God, I swear, sometimes I feel like the only thing anyone in this family ever says to me is 'Go away.' Justin, can I hang out with you? Justin?
Go away, Claudia, ok? Just get out of here.
“Before and After” · Season 2, Episode 18
In this episode: Julia Salinger (3), Claudia Salinger (2), Charlie Salinger (1), Sarah Reeves (1), Justin Thompson (1)
Julia...
What?
Um...I'm not the right person.
What?
I'm not trying to make you feel bad. I'm really not. Please don't think that. It's just that I have problems for myself, because of being adopted. I mean, if my mother had made the same choice as you, I wouldn't be here.
Oh. Right. Right. Um...[long pause] But see, you have to understand--
No, Julia. I know you need somebody on your side. I know that, and I want to...but I can't. I'm sorry.
I know you feel alone in this, Julia, but you're not. You're not the first one to ever make this decision. Something like a million women every year--
I know the statistics, Charlie. Thanks.
I went with a girlfriend once to get one. In college.
You did?
Yeah. Debra...Debra...Debra Lots of Bracelets Debra. [laughs] We didn't talk much beforehand about the decision. I mean, it just made sense for both of us. We weren't even 20, and it's not like we were in love with each other or anything. So...I felt really bad about it for a while afterwards, but that feeling...it goes away. You don't carry it around with you forever, Julia. You really don't. I mean, before this happened with you, I hadn't even thought about it in, like, years.
And what about her?
Well...it took a little time, I guess, but yeah. After a while, she was okay.
So you stayed in touch?
Well...no. Not exactly.
So how do you know that she doesn't still carry this around with her?
You don't have to leave.
That's okay.
Claud, I want to talk to you.
That's okay.
Claud.
[about Julia aborting her baby] I don't get it.
What?
How could you even think about doing this? What about Owen? He was an accident, too. Do you think Mom and Dad should have never had him?
This is different!
How is it different? It's not different at all!
Claudia, I am too young to have a baby! Claudia, please.
If you do this...there are people who are gonna say that it's murder, and you have to tell me what to say when they say that about you. You have to tell me what to say to them! Please!
I don't know...but I would not be doing this if I thought that was true.
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