01x02 - The Airport Is a Tic Disaster

[bunniefuu]

My name is Baylen.

I'm 21 years old,

and I have
Tourette's syndrome.

And a little baby weenie.

[mimics popping sounds]

Hey, m*therf*cker!

Tourette's syndrome
causes me to have

involuntary motor
and vocal tics.

This isn't good for you
'cause then your...
Oh, f*ck!

[Baylen] I felt like I just
broke my f*cking finger.

Hey, m*therf*ckers!

That's... that's the one thing
that I'm so embarrassed about,

is my cussing tics.

To have tics where you have
the urges to say
obscene things...

Raining vaginas!

...that's only seen
in 10% of the cases.

-We'll work on
the coprolalia today.
-Okay.

My number one goal...
[grunts]

is to move out
of my parents' house.

-How are you gonna...
how are you gonna do this...
-[Baylen] You're done.

...when "you're out
on your own," Baylen?

Baylen wants her independence,
and we definitely wanna
help her get there.

-[Allen] There you go.
-[Baylen] Yeah,
stupid f*ck!

But it's an emotional dance.

There's not enough
botulinum toxin
for all my wrinkles.

[Allen laughs]

-We've been married 23 years.
-I don't know.

[Allen] Six kids later,
it's like...

[Sammi] Search warrant!

What are you...

...uh, chaotic.

-Hey, babe.
-Hi.

Colin is the boyfriend.
He's my medicine.

Love that man.

I'd like to have kids
before I'm 25.

You'd like to have kids
in the next four years?

I am in the United States
Air Force,

and I have a relocation
coming up here

in a couple months.

I could end up anywhere.

Is it good news or bad news?

[Colin speaking]

[softly] I don't want him
to leave. [sniffles]

[opening theme music playing]

♪♪ I wanna shine ♪♪

♪♪ Just need a spark
From somewhere ♪♪

♪♪ To light up the night ♪♪

Whoo!

You're done.

[softly] You're done.

[in normal voice] g*dd*mn!

Next up, John Cena!

I hear a rumble!

[all laughing]

[Vick] Yeah, and that's how
it starts.

-[indistinct shouting]
-[grunting and laughing]

-[sighs] I just love the--
-Oh, gosh, here goes
the sappy tears.

No, I love all of that.

[Bechnir laughing]

I love everything
about being a mom.

I love when I hate
being a mom.

[laughing]

-[Allen] Yeah!
-[screams and laughs]

[Allen grunts]
Who's making me dinner?

-[indistinct shouting]
-[Vick] Oh, my God!

It's like the loony barn
up in here. [laughing]

What the...

What the hell's a loony barn?

[Baylen]
Aileen is my best friend.

She's an amazing soul.

She's coming to pick me up
to get my nails done,

which will be
a great distraction

because Colin left things
kind of up in the air.

Like, what could
Colin possibly

have to tell me in person
that he can't over the phone?

So, I'm trying
not to freak out.

-[Aileen] Yes, hello!
-Don't you worry,
I was... I was nice,

and I dusted my shoes
off before I got in here.

-Okay, hi.
-[burps]

-Oh, sorry.
-[snickering]

God bless you.

-Oh, my goodness.
-[laughs]

[Baylen] Me and Aileen
have been best friends

since I was in 10th grade.

Okay, here, let me put
the child safety locks on.

[Baylen] It was pretty hard

to make friends in high school
and experience tics.

Let's figure out how to get
out of this driveway.

Could be worse,
I could be driving.

[laughs] You're like,
"Let's not f*cking think
about that."

Let's not test fate.

People would just get,
like, annoyed

with, like, me
clearing my throat,
and I, like, I get it.

But no, I can't help it.

-[Aileen] I think of--
-[Baylen] Oh, my God!

-Oh, my God, that guy
is completely off the road.
-What?

-Oh.
-Are you not seeing that?

-Oh. He's back on.
-[horn honking]

-[laughing] Oh, no.
-[Baylen] Oh, wait.

I gotta just do it, like,
three more times after this,

-so just don't,
like, reach over.
-Okay. Okay.

-[horn honking]
-Okay.

-Okay.
-[Baylen laughs]

It's been really hard
since she's moved
hours away for her college.

We don't see each other
as much.

But I'm so grateful
that she's going to school

and having the time
of her life.

I'm so happy for her.

You're a c**t.

