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Is this about meat?No, it'’s about being normal. 558 00:33:25,351 --> 00:33:27,657 You do realize the irony of that statement. 559 00:33:27,701 --> 00:33:29,833 Extreme circumstances require extreme measures, Mom. 560 00:33:29,877 --> 00:33:31,922 Oh, you want to see extreme? I'’ll show you extreme. 561 00:33:31,966 --> 00:33:33,228 I'’ll show you extreme right up those stairs. 562 00:33:33,272 --> 00:33:35,361 All right, all right. All right! Calm down! 563 00:33:35,404 --> 00:33:37,102 Shit. 564 00:33:37,145 --> 00:33:38,625 I actually think there might be some merit 565 00:33:38,668 --> 00:33:40,192 to what Emily is trying to do. 566 00:33:40,235 --> 00:33:41,410 What 567 00:33:41,454 --> 00:33:42,672 All right, I know I should be angry, 568 00:33:42,716 --> 00:33:45,110 but it kind of reminds me of something I... 569 00:33:46,676 --> 00:33:48,548 ...might have done when I was her age. 570 00:33:48,591 --> 00:33:50,506 This is exactly what I'’m talking about. 571 00:33:50,550 --> 00:33:53,857 You have no idea when to give me parental support 572 00:33:53,901 --> 00:33:55,337 and when to not. 573 00:33:55,381 --> 00:33:57,557 This is a perfect example of a not. 574 00:33:57,600 --> 00:33:59,907 Emily, this is asinine. 575 00:33:59,950 --> 00:34:02,301 I really thought you were much smarter than this. 576 00:34:02,344 --> 00:34:04,651 And you, Thor, just because this was your sister'’s idea, 577 00:34:04,694 --> 00:34:06,174 doesn'’t mean you'’re off the hook. 578 00:34:06,218 --> 00:34:08,002 Please don'’t look directly into the camera. 579 00:34:08,046 --> 00:34:09,264 Really? Wow, I... 580 00:34:09,308 --> 00:34:11,092 Mom, we are so beyond your guilt trips. 581 00:34:11,136 --> 00:34:12,789 How about being grounded until you'’re 18? 582 00:34:12,833 --> 00:34:14,182 How about that? 583 00:34:14,226 --> 00:34:16,228 Fine, if that means you'’ll be normal parents. 584 00:34:16,271 --> 00:34:18,273 Normal 585 00:34:19,492 --> 00:34:23,670 We are galaxies away from normal. 586 00:34:23,713 --> 00:34:27,848 And at this very moment, the punishment will be commensurate with the crime. 587 00:34:27,891 --> 00:34:30,285 I'’m talking severe lock down. 588 00:34:30,329 --> 00:34:32,200 No friends, no extracurriculars, 589 00:34:32,244 --> 00:34:34,159 and certainly no competitive jump. 590 00:34:34,202 --> 00:34:37,205 Well, that'’s a little extreme.Okay, Duncan... 591 00:34:37,249 --> 00:34:39,642 Everything you'’ve worked for, down the drain. 592 00:34:39,686 --> 00:34:40,904 It'’d be such a shame. 593 00:34:43,298 --> 00:34:48,347 Or I can make you a one-time offer only. 594 00:34:48,390 --> 00:34:50,131 I can'’t believe I'’m saying this, crazy. 595 00:34:50,175 --> 00:34:52,655 It'’s crazy. 596 00:34:52,699 --> 00:34:56,137 You untie me... Us right now, 597 00:34:56,181 --> 00:34:59,097 and I mean right this very minute. I'’ll forget everything. 598 00:35:00,533 --> 00:35:04,363 No grounding no yelling, just carry on. 599 00:35:05,190 --> 00:35:07,496 Duncan! 600 00:35:07,540 --> 00:35:09,455 That sounds reasonable.As if it never happened. 601 00:35:09,498 --> 00:35:10,978 You... You promise? 602 00:35:12,327 --> 00:35:14,460 Yes, yes, we... We promise. 603 00:35:14,503 --> 00:35:17,071 Don'’t we, sweetheart? 604 00:35:17,115 --> 00:35:18,638 Oh, this is good. 605 00:35:22,207 --> 00:35:23,208 No. 606 00:35:26,602 --> 00:35:28,038 No. 607 00:35:28,082 --> 00:35:29,779 I don'’t want to carry on like this never happened. 608 00:35:31,520 --> 00:35:33,000 Because that'’s how we got here. 609 00:35:42,401 --> 00:35:44,968 First, to illustrate both of your glaring deficiencies 610 00:35:45,012 --> 00:35:47,145 as parents, the facts. 611 00:35:47,188 --> 00:35:49,582 Please feel free to follow along in your packets. 612 00:35:49,625 --> 00:35:51,323 As you can see in chart 1A, 613 00:35:51,366 --> 00:35:55,718 attendance of children'’s events has declined from its peak of 65% 614 00:35:55,762 --> 00:35:58,199 to its current flat line of 2%. 615 00:35:58,243 --> 00:36:01,115 In pie chart 3B...Em, this is very left brain. 616 00:36:01,159 --> 00:36:04,031 ...you can notice that the portion labeled "quality time" 617 00:36:04,074 --> 00:36:07,165 is a very thin line between watching movies and self-absorption. 618 00:36:07,208 --> 00:36:09,471 I haven'’t seen a movie in three years and he'’s the one at home. 619 00:36:09,515 --> 00:36:11,256 So, if I could be released 620 00:36:11,299 --> 00:36:13,171 that would be amazing.Mother, I will get out the tape. 621 00:36:13,214 --> 00:36:14,302 Tape? 622 00:36:14,346 --> 00:36:16,304 Mmm-hmm. 623 00:36:16,348 --> 00:36:18,306 Lucy, can you get Mommy'’s BlackBerry. 624 00:36:19,307 --> 00:36:20,787 Lucy, get t