupe oh yeah yeah it makes my mouth H itchy me too and are

you a morning person no night are my creative time that's what I tell my mom but she still gives me a bedtime and when you eat a sparus okay let's just like it's give TJ break here it's okay I like questions but I have a question for you is it true that you play guitar yeah I mean I'm not a Savon for anything but I will be someday I like the words of mon it's my word of the day I'm learning a new word every day so I'll be a better songwriter I'm going to be

just like Taylor Swift I even have her same guitar baby Taylor yes you like Taylor Swift I've been known to Da yeah yeah I play the guitar too what kind of guitar do you play uh I play different ones for different moods different eras you have to try out the instrument you know you have to see if you're interconnected with your guitar what's that mean means you're connected but you're also independent oh like Panda what's that we learned about it in science it's this whole Aspen Forest here in Utah made of over 47,000 trees but

they all come from the same root system it's called Panda the tree you never learned about it I think I just did I have a surprise for you oh cinnamon churos cinnamon buos cinnamon cookies because your mom told me that you like [Music] cinnamon what do you think this is like heaven in a stick um I got to make a quick phone call are you okay yeah all right okay yeah no that sounds great okay um yeah I'll just check in with you when I'm leaving okay thank you oh wait are you Amelia I'm Sophia

TJ's Mom okay oh forgive me I get emotional but this is just such a blessing oh and and this is TJ's dad thas TJ stands for thas Jr it's nice to meet you it's nice to meet you too I'm going to get back to my daughter oh before you do um I was wondering if you and I could get together one day you know have a Cito what so nice that's such a nice offer thank you um I this just it feels like a lot lot so um can I get back to you of course

okay yeah okay what did I miss I just asked TJ to come speak up my school for Heritage day on Monday you did uh honey you already asked me to present oh but some kids have do parents presenting or or or even people that aren't like actually parents but kind of technically are it's okay it's it's a complicated situation is it's complicated it's a real conundrum is that a new word over the day mhm so will you come to my school please please I you can talk about your family and traditions and stuff oh you

what it's like to be a famous musician honey I just I don't want to put too much pressure on TJ right now okay I can check my schedule okay my turn now second hi how you doing honey you okay are you kidding I'm crushing it well yeah she's hilarious and not just for a kid she's only 10 and knows her guitars it's so impressive so when do we get to meet her ah can we come to the school with you no no no no I don't even know if I'm going why wouldn't you go because

she wants me to talk about being a famous musician what am I supposed to say I don't want to disappoint her M we never feel like the people we want to be especially as [Music] parents yeah but I'm not a parent [Music] I used to drive all night count start till the sun came up just praying for [Music] us it doesn't make me to run I was just a rooll Stone wondering this old world alone until you gave me somewhere to go you save my [Music] soul hey Dad need some help sure yeah why are

you here should you be at Ruby School I'm not going okay what's going on it's just I always wanted to be a dad but I didn't think this is how it was going to happen and I'm not even a dad I mean I mean I'm a donor and I don't know if I should get attached imagine how Ruby feels yeah I know Miho even in the simplest of circumstances parenting is never what we think it'll be and every parent worries if they can give enough if they aren't them the kids don't see it like that

they just want to be loved I don't even know if Amelia is going to let me see her again after this yeah you better make the most of it while you have it e [Applause] okay I sorry sorry for the grand entrance I'm here with Ruby ah did I miss my turn you're actually right on time but I'm I'm just a little confused because I only had Miss Weber down to present he'll be going first okay hello uh I'm TJ Cruz I'm Ruby's uh friend and uh I'm here to talk about Heritage which I think

it's not just a big word uh it's a big responsibility because it's not just about where you're from or who you are but it's about connection and integrity and values and um doesn't matter what country you were born in but if you pass those three things to the ones you love you can create a family history that you can be proud of so make your families proud you you can't do that again TJ to what flip-flop on her you can't but I called you I left a message and went to to voicemail because I had

my phone turned off because I was here already setting up for the presentation I'm sorry I'm sorry Ruby was devastated when you decided not to come you can't just say you're going to do one thing and then change your mind at the last second you cannot I don't know what else to say I messed up and I do that a lot and I probably sounded like an idiot you didn't sound like an idiot you sounded great it what you said it was moving and it was poignant but words aren't enough kids need consistency and reliability

