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Lauren Miller Bow and Andre (the parents) were having problems in their marriage (which lead up to almost divorcing).. they tried their best to not show their problems & yelling in front of their kids but eventually it got so bad (this clip) that they “accidentally” revealed it to them
Let me add another reply regarding Junior. Junior is THE most optimistic child in this family. You (almost) never see him down or angry. He’s also like a third parent to the rest of his siblings. So when they all saw their parents fighting, they all saw what they were hiding from them especially from Junior (the “third” parent) and because they never see Junior mad/sad/angry they immediately knew that this wasn’t nothing and that their parents would eventually divorce (which they didn’t thank God 😭)
Seeing Diane sad really hit home. Because she’s so keen and clever it’s tough seeing her so vulnerable and for once not being “one step ahead” of everything.
She was sad in disneyworld when she lost her glasses in that one ride. Rookie mistake: never wear your glasses when you go amusement park rides. I learned this the hard way when I went on a rollercoaster as a kid, but luckily, this couple managed to recover my glasses.
When Junior got upset like that, I was literally shocked and it hurt more because he's such the optimistic one in the family. And seeing him upset also seemed to make his siblings bothered and hurt too...
You know you have a balanced character when Jr gets upset and mad. Yes, they make fun of him but in the end they're family and will be there for one another. However, seeing him hurt and angry shows the writers dont treat him as a joke 24/7. Just love the balance of humor and tragedy
@@fattysl26 Same. That's why I loved this scene so much. It was taken seriously when Junior got upset because he's the most optimistic one in the family.
That scene literally brought me to tears. Seeing Jr. cry and then Diane running after him just ripped my heart out. This was one of their best episodes.
I'm so glad they had Ruby and Pops to stop Junior from feeling like it was all his fault. So many kids feel like their parents divorce was their fault and that there was something they could do when it isn't true and they tend to carry that guilt with them for most of their childhood until they're old enough to know better. But by then it's deeply rooted. They saved Junior from that heartbreak
Selfish and irresponsible parents don't communicate with their children properly, thus allowing the children to wonder and assume and be confused and eventually draw their own conclusions, which are never accurate. Those conclusions drawn usually include the children being at fault. Why would they not think they're at fault when they ALWAYS get caught in the middle of their parents bullshit?
I think the reason them nearly ending their marriage hit so hard for viewers was because Dre and Bow are like America’s mom and dad. They give us faith in everlasting love. And seeing them struggle was hard for all of us to watch. Our hearts were breaking right along with Jr.
Am I the only one who feels like their fighting is mostly Dre's fault? Particularly right here. What's wrong with Bow going back to work, especially since Dre was out of the house and they didn't know if they were gonna get back together anytime soon? Somebody's gotta pay the bills and provide for the kids.
I feel their arguing can be seen from both sides. Yes, dre has issues but when bow didnt do anything about devante's learning abilities and thought it would be a passing issue, she failed to include dre if there was something wrong.
Both have a hard time communicating. I do blame dre more. He has all this baggage that he brings to everything. Bo just kinda ignores his issues without really working through them as a team and she just does her own thing regardless of dre s feelings. Sometimes I get it but in truth if you are going to be a couple you need to come to the same page on things.
@@kellharris2491 What you said is true. However, I always felt that "the black side" of the family was always chosen over everything else. You can't continually make a person feel like her childhood and values are less and expect it to go well! Bow is always made to feel like her white side isn't good enough. This is why she goes her on way in a lot of things: there isn't really any support! My son and I are of mixed descent. For some strange reason people feel it's enough to tell us we're black and to get over ourselves, but don't really give us the tools for navigating between our worlds nor do they accept us for who we actually are. People can't be happy and live their lives how an accepting society expects them to be! Furthermore, I always felt that Dre was a bit jealous of Bow and her achievements. That's why he agreed to having another child as a way to keep her out of her job, so he could be the provider for the family! Being underhanded like that doesn't help the family at all, because people will eventually understand what is happening and feel betrayed!
True, the whole group of episodes when Dre and Bow went through a separation tore me apart. It actually made me look at my own 25 year marriage and say wait a minute we can do this.
Good for you. Anyone can get married. It takes two mature unselfish people to STAY married. But sometimes, things just run their course and you have to move on as two people who had a particular kind of relationship together that evolved into a different kind of relationship.
