Margot At The Wedding Page #4

I always think

that I have something in my hair.

It's not necessarily bad, Paul.

It's just something that you do.

Claude, have you ever seen

your mother climb a tree?

No.

We don't have much opportunity

in Manhattan.

As kids, Margot climbed everything.

She could even climb that tree.

Can you do it, Mom?

- Maybe later.

- No, now.

- Do it now, Margot.

- Show him, Margot.

I told you.

Sh*t.

What's she doing now?

She's stuck.

You okay?

I got it.

You were great on the way up.

- Don't patronize me, Claude.

- Come on, we're all laughing, Margot!

You're laughing in a kind way.

Claude is taking

too much pleasure out of it.

- I am not.

- You are.

You like to make fun of me,

to see me get embarrassed.

It's mean.

- What are you doing?

- I've got a f***ing bug in my ear, okay?

I thought Claude could hand out

programs. Ingrid wants to sing.

Do you want to read a poem

or something?

You know I don't like

to speak in front of people.

I'm doing this conversation

at the bookstore in town on Friday.

I totally regret having said I'd do it.

You're doing a conversation?

Yeah. Just talking about my work

in front of a crowd.

I would have invited you,

but I thought it'd be boring.

What? Say it.

Nothing. It's just, I would come.

I wanna come.

I get a kick out of it.

Just, it's weird, you know.

So you're not here for my...

It's okay. I get it.

When did they ask you?

A while ago. I said no, but then

when I was coming here anyway,

I guess it helps sales. And so...

I see.

Did I tell you Becky got her tubes tied?

Why? Is she seeing someone?

She's still obese, I assume.

I think it's symbolic.

I bet Mom paid for it.

- We should audit Mom.

- I considered it in my 20s.

You know, when I was f***ing everyone.

You remember?

- I did my share.

- Not like me.

You wanna count?

No, Margot. I don't wanna count.

What was it about Dad

that had us f***ing so many guys?

I think it was the only time

we could really feel unselfconscious

and get out of our heads.

I don't think it was that.

I just think it was something

we were good at.

Your mom thinks Bruce is gay.

No, she said he had Asperger's.

It's like lesser-retarded.

- I have adult A.D.D.

- You mean child A.D.D.

No. For some reason

I have the adult version.

Maybe I'm retarded.

- Come on!

- Come on!

- Hey! Be careful!

- What?

Be careful how you pull on

that child's arm.

You'll take it out of its socket.

Don't tell us how to treat our child.

I don't care how you treat your child.

Just don't hurt him.

- It's a girl.

- She threw a rock at me.

She's a little girl.

She knew what she was doing.

There's no hitting in our family.

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