Julius!

Drew.

Where'd you get that suit?

The Peach Suit Warehouse. Mama bought it for me.

That's $63.72 worth of suit.

Rochelle!

I told Tonya she couldn't have pink carpet.

Why would you say yes when I said no?

I didn't know she asked you first.

But what I want to know is,

why you spent money on a suit for Drew after I told him no?

Well,if you had asked me,I would have told you it was okay.

Wait a minute.

So when you say something's okay,it's okay,

but when I say something's okay,it's not?!

Sure.

What kind of sense does that make?

It makes perfect sense.

And besides,I am not going to have my baby on stage

looking like he can't sing.

Well,I'm not going to have my baby walking around

acting like she can't have pink carpet on the floor.

You know what? Fine.

Fine. Fine.

Ain't nobody worried about you. Ain't worried about you either.

Drew's plan was still working.

My parents were so busy fighting each other

they forgot Tonya and Drew should be the ones in trouble.

It's too bad they didn't hear the rest of that conversation.

Wait,wait,

I think we just been had.

What are you talking about?

Your kids just played us against each other.

Ain't this about a...

Before you get mad,

let's think about this for a minute.

So whenever they ask us for something,

let's come up with a system.

What kind of system?

This was their system.

Daddy,can I have a popsicle?

Go ask your mother.

Hey,Dad,can I have a dollar?

Go ask your mother.

Dad,can I go to the hospital?

Go ask your mother.

Okay?

Okay.

That's my baby.

Without my lucky socks

I knew any chance of me doing good on that test was history.

Hey,man,what's the matter?

I lost your lucky socks.

Chris...

those socks aren't lucky.

If they were lucky,I'd still have my hair,

I would have hit the number

and I wouldn't still be wearing a pair of socks

I had when I met your mother.

But I have a lot of big stuff going on in school tomorrow.

I need those socks.

Chris... you need to make your own luck in this world.

Success comes from opportunity and preparation.

And being white.

Do you think it was luck when Rocky beat Mr. T?

Do you think the Ghostbusters were lucky

when they saved New York from the Stay-Puff Marshmallow Man?

Do you think Godzilla was lucky

when he beat Ghidrah the three-headed monster?

I don't know.I guess not.

That's right.

Chris,the only thing lucky about those socks

is that I couldn't find the matching pants.

Now go find your own luck.

You don't need those socks.

Thanks.

You're welcome.

Talking to my father always made me feel better.

And maybe he was right.

Maybe it wasn't the socks after all.

Wrong

Looks kind of crooked.

That's better.Love it.

That's my girl. Come here.

Look,Tonya,next time me or your mother say no,

we mean no,got it?

Yes,Daddy.

Good.

Meanwhile,my mother had another way

of getting her point across.

The next time you ask me to do something

after your father told you no,

I'm going to pop the pores off your face,do you understand me?

Yes,ma'am.

As for me,I was still as lucky as a three-leaf clover.

Hey,man,I forgot my bus pass again.

Can I just go ahead?

Yeah,you can just go ahead.

You can just go ahead and jog alongside the bus.

Go on,go on.

Kids.

On the second bus, my luck got worse.

Hi,Darlene.

Who are you?

I'm... Chris. Remember?

You said you liked my name.

I really don't care.

Who the hell do you think you are?

Just because somebody sits down,doesn't mean

you have to start talking to them.

Do I look like I want to talk?

And what the hell kind of name is Chris anyway?

What you need to do,is you need to sit down,

shut up and ride the bus to wherever you got to go.

And back at school...

I hope everyone is prepared for today's history quiz.

And,Chris,I hope you weren't too busy taking care Chris

of all of your half-brothers and sisters to study.