and they need to know if they can count on us or if they can't so if you want to be in Ruby's life you just you need to ask yourself can she count on you [Music] [Music] making me nervous what are we doing Davey Hill development just bought this land for a subdivision okay 50 or so houses all green and I want to pitch for it yeah uh no I don't think we're ready for that imagine what it could mean for our firm yeah it could mean more staff and resources financing that we don't have

and time we don't have to figure any of it out so we hire a consultant it's fine we do whatever it takes what we have right now is good yeah but expanding could be better what is wrong with what we have are you unhappy why does everyone always want to expand all the time what is wrong with staying as we are when it works kind of feel like we're not talking about the deal anymore Amelia is this about Ruby and the Rockstar her expanding family treat it's killing me you sure this isn't good expansion can

you just be on my side I am on your side I want what's best for you and us and I want us to pitch so grow or stagnate I I can make either Choice can you trust me on this [Music] perfect I love it thank you also I wanted to ask about the tour are you auditioning for lead guitar maybe you know we love you TJ but romor always plays lead for S of course well uh would you bounce me a copy once it's mixed I want want to show it to my uh a young

artist I know of course [Music] thanks so Amelia mhm these are TJ's sisters oh his older sister Bianca and his two younger sisters Camila and Elena nice to meet you thank you for coming I hope mom didn't pressure you into oh no no no no it's my pleasure so tell us all about you um we heard you don't have any family boundaries boundaries aren't for family please forgive her mother no it's fine really um but I do have family Ruby and I are a family of course so Amelia you are an architect yeah yeah yeah

uh it's the only thing I ever wanted to do other little girls had Barbies I had a spirograph and what do you like about it I like feeling like I'm giving people a sense of home I think we all just want to find our place in the world you know you should tell that to TJ you know he spent most of his youth in Mexico but then with the band and the traveling I mean you just never know okay that's enough let her breathe Amelia my grandson Mato turns N9 next week that's my son and

we are going to have a little Fiesta we would so love if you and Ruby would Jo oh Mato would love that he so much fun so many other we all be there ooh something about you I cut your ey and got a glimpse of what Heaven Must Be Like You G me in a spin I can't wonder been it's never been with me I wna be with you [Music] girl so are you better at music or artisanal Southwest Cuisine uh you can be the judge of that oh just one second okay uh brought this

in today roasted squash blossoms with ricot cheese and poan you made this yeah tell me what you think oh that's really good okay no this is this is too hard because you are an incredible guitarist but I actually think this might be your true calling do you like to cook I don't know sort no I I'm usually too exhausted by the end of the day to do anything fancy yeah it must be hard being a single parent it's hard being any kind of parent what about you do you want kids yeah in theory um but

with my career I could be on tour for 6 months a year so it's hard to reconcile that with kids yeah but as an uncle I get the general idea I teach him a little guitar I make waffles for them tell them jokes yeah that's all there is to Parenting just waffle making and joke telling what else yeah nothing else that's it yeah I do H when I Envision my life I I always thought make it as a musician and kids and marriage second may I ask you why did you do IVF and you can

tell me it's none of my business it's none of your business got it sorry why did you donate I was young and I had been living in Mexico with my uncle so when I came back to the states I was broke I didn't want to rely on my parents so that's it simple as that I actually wanted to talk to you about something yeah what is it I wanted to explain why I was so intense and sensitive the other day at Ruby School my dad just wasn't there for me he made a lot of promises

he couldn't keep it's just it was hard so we'll just leave it with that um I just don't want Ruby to ever have to go through anything like that yeah yep understood okay yeah yeah and I think you should take this to Ruby so you don't have to cook tonight really um do I have to share cuz you know what I could just like make her some mac and cheese and then this could be our little secret you can do whatever you want it is up to me cuz I'm the mama can I can I

show you something a song I've Been Working on oh yeah no okay sure no I would love to it's um you know I it came to me late last night and I I want a fresh set of ears okay first impression hit me [Music] okay ooh ooh something about you I cut your ey and got a glimpse of what Heaven Must Be Like You G me in a spin I can't wonder way you been it's never been with me I want to be with you girl [Music] [Applause] [Music] W wo here she goes how are

