[00:00.01]22-2 ACT II
[00:08.81]There's your teddy bear, Max.
[00:13.97]He just loves that teddy bear
[00:16.21]that Grandpa Philip bought for him.
[00:20.01]I took him to Philip's office yesterday for a checkup.
[00:24.45]You should have seen the look on his face
[00:27.18]when Molly gave him the injection.
[00:28.89]Oh, did he cry?
[00:30.48]No.
[00:33.01]My dear little boy just looked up at me as if to say,
[00:37.43]"Mama, what are they doing to me? Help!"
[00:43.33]How did you feel?
[00:45.19]Tell the truth.
[00:45.62]Didn't you feel terrible?
[00:47.50]I sure did.
[00:50.39]I held him closely.
[00:52.79]I kissed the top of his dear little head.
[00:57.37]He looked up at me.
[00:58.36]He tried to smile.
[01:03.69]Being with him helped.
[01:07.62]Helped him?
[01:08.28]Or helped you?
[01:12.05]Being a mother is not easy,
[01:14.05]if that's what you mean.
[01:19.19]Speaking of being a mother,
[01:22.06]I've been meaning to ask you
[01:23.28]what you were thinking about regarding going back to work.
[01:27.44]I know Rita Mae called.
[01:28.70]I can imagine what is going through your head.
[01:31.41]I'm sure you can, Ellen.
[01:33.36]There are so many things to consider.
[01:36.40]One thing that makes it easier for you
[01:38.03]is that you have us.
[01:40.95]Max will always have a family member to watch over him
[01:44.96]while you're at work.
[01:46.52]I didn't have that when Richard and Susan were born.
[01:49.81]What did you do?
[01:52.45]I chose to continue with my career as a music teacher.
[01:56.09]We hired a woman to watch Richard and then Susan,
[02:00.81]and I continued with my career.
[02:06.00]Do you think you made the right decision? ?
[02:09.12]I think I did.
[02:10.99]But when Robbie was born, ,
[02:12.62]I decided to give full-time attention to raising Robbie.
[02:16.73]I felt differently at that time.
[02:18.81]And you gave up your career as a music teacher?
[02:20.75]Not exactly.
[02:22.14]I continued to teach piano lessons at home.
[02:27.03]How did you feel about being away
[02:29.98]when Susan and Richard were babies?
[02:34.15]I think I did the right thing
[02:35.86]for them and for myself and for Philip.
[02:38.71]We needed the money.
[02:39.72]Remember?
[02:40.77]Well, we do too, Ellen.
[02:43.17]Everything I earn helps us towards getting that house
[02:47.63]we want and need.
[02:49.50]I can't wait till he's just a little older.
[02:51.89]Our toy company makes the most wonderful toys for kids.
[02:56.41]Max thanks you.
[02:57.68]I thank you.
[02:58.60]And Richard thanks you.
[03:00.30]Now may I please say hello?
[03:01.96]Hello.
[03:05.01]Hello.
[03:07.52]I miss Max and think about him all week long.
[03:10.54]We talk about him at dinnertime.
[03:12.48]Will you please try to relax?
[03:14.54]I've never seen you so wound up.
[03:17.24]You seem to be enjoying the pressure.
[03:20.50]The truth is, I am.
[03:22.22]My job is not an easy one,
[03:23.72]but I really enjoy it.
[03:25.85]That is exactly what I wanted to talk to you about, Susan.
[03:30.40]What's the problem?
[03:31.67]Marilyn's career.
[03:33.43]Well, my choice of careers.
[03:36.68]Choice?
[03:38.89]My career as a fashion designer
[03:42.37]versus my career as a mother.
[03:45.34]Why does it have to be one or the other?
[03:48.01]That's what I said.
[03:49.27]How's that? ?
[03:50.41]Why can't you do both?
[03:53.22]She's right.
[03:55.58]Both?
[03:57.02]Well, that's what I do.
[03:58.43]I have a job, and I have Michelle.
[04:00.13]I take care of both to the best of my ability.
[04:01.66]It's not easy, but what is?
[04:02.04]And that's what I did.
[04:02.43]I did both with Richard and Susan,
[04:03.33]and I did both with Robbie.
[04:04.39]I thought you stayed home with Robbie?
[04:05.29]I did.
[04:05.77]But I was lucky enough to have a career as a music teacher
[04:08.09]which I could continue at home.
[04:13.32]Why can't you work at home, Marilyn?
[04:15.98]You're very talented.
[04:18.43]Designing dresses is a career
[04:20.40]you could establish out of your home,
[04:22.96]couldn't you?
[04:27.15]I don't know why I didn't think of it.
[04:31.65]It seems so simple now.
[04:34.51]For a year or two
[04:35.49]I could stay at home with Max and do my dress designs.
[04:42.52]And you could make your dresses at home.
[04:45.87]Sounds like a great way to solve the problem.
[04:49.00]That could solve your problem, Marilyn.
[04:52.93]I'm going to call Rita Mae at home
[04:54.47]and ask her to come by and talk about it.
[04:56.91]She wants to see Max, anyway.
[04:59.77]I think that really answers your questions, Marilyn.
[05:01.93]You can do it.
[05:02.88]Do your designs at home--here.
[05:06.20]And let Rita Mae do the selling at the boutique.
[05:09.44]And you can both benefit financially.
[05:12.85]I'm going to call Rita Mae right now.
[05:15.98]Oh, Susan, thank you so much
[05:20.04]for coming all this way from the city to talk to me about it.
[05:23.59]I hope you don't mind
[05:24.43]having taken so much time away from your busy schedule.
[05:27.52]Are you kidding? ?
[05:28.93]I don't mind at all.
[05:30.70]As a matter of fact,
[05:32.00]I came to spend some time with my favorite nephew.
[05:35.18]I think you should call Rita Mae right now.
[05:37.98]I think your idea of working at home is perfect.
[05:40.71]I don't know what I would do without you.
[05:43.40]I'm lucky to have you all.
[05:45.79]We are lucky to have you, Marilyn.
[05:48.97]And so is Max.