[laughs] Stop.

Sorry.

I knew Baylen
even before her Tourette's
really started forming,

so I've always seen Baylen
for just who she is.

So, it's never really been
Tourette's and Baylen.
It's just been Baylen.

-[laughing] Okay.
-You got hair in there.

We need to get that out.

[Aileen] I know I've, like,
talked to you all the time,

but we don't really talk
about, like, you and Colin.

[Baylen] He literally
called me last night,

being, like,
weird and cryptic,

and saying how he needs
to talk to me.

-Mm-hmm.
That sounds really serious.
-And I don't... I don't--

[Aileen] Do you know
what about?

[Baylen] I have no clue.

But I definitely see
Colin in my life

for a very, very long time.

And, like, I definitely...

[giggles]

I would like to have kids
and a family before 25,

but Colin thinks
that that's rushing into it.

I'm sorry, this is where
my math comes back in, that...

Um, we've already been
dating for a year now.

I'm 21.

So, it'd be five years.

If me and Colin have been
dating for five years

and you guys don't see
a big, huge, massive rock
on my hand...

That's all I'm gonna say.

We're gonna leave it at that.
[chuckles]

Leesburg d*ck,
Harpers Ferry d*ck,

Martinsburg d*ck.
Yeah, fentanyl d*ck.

Anyhoo...

♪♪ Found you
Found you, you ♪♪

♪♪ That's what you gotta do ♪♪

♪♪ Found you
Found you, you ♪♪

-[Baylen] Hi.
-[employee] Hello.

-[Baylen] Wee-hoo!
Wee-hoo, wee-hoo!
-[Aileen] How are you?

[employee] Oh, I'm good.
How are you?

-Your nails are so cute.
-[Baylen] I'm good.

-Oh, thank you.
-[Baylen] f*ck off.

f*ck off, f*ck off.

[employee] Okay,
so you have chipped nails?

[Baylen] Yes, I do.
Like, some of them
are chipped.

-[employee] Oh.
-[Baylen hiccupping]

Oh.

Oh. Too slow. f*ck off.

Sorry.

[mimicking tapping sounds]

[employee laughing]

[Baylen]
It's not the easiest thing

to put myself
in an environment
that stresses me out,

and it's gonna make
my condition worse.

But at the same time,
I want a normal life.

I wanna do
what everyone else is doing.

Every other girl my age gets
their nails done, pretty much.

Wee-hoo! Wee-hoo, wee-hoo!

Have you ever met anyone
with Tourette's syndrome?

[employee] Mmm.

[Baylen] Wee-hoo, wee-hoo!

And you don't think
it's hard to do my nails?

[employee] No.

[squeals] Ooh, wee-hoo.
Wee-hoo, wee-hoo.

-I appreciate that.
-[employee] Yeah.

Aileen, since living in Ohio,

and I know
I don't see you that much,

and obviously, I know
I want you to make friends
in other places,

how do you feel
about, like, if I move out

and I find other friends?

Do you think we'll still,
like, hang out as much?

Like, what do you think?

Girl, I could literally
not see you for eight months,

and then see you,
and it feels like
nothing has changed.

So, I'm not worried at all.

And I want you
to make new friends.

But first, they have
to go through

-a five-step approval process.
-[chuckles]

Handwrite me a letter

-expressing
their intentions...
-You got to have their resume.

-[both laughing]
-...to be your friend.

I wanna make friends.
It's just, I'm not in school.

And you're my only friend.

-And especially in this--
-As much as I love that...

-[chuckles]
-[Baylen] In this...
in this area

because I haven't
went anywhere
and you've left.

Wee-hoo, wee-hoo!

I tried going to college,
and I tried connecting,

I tried finding a purpose,
I tried getting involved,
and it just didn't work.

I didn't really make friends,
so I really miss being able
to just call a friend

and Aileen be at the door.

And, oh, my God, like...

I don't have that now.
[chuckles]

[Aileen] Colin wants you
to move to D.C., right?

[Baylen] I mean, yeah,

but at the same time,
like, his job can be
relocated anywhere.

So, it's just kind of
where I feel at peace
and happiest,

not in my parents' basement.

[Baylen and Aileen chuckle]

I feel that, girl.

[Baylen] I was hoping
to move to D.C.,

but depending on the news
he has to tell me,

which is probably about
his relocation orders,

everything could go
up in smoke.