you good good that's TJ I mean you said he was smoldering but he is smoldering you need to tell me that there is not a sh of romantic fantasy here might of romantic fantasy is someone to do the dishes with you know ordinarily I would say that's really sad but I would gladly do the dishes with that man okay settle [Music] down I am so happy you came and you must be Ruby I am your Sophia call me dear Sophia nice to meet you Tia Sophia nice to meet you my mom says that whenever you

return a dash you should put something in it so I cooked you my favorite ants on a l I hope they're made with real ants I'm toas at TJ's F nice to meet you and this is my best friend and business partner Mora and hi Auntie hi are you Ruby I'm Matel your cousin wao I've never had a cousin before hey you want to hit the pinata can I yeah sure just stay right to you you better count me in please make yourself at home e e strange huh you have a kid your heart goes

walking around outside your chest there's nowhere else you'd rather it be I've heard that said before but only now I'm beginning to [Applause] [Music] understand TJ was so moody as a kid especially when he was playing music wa he's a creative but anyway let's give these two a chance to eat before the theas this end on them you know what I have been warned about them yeah oh no warning could possibly suffice but swear to Day come on we're so glad you guys are here thank you they seem so sweet my gosh they're so sweet

they're so so kind and so friendly and nice and warm and chatty like so so chatty I feel like I'm sweating am I sweating I think it's the salsa actually did you know this is the m a mile you could use a breather okay don't worry I'll keep an eye on Ruby all right thank you very much okay you're welcome Don't Mind If I Do [Music] sorry doing interruped just wanted to check on you my family can be a lot no no no no they're so great I I'm just not used to it my family

situation was and is entirely the opposite it's me and my mom and then me and Ruby but they are a lot it's a lot it's so sorry you mind if I join you I I need a party break too yeah yeah yeah what were you doing you Cloud gazing I guess we are now yeah that one looks like a dog with a banjo a banjo you see that level of detail right there it's it's not like a guitar or ukulele it's definitely a banjo Bano okay all right you asked me why I did IVF yeah

you told me to mind my own business yes I did but I'm now ready to tell you why would you right to here [Music] sure because because more than anything I wanted to be a mom and I I got to a certain age and hadn't met anyone yet so I didn't want to wait any longer I could feel Ruby I was like waiting for my life to start you can honestly see an elephant playing a banjo right there no it's a dog playing a banjo a dog that's a dog right there that's no that's a

dog it's a it's a dog [Music] yeah should we get back to the do you want to go yep okay that name of my there is so many people you need to meet and some of them ask really personal questions yeah they do would you like to accompany me on guitar for happy birthday I'll go grab baby Taylor thanks oh and I made you this so if you ever get worried about how you're going to play it will remind you to just do your [Music] version I love it thank you [Music] [Applause] [Music] y so

not a shred of fantasy [Music] we love the renderings love your pitch love your firm but a subdivision is a big jump from single family builds and we have concerns about potential growing pain we recognize and understand those concerns but we know that we are uniquely equipped to handle this stuff up we have no doubts no doubts at all that wasn't quite the convincing self from you back there sorry but I do have doubts I don't and I asked you to trust me which is maybe something you're having trouble doing I do trust you with

my life but I'm just still happy with the way things are I okay come here what look I know that you are worried about what's going on with Ruby but that's not what this is about here okay who is blowing you up Sophia added me to the Cru family text thread it literally never stops I get 400 text I dayas wants to know where the paper towels are Sophia says they're under the kitchen sink oh actually update no it's under the garage sink no wonder you're a ball of nerves that is no excuse you're right

about the company about everything I'm going to have your back now okay as long as you don't mind bearing the brunt while I figured this out I've got you and I'm going to start by silencing these notifications on this thread you can do that wait what's this text from TJ about picking Ruby up from school yeah he's um taking her to a music store to check out guitars okay all right yeah he's moving a little fast I get it you ready what you hand come on come on holy moly is this a and Les ball

57 this is what Taylor plays give it a try well you have to really play it it's too big you try okay picking a guitar yeah it's a big step you got to jam out on it you know got to find out if you're interconnected like the Bando tree you remembered how could I forget it felt like I would wash way get Pulled Under The Waves Lose Myself and never be found 100 bricks on my back waiting for the crash what goes up always comes back down oh I might be crazy oh we all need

