My Life Without Me

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This is you.

Eyes closed,

out in the rain.

You never thought you'd be doing

something like this.

You never saw yourself as,

I don't know

how you'd describe it, as...

like one of those people

who like looking up at the moon,

or who spend hours gazing at

the waves or the sunset or...

I guess you know what kind of people

I'm talking about.

Maybe you don't

Anyway, you kinda you kinda

like it being like this,

fighting the cold

and feeling the water seep

through your shirt

and getting through to your skin.

And the feel of the ground

growing soft beneath your feet

and the smell.

And the sound of the rain

hitting the leaves.

All the things they talk about

in the books that you haven't read.

This is you.

Who would have guessed it?

You.

Lesson 3.

Dialogue.

Catch this.

You give me the big one.

OK.

Don't you even...

So how come you always get...

why do you always

get the big one?

I deserve the big one...

Maybe you should just try

and you know

to get chalk of the blackboard.

Laurie...

Oh, I'm trying to blow it

away from you.

- I thought you were quitting.

- I am quitting. I'm quitting, quitting.

That's great.

I can't quit smoking

and quit eating at the same time.

You don't have to quit eating.

Why would you have to quit eating?

You just don't understand.

You lose weight

just by thinking about it.

I swear you're slimmer now

than you were a month ago.

- No, you're imagining it.

- I am not.

When you're fat

like I am,

the only thing you see

is other women's bodies.

It's the only thing you see.

Laurie, you're crazy.

You're not fat at all, okay?

I know fat people. You're not one

of them. Look at this tummy.

It's not the tummy of a fat person.

As for me,

I'm eating the same as always.

Yesterday,

I ate a whole litre of ice-cream.

I haven't had ice-cream

in so long.

Say,

you're not following one of those

ice- cream diets are you?

Yeah, Ben and Jerry's

miracle diet.

Really?

No.

You know

what I'm thinking of right now?

What?

Corn on the cob.

With lots of salt, lots of butter.

Just talking about diets

makes me hungry.

See you tomorrow.

- All right. See you tomorrow.

- Tomorrow.

Bye.

Is Don going to look for another job?

Don's always looking for another job.

I could try and get him

something at the hotel.

That's okay.

Last thing I need is for you two

to fight there as well.

Why do you have

to listen to this stuff?

Why can't you listen to music

like normal people?

No one's normal, Mom.

No such thing as normal people.

Some muffins for the girls,

for breakfast.

They're a little squashed,

but they're fine.

Who rented Nathan's house?

I don't know.

Someone's moving in on Sunday.

Barry Manilow.

What?

Barry Manilow.

He's normal.

Good night, mom.

Come on. Move over, buddy.

Are those your feet or are you rubbing

ice-cubes down my legs?

Yes, they are ice-cubes.

Okay, warm them up.

That's my only choice.

I'm cold up here, too.

I'm cold everywhere.

Did you put all the laundry

in the basket?

- Yes.

- Thank you.

Are you tired?

Okay.

No!

I think you're too little.

I'll tell you when you're older.

You guys want some more milk?

Please, please, tell me now.

Drink up your milk. We've going to go

in about five minutes, all right?

You've spilt your milk.

I told you, you're too little.

Sh*t, Patsy, can you not drink a glass

of milk for once without spilling it?

No, no, no.

What are you doing?

Daddy, why don't the Flintstones

ever go to the beach?

I don't know. Don't change the subject.

Where does Mommy

keep your sweaters?

Mommy, I ate all my cereal

and Patsy didn't.

It's okay, we have accidents.

OK. Under the girls' bed,

in the green box,

there's another sweater under there.

Okay, put up your arms.

Come on, we've got to take this off,

okay girlie?

Got a little bit of milk on you.

Are you stuck?

Where's Patsy? I don't know.

There's Patsy.

There you go. Here you go.

Put that on.

Lance's brother rang me last night.

He said he might have something for me.

No way!

Great!

Where are the keys?

I can't find the keys.

- They're still in the ignition, I think.

- They are?

Girls, you've got to put on

your jackets.

Mommy, do I have to tell Patsy

where babies come from?

- I think she's too little.

- She is too little.

Can you put on your jacket first?

They opened a swimming pool

business in Wilmington Drive.

- No way.

- Yeah.

I know.

- Good luck.

- Yeah, thank you.

Can you...

You pick up the girls from school,

because I might not be back

till later.

- Yeah, sure. No problem.

- Okay. Guys?

Put on your hats

and gloves, okay?

I'm going to warm up the car and we're

going to be gone in two minutes, okay?

Two minutes. Yes!

I want you to help Patsy

with hers as well, okay?

So get yours on and help.

- Bye, guys. Have a good day.

- Bye, Mom.

I got you, I got you.

Ann,

I'm hanging out some wash. You got

anything you want me to hang out?

Ann, are you in there?

Put your clothes in the bag,

and put on the robe.

Do you know

if this is going to take long?

- I'm supposed to pick up my kids.

- I really have no idea.

Can I just go tell my Mom

to pick them up for me?

We can't make any exceptions.

Is your mother outside?

Yeah, she came with me.

Ann Matland.

- I forgot to tell her.

- I'll see what I can do.

Now if you could get undressed

or you really will be here all day.

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