A Kid Like Jake Page #5

My wife is on a ton of boards.

I don't know

if that's helpful, or..

You know,

it's impossible to predict

but on average,

it's approximately 400.

Six hundred.

Nine hundred.

Thirty-six thousand children

applied for a spot

in one of the city's

magnet programs last year.

In a few weeks, we'll visit

some new schools.

And you'll play with some kids

and meet some teachers

and you should just be yourself.

And that's all

that matters, okay?

So it's no big deal at all.

- Yeah.

- No biggie.

You can have a fruit roll-up

later, if you want.

- Yeah.

- Except they're kinda sticky.

Hello?

Wheeler, yeah.

W-H-E-E-L-E-R.

And my son is Jake.

Preschools will receive feedback

in December.

Of course, we wish we had room

for all your little angels.

But the numbers

are what they are.

The numbers are what they are.

The numbers are what they are.

Ooh, look at that.

What is that?

- Is that for us?

- Yes!

No, I did that.

Uh, Le -- let me try.

- That's what I clicked on.

- No.

I think it's

the one under there.

- I don't know.

- I can't deal with this..

There.

Right?

I mean, it's insane!

Between the down-regs

and the stims

trigger shots, blood samples

not to mention anesthetic

for egg retrieval.

All in all,

you're probably stabbed

about 75 times per cycle.

And most of the stabbing,

you're doing to yourself.

I had this whole kit

at the office.

They say if you're squeamish

about needles

IVF will either cure you

or break you.

I, actually..

That doesn't bother you?

- You mean..

- The banshee next door.

What about Ben?

What about him?

Was he supportive?

Just.. In all this.

We've got a few minutes.

He'd call the office.

Constantly checking in.

You know, he'd e-mail me

these fertility blogs.

What to eat, what not to eat.

That sounds like

a lot of pressure.

You have kids?

Yeah. One.

It's like when guys say,

"We're pregnant!"

You know?

Like, wow! Equality, great!

But actually you're not,

so maybe you could just..

...f*** off a little bit?

Ally, come on,

you're being ridiculous.

I'm fine.

You've got clients.

So, what?

So, I'll reschedule.

It's his first interview.

This is important.

- He's gonna be nervous.

- Exactly.

You know, I'm sorry,

but what happens

if you puke on the train?

You think that's gonna put him

in a good mood?

All right, Th -- there's

some apple slices

with peanut butter

in the kitchen.

Make sure he eats on the way.

Yeah, but "The Little Mermaid's"

my favorite movie.

Mm-hmm.

- Here you go.

- Thank you very much.

Hey, Jake, let's go over here.

First time?

Yeah.

At our last one,

they left the door open

so I could peek in.

And I saw my son

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