[Music] [Applause] saving wow you're so good I want to be as good as you someday but when I play do I have to make weird face like you it's called shred face and it's a requirement shred face your dad's got some Talent yeah my dad does got some Talent that's where I get it from I see the zeger can I try it yeah but you got to do shred face pinky swear pinky swear cute kid thank you for talking me up in front of her oh no you got style and obviously you have good taste

by the Sun Choice can't go wrong with Trey stasio take you you're a friend too I have to be I'm his manager oh you play professionally yeah yeah yeah I uh I did all the strings for S Adams all the albums and um some tracks for anthium and mik fishermen bunch of others uh but I also do gigs well we're always looking for talented backup I'll be at the studio off and on this week could you swing by a session yes of course all right give me a call we'll find time thank [Music] [Music] you

good hi mom it was so cool yay I got to try a fender Johnny Mar and a Taylor T5 I don't know what any of those words are but sounds awesome and I'm going to go shred face oh say thank you to TJ go do your reading okay thank you so much TJ oh you're welcome also in 2 weeks I'm presenting my family tree project at school can you come and invite TS so sopia and too Tomas and everyone actually sure yay sounds like you guys had fun today you did I mean just so you

know you don't have to do this you don't have to do any of this but I like it maybe I'm being selfish what do you mean by that around her I feel like the man I always wanted to be yeah no I I get that [Music] um right I got to I'm going to get my dinner going mhm and I got to get back to my Rock and Roll Lifestyle there was there was a little bit of a jealousy mixed in there when I said that and actually a lot of remorse jealousy and remorse that

was the name of my band in high school yeah I think I heard of you guys yeah we wore black we were very intense maybe you can burn me mixtape your greatest hits yeah [Music] bye what what is that smile for we got it what yeah I just got off the phone with the developer they are signing the contract as we speak wait that is incredible no I'm coming over and I'm bringing champagne I'll be right [Music] there so what's on the agenda today you want to know the real deal yeah of course Trey's plan

a kickoff show in town before heading out on his tour and he wants local musicians there's no one more local than me let's hear [Music] it I'm digging what you're doing but it's a little dry where's the guy I heard at the guitar shop yep you got it [Music] [Applause] [Music] are you here for the samples or the company can it be both roasted root vegetables yes please I'm telling you music doesn't work out you got a real future here music is totally going to work out though that what that is the perfect thing to

say to a struggling artist in a gig economy I I'm what I'm saying is that you know whatever you do it's going to be great I am going to be great okay hey how are you doing how we going to go there sample time's over you don't have to well um I think you're wonderful Ruby obviously loves you and why do I get the sense that you can stop this at any Mee I told you about my dad leaving when I was little yeah well then he spent my childhood popping in and out and I

remember what that felt like the waiting and hoping and then the crushing dis appointment and I don't want Ruby to ever feel that and I'm still just trying to figure out if she can really count on you let me cook for you tonight what yeah I can I can teach Ruby my mom's favorite recipe unless you're too busy with your new gig no no I'm not I just this would be good that would be nice 4 p.m. that is not a normal dinner time I'm cooking bira takes a long time okay why can I pick

up nothing just go go okay I got you I'll go yeah and stop eating excuse me you need to be hungry for tonight okay [Music] okay see how theyve softened now put them here but also we're going to blend them with some broth that smells so good I can do it she need the top first riffs and I'm not done yet riffs what like on the guitar it's TJ's nickname for me he work shopping how about riff vanwinkle no let's keep brainstorming do you make food like like this every night yeah I like cooking it's

a way for me to take care of the people I love and myself of course hey Mom hey TJ you how to cook excuse me I make a mean mac and cheese thank you very much don't tell me it's from a box all right riffy long stocking go for it riffy long stocking I like that that's that's good all right are you ready my good good news I hope you like it this looks so succulent the word of the day did I use it right oh yeah then yes okay this is the perfect way to

celebrate my big news I got a gig playing lead guitar for try stasio next Thursday try stasio I love try stasio and you probably know his music better than I do anyway it's a small venue for Trey but it's a Friends and Family Kickoff night before the tour and it's all thanks to Ruby cuz I was with Ruby when I met tra manager at the guitar store that is so exciting congrats thank you and if you're free that night I have a couple VIP tickets with your names on them tasio Knows My Name not exactly