I like this part. There comes a moment in mariage where doors seemed closed and you can’t breath. You hang in there because of the kids. Then you realized you are hurting them too. Separation doesn’t mean divorce. Work it out individual and then together. I also think the emotions that the kids presented were really good.
Divorces are really awful, we want to be so advanced and focused on individual happiness. We are not a singular one; we are a collective us. I was a 37 year old married, pregnant woman , driving to an appointment and “used to be my girl” by the O’Jays came on the radio and I had a literal breakdown. I had to pull over cause I was hysterical. My dad loved the O’Jays, we didn’t go to church on Sundays we listened to the O’Jays. My parents split up when I was 11. I certainly want people to be free to be happy but their is always a price to pay for individual happiness.
omg I remember this storyline. It had me upset and in tears cause it felt like it came out of nowhere. It's one of those storylines that makes you think the show is coming to an end.
I remember this arc of episodes, folks were upset, they were like this is supposed to be a comedy, Lol what is this, folks did not want to see this show get serious
This show is based on the Creator of the shows real life and he really went through this and is still going through this with his wife, they are contemplating divorce just haven't went through with it yet
Jr you killed it ,you brought me to 😭 tears .I love this show ,with hollywierd like it is this is the only show I can watch and enjoy . I'm 62 year old white woman and I dont like when Rainbow and Dra wetent getting along ,but it was worth it when Jr brought me to tears it was raw and hit home .Keep up the good work and I'll keep watching .I love it.......
@@KaylaJohnson1995 It was beautiful beacuase despite what they were going through her first go to was her best friend/husband and Dre was there in a heartbeat for her to comfort her depsite what they were going 💙
At least these parents cared enough about keeping it hidden from their kids. I live in a society where divorce is a taboo unless there's physical abuse. Seeing your parents fight without them caring to hide it from you really does some things.
All my friends from high school all their parents are divorced including mine like nowadays it’s a miracle if your parents are still married after you graduate high school. Also why marriage is so scary to me
Marriage is scary because no one makes it a standard to teach people how to love and receive love, how to communicate effectively and respectfully, how to compromise, or that it’s important to love yourself and heal your own wounds instead of using your partner as a bandaid.
That is because some folks stay together 'for the sake of the kids'. When the kids grow up, they feel like they dont have to pretend to hold it together anymore.
@@devontemccoy7721 I'm 14 and if my parents divorced I'm definitely sure it was because I was dreaming. Some people are so close to their parents that their seperation is practically chaos for them. My parents don't see each other as "husband" and "wife" but more like "family" and the kids are also "family" so you just feel a tighter bond
This was all happening while my son’s dad and I were going through our separation- and we would watch this show together - I was a facking mess... but they ended up pushing through 🙌🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
@@greeneyelightskin746 basically the parent were having problems and some of the kids had to split up with each others houses and in THSI moment junior the young tall one who usually wouldn’t say anything got upset and also with Diane the younger one with glasses who also almost never gets upset at anything gets upset because her parents were having bad arguments and we about to divorce
I remember watching this episode and feeling like shit. Diane's expression was just heart wrenching cause she's usually the strongest one. I'm just glad I got to follow this journey from season 1
When the most positive character Jr gets upset, then Dianie the toughest least emotional character cries and runs off, then her twin Jack goes after her, then Zoe has to get them all as the big sis, then Pops look as the man who experienced it all
What happened? It's my first time seeing this scene. The video starts after the topic is mentioned. The "sadness" aspect to this clip is missed by anyone who doesn't follow the show.
When Dre left and both he and Rainbow looked and felt tired... It hit close to home for me. My grandparents (from my late mom's side) got divorced and my parents got separated a few or so years later when I was a little kid. Back then, nobody could tell me what was going on or why it was happening so I never asked (mostly with me being too young to understand "grown-up stuff". I know that the past is in the past and there's nothing that can be done, but I can't help but to look back and wonder if there's anything I could've done to prevent it from happening. How come we don't have a time machine yet? Or a machine that can show you what could happen if you altered the past?
These days I think marriage should be illegal.... or banned. It causes so much emotional pain, high expectations, and high amounts of disappointment. They say the divorce rate is dropping... guess what??? it’s because LESS PEOPLE ARE GETTING MARRIED!
