A mother confronts her adult son Malcolm on Karamo about violent fights between them that happen repeatedly. Malcolm says he only hit her knee to escape, while she accuses him of trying to kill her and being selfish and disrespectful. The conversation reveals deep resentment and conflicting stories about who's responsible.
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You 21, you a big-ass baby. Your grandma did that to you. And yes, I gave her my whole life.
How'd you give her your life? I was 17 when I had you. That's your fault. I was 17 when I had you. I didn't ask to be brought into this world. I didn't ask to have you. Okay, then that's your fault. But I did what I had to do to make sure you was good. You ain't never lacked nothing. You ain't never lacked nothing in your whole life. Just 'cause you gave me everything, that doesn't mean— I gave you my life. You didn't give me your life. I gave you my life. That doesn't give me your life. Everything. I gave you everything. You ain't lack nothing. Clearly you ain't Mr. Meal. You everything. Everything. Okay.
Can you sit down?
I can.
So do you get into fights like this often?
All the time.
All the time. And what do the fights usually come from?
Is it just— His mouth.
His mouth.
He need to mind his business.
Mm-hmm.
How could I mind my business when your business is in front of me?
—because you're in my house.
Okay, but I'm in your house. So if I wasn't there—
Most 21-year-olds be in college. Most 21-year-olds be in college. You told me I would have to leave. Most 21-year-olds go to college.
All right. What happened during the last fight you two had?
He tried to kill me. Like, I got—
No, no, not like kill, kill, but I have bad knees, right? And what he does is he punches at my knees.
He punches at your knees? If she has my hair and I need to get you off of me and you're my mom and I can't— I'm not gonna physically like do my mom. So I hit her weak spot to get her off of me.
So what you mean? What you want me to do?
Do you think he respects you? He don't respect nothing.
He don't respect himself.
Why you say he doesn't respect himself?
Because he doesn't focus on what needs to be done. Malcolm ain't no bad person. I had him at 17. My mom kind of like stepped in and kind of like, you know, did her big one with him. I'm not gonna even lie. She did her thing. With raising him, but she spoiled him. And he's selfish. He's selfish. The only person you think about is yourself.
Mom, if I thought about myself, I wouldn't care about you. Lower your tone. Okay, chill. Lower your tone. Okay, chill. I said, if I only cared about myself, we wouldn't be here. I care about you. I care a lot about you.
This is about you. This ain't got nothing to do with me. This about you. 'Cause if you cared about me, you wouldn't make me choose between you and my wife. If you cared about me, we wouldn't be here.
Does he get along with your wife? No, he don't, no.
Why do you think?
How's it been? Because they just alike.
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