how that works honey but they're backstage passes so I might be able to introduce you can we mom we're VIPs we have to uh I always like to give thanks before I eat is that okay thank you for our food uh our safety and thank you for bringing Amelia and Ruby into my life amen amen okay this is how you eat a taco you open it up and you put just a little bit we don't want to overflow it right don't overflow okay left over should last you a week easy as you can see I

go a lot when I cook as you can see I go all out when I eat so that worries out hey I got a question for you hit me so you know the whole Heritage day debacle you know you weren't going to come and then uh and then you did uhhuh what changed some great advice my dad gave me which was I shouldn't worry if roby's not in my life long term but if I only get one day with her I should take it so I did I really hope we can keep this going even

if it's one day at a time I'm pretty good at a few things like playing the guitar cooking my family but I know I could be great as a father and of course you and I could spend more time together wouldn't that make this a little complicated Someone caught a looking under him [Music] one day at a time that's all I'm [Music] asking Trey how are you man good to meet you TJ home sweet home still smells the same all right so we'll do a quick sound check at 400 p.m. doors open at 7:00 p.m.

show starts at 8:00 we'll have an hour set half hour intermission another hour set and then a 15-minute Encore I think that's it any questions no got it really glad you're here TJ I don't want to Fanboy too much but I think it's impressive what you're doing as an artist special thanks well remember the reason why you are in this room right now is because you've got something special for yourself we're going to have a great show thanks let's do it you too oh we're with him that was so easy know right are you nervous

you little I can tell how because I wiggle my fingers too when I'm nervous but you don't have to be because I think you're a famous musician now well not quite but I don't have to be famous because you're the only fan I need who's ready for some backstage passes this is for you during intermission downstairs come meet me down there and I can introduce you to Trey thank you I see Mato oh I got thank you you look beautiful thank you is there a special saying you say to guitarists like break a string no

don't say that n don't ever do that again nope great okay y you okay break his stram [Applause] no like I would wash away he pulled under the w Lose Myself and never [Music] be on my back waiting for the crash up always comes back [Music] down oh somehow you found me oh [Music] we [Music] walk the heart you broke through you didn't have to you thank God I'm not alone [Music] we can walk this world [Applause] together I get [Music] my thank you I better I'm might surv with you I'm thank you thank you

thank you this is the best day of my life that Baseline last so cool dude great job yourself I'm just following your Le listen man I didn't mention it before just in case but this gig is actually an audition my usual League guitar is just went solo so I'm looking for someone for my tour what four months in the states and two in Europe six months yeah so what do you think you game I mean yeah you sure yeah yeah I wanted this forever so yes uh when when do we start 2 weeks I know

it's a quick turnaround but you make it work yeah okay yeah awesome man thank you to you man thank you so much thanks man a rockar hello you guys were almost as good as Taylor thank you rubber rer that means a lot coming from you do you want some snacks there's a whole table full of snacks over there I'll introduce you to trade afterwards yeah you're so good you are so good thank uh so I have some news yeah yeah Trey just offered me lead guitar on the tour what yeah oh my that is so

amazing I know congratulations thank you thank you thank you thank you but um I uh I'm leaving in 2 weeks and it's for 6 months uh you're you're leaving for half a year yeah but I'll FaceTime and I'll text and I'll get some breaks yeah uh TJ I know I know it's the worst time and I don't know what to do uh so maybe I should just not go what no you have to take the cake are you kidding me this is everything you've ever wanted you know it just it yeah it is what it

is and I'll FaceTime and um I'll get some some some breaks in yep you said that yeah you know what just um you just do what you need to do and and it'll be fine I'm fine she's fine you know we're we've always been fine hey hey so I'm not fine you know what I'm um we actually have to go cuz it's late and it's a school night and don't do this um you know what it's just it's absolutely no hard feelings just just this is not fair I'm actually really happy for you I mean

it hey Ruby we got to go we can't stay for the second set no baby it's super late we got to go but I haven't met Trey yet yeah uh maybe another time just say goodbye to TJ bye R bye Shredder okay come on let's go great job tonight come on by baby we're back home in 5 [Music] yeah I still don't understand understand why you made us leave we're missing all the best songs and it made TJ really sad yeah well we're not going to be seeing TJ for a while he got a job