[mimicking tapping sounds]

So, I'm a little frustrated

because I don't know
what to expect.

Tippy-tippy-top,
weiner tap,
rotisserie chicken.

[squeals] Wee-hoo!
Wee-hoo, wee-hoo!

My dad dropped me off
at the gym
to meet up with Colin,

which is a good thing

because my mind
has been racing
for the last two days,

trying to figure out
what Colin has to tell me.

[squeals] f*ck.

[Colin] Okay,
let's sit down and talk.

I'm expected to receive
my work relocation

from the military any day,
and I know Baylen
is pretty much dreading it.

Wee-hoo! Wee-hoo,
wee-hoo! f*ck off.

I just found out this news,
and I know
that I wasn't being clear.

But it's gonna make
this relocation

and us being apart
really challenging.

That's why I wanted to talk
to Baylen in person.

So, have you talked
to your parents

about moving out at all
any time soon?

I personally have,
and I'd like it
to be tomorrow.

Do I think
it's gonna be tomorrow? No.

-Yeah.
-I know where I'd like to go.

I'd like to end up
in the D.C. area

-to be closer to you.
-Yeah.

Willy Wonka
has a little baby wiener.

A little baby wiener.

Wee-hoo! Wee-hoo, wee-hoo!

Wind it up!

With the relocation
coming here soon...

-I have no idea
where I'm going.
-[Baylen] Mm-hmm.

And when I am in training,
I can't take leave.

So, I can't get on a plane...

and come and see you.

Are you f*cking for real?

[dramatic music playing]

Sir, yes, sir.
Drop and f*ck off.

[Colin] I cannot leave

and fly across the country
in the middle of training.

The only way
we're seeing each other
is if you come to me.

We're cutting the chicken
with plastic knives.

[Baylen] They're kid-proof.

I got invited to an event
hosted by the Tourette's
Association of America.

Are you gonna pick
other people's tics up?

When I am in training,
I can't take leave.

So, I can't get on a plane...

and come and see you.

Are you f*cking for real?

[Colin] I just found out.

-[Baylen sniffles]
-Like, I'm not trying
to be away from you.

That's not what I want.

And I know that you
don't want that either.

No, it just...
it just sounds like that

because all I hear
is, "I can't."

I'm not asking you
to come see me every weekend.

Okay, let's be for real.

Sir, yes, sir.
Drop and f*ck off.

I knew that Colin
had a relocation
coming up for his job,

but he doesn't even know
what job he can get.

And he doesn't even know
how long he could be
in training for.

And now he's telling me
he can't see me

once they're in training.

Talk about breaking news.

I'm not gonna go eight months
without seeing my boyfriend.

That's...

I don't wanna do that.

[Colin] I know how it works.

It's not up to me.

I don't get to choose
where I go.

I put my hand up,
and I chose to serve
this country,

so I go where they
need me to go.

The only way
we're seeing each other
is if you come to me.

I'm sure people
are probably thinking
it's not that big of a deal.

Just go.

Wee-hoo! Wee-hoo,
wee-hoo!

But plane rides
are already hard enough,
and I've never flown alone.

Wee-hoo! Wee-hoo,
wee-hoo!

Wind it up!

Let's paint a picture.

I'm, like,
the eight-year-old
that never stops,

and you just wanna
turn around and be
like, "Hey!" Like that.

Flutter butterfly.

Peter Parker has
a little peeny weeny.

I will have a tic attack
right there in the airport,
and everyone will watch.

I... I don't know.

[groans softly]

Colin is my soul mate,

but I... I've been thrown
thi... this.

I was thrown
for a big loop.

It's stuff that we have
to talk about
and discuss.

Wee-hoo! Wee-hoo,
wee-hoo!

♪♪ Life is what you make it ♪♪

♪♪ So we're trying
to take it in ♪♪

[Julie] What are we doing?

[Burke] We're just playing
a little catch.

[Allen] Just shift
a little bit.

I don't want
the lights broke.

What is this about? [chuckles]

Oh, why I just came upstairs

-with two random knives?
-Yeah. We have knives.

-[Allen] Where are you gonna
hide them, under your pillow?
-[Julie]...new

-plastic knives.
-No, they actually
just came in the mail.

-Okay.
-[Sammi] Cut a piece
of chicken. I wanna see it.

-This is for you to be
doing all your own... Oh.
-Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.