on tour and he's going away but I'll see him when he gets back right I um I don't know he doesn't want to see me anymore no honey no you listen to me that is not it so he's not coming to my family tree presentation I just I don't think it's a good idea I think it's going to make it more painful this is all my fault no come here baby it is not your fault you listen to me it is not your fault you didn't do anything wrong you hear me I thought things are

going really well I am very disappointed too [Music] [Music] hey how you doing terrible and I can't even write a song about it and I'm not going to present my family tree well maybe let's give that a little more thought I'm so sorry I know this hurts but I also know that's going to be okay how do you know well because I have felt the same way that you feel and I was okay how's it going over there I'm just rethinking this whole subdivision oh yeah well there's not much to rethink because it's happening and

let's stop with the waffling and selfed out honestly it's getting boring and don't think that I don't know that all this moping is about TJ Amelia I love you but you messed up babe badly your knee-jerk reaction shut down it's hurting Ruby TJ didn't break her heart please you would never even let him get get close enough to have the chance I have to protect her stop with the protecting Ruby Spiel I have heard that as an excuse at every phase of your life and I have never bought it and I still don't if you

want to live a guarded life that's your choice but Ruby shouldn't have to pay the price for that [Music] Trey hey man yeah good good uh I I wanted to discuss the tour schedule yeah of course I I really want to make it work but I have a few caveats Ruby honey dinner Ruby hey what are you doing you think I'm sick probably shouldn't go to school tomorrow and does this have anything to do with tomorrow being the family tree presentation oh that's tomorrow I'm so glad you're a terrible liar it's going to make your

teenage years a lot easier for me honey you wanted to meet TJ because you wanted to know who you are right well who you are isn't defined by your jeans or your parents only you get to decide who you are but are the cruises still our relatives yes yes and they're always going to be our relatives and I hope they'll always be our family too and maybe our family tree doesn't look exactly the way you hoped or wanted it to but hone that doesn't make us any less of a family do we have any more

poster board uh yeah I think we do why because I'm going to remake my family Tri yeah and better make me some coffee cuz I might have to pull in on later okay that is a hard no come on how you feeling honey a little bit scared but super excited oh you're going to do great I can't wait to see what all the other kids have I wonder what Oliver is doing I wonder if there's any single daddies for Auntie Mora I'll be right in because we're from Iceland and Cuba my dad says we're ice

cubes my mom hates it when he says that not because she's offended or anything just because it's not funny she hates dad jokes and he's full of them he brings an extra pair of socks with him when he goes golfing because he says I might get a hole in one not good it's bad I know and well that's my family tree a round of applause for Oliver that was um informative finally used the family text thread I was waiting for something important oh this counts and up next we have Ruby weeper before anything I want

to say that this project was really a doozy so I definitely deserve a a but also I learned a lot I learned that like every tree every family in Heritage is different heyen When Miss Weaver taught us about the panda trans science I had no idea how much it would help me with this assignment as I connected with those who share my Heritage I realized how much our family Roots were interconnected like that special Miracle of nature the panda and that's my word for my family tree interconnected it means separate but also jointed part of

something big bigger together oh these are the people that are a part of my family tree and here are the roots all tangled and beautiful and honestly I didn't want to do this project but now I am so so glad I did because I went looking for my relatives but I found my [Applause] family hey that was great your presentation was riety I thought you were going to say terrific terrific I deserve a cheat sure yeah okay go ahead thanks for coming and thanks for texting uh I also wanted to tell you that I spoke

to John and Trey and they said that they're going to fly me uh back home every two weeks so maybe I could see Ruby on a more regular schedule if that's okay with you um can we just go into the hallway and talk yeah last time this happened I got an earful well this time I'm the one that's in trouble it wasn't fair of me to shut down on you like that I got scared and I went into protection mode and I say that it's for Ruby but it's not it's for me but she doesn't

need my protection she trusts you and that is enough for me and thank you you so much for making the effort to come back and visit Ruby during your tour I it just it means it means a lot to me and I know it's going to mean the world to her I cannot wait to tell her that's beyond wonderful thank you okay well now that we've got Ruby all sorted um I would like to say that I I would also like to spend some more time with you oh yeah really and if you're if you're

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