That girl is relentless.

-[chuckles] Yeah.
-She wants independence

at all cost.

So, they work.

-[Baylen] Oh, they do.
-[Allen] Mm-hmm.

[Julie] You know,
she has taken knives,

and... and she does
the... the stabbing.

[whispering]

[Allen] Not at, like,
the 'frigerator, at myself

or whoever else
is in the kitchen
cooking things.

[in normal voice]
See? Perfect.

[Allen] So, we're trying
to condition her

to do things
as safe as she can.

We're cutting the chicken
with plastic knives.

They're actually used
for kids to learn how to cook,

like, in their own kitchen.

-[Julie] Mm-hmm.
-Like, their parents buy them
these plastic knives.

I don't wanna let Tourette's
define or restrict me,

but it's important
that I'm able to show
my parents

that the kitchen isn't
a dangerous place for me.

And because of
the conversation
I've had with Colin,

I don't really wanna tell
my parents just yet,

until I have more information.

But my previous timeline
to move out on my own
has now moved up.

Drastically. [chuckles]

And... yep!

And we can just slap it
in the air fryer like that.
It's fine.

I know how determined Baylen
is to move out on her own
and be independent.

[Baylen] They're white.

Let's not do that.

But I just wanna wrap her up
in bubble wrap

and have her stay here
with all of us,
as a big support system,

because what happens
when she moves out

and her support system
is gone?

My sister sucks penises.

-[Sammi groans] My God.
-[Julie] Right.

My mom has crabs.

-I'm sorry. [laughs]
-[Allen] Wow.

-She doesn't. No, she--
-[Baylen] I feel like I--

She doesn't.

[Baylen] While I cut this,
I have to tell
you guys something.

I got invited to an event
hosted by the Tourette's
Association of America,

and they asked me to speak
on their panel discussion...

-[Sammi] Hmm.
-[Baylen]...because TIC-CON
is specifically for

the people with Tourette's.

TIC-CON is basically
a tic conference,

the only event that is held
for the parents,

the kids, the people
who have Tourette's.

And the doctors
and specialists

come from all over the country
to be a part of this.

It's an opportunity for me
to get information

on new
and existing treatments.

So, this is in the preliminary
phase of you...

considering going?

Because Baylen
has made a presence

for herself on social media

to advocate for herself.

Ah! [continues speaking]

[Julie] It's amazing
that they think

she's done something
for the community,

that they think
that Baylen Dupree

has some words of wisdom
to share.

Where is this?
Right in D.C.?

No, no. It's in...
It's in Dallas.

Um, I mean, obviously,
like, we know

how flight goes,
how flying is.

It's not really the best.

Are you gonna pick
other people's tics up?

[Baylen] I'm more worried
about the airport

-and getting there.
-That's real life.

[Baylen] And I'm echoing

all the way through
the airport,

like, 'cause I'm like...
I don't know.

[Julie] The most dramatic
flying experience

was three to four years ago,

she was
essentially incapacitated.

[Allen] I mean, laying
on the dirty airport floor,

curled up
in the fetal position.

[Julie] The tics were so bad

that, you know, it was like
dragging around a wet noodle.

Like, you look
at a situation like that,

and you're like,
"She's basically gotta have
a flying partner for life."

I feel like
we really need to think

-about the pros
and cons, and...
-[Allen] Yeah.

[Julie]...kinda go
from there.

Like, a con is what?
And a pro is what to you?

And how do they weigh?
How do they weigh out?

vag*na.

I have never spoken
in front of a group
of people like this,

and I hate flying
because the airport
is a tic disaster.

And even though it's something
that I need to do,

especially if I want to go
see my boyfriend

that's a gazillion miles away.

The whole thing
makes me nervous,
and so I don't know.

[Allen] I... I... I think
you should do it.

I mean, you... you only get
so many opportunities
to do things in your life,

where you can make
an impact on yourself
or impact on others.

And either way,
that's a win-win.

So, you're either
helping somebody
or you're helping yourself.

It is literally essential
that Baylen gets out
of her comfort zone,

because standing still
isn't gonna do
anything for her.

-[Julie] Mm-hmm.
-She needs to do
things, and meet people,

and learn about doctors,
learn about treatment

-to enhance
her quality of life.
-Mm-hmm.

If you have to go through
a little bit of darkness

through this airport
or whatever it is,
then just do it.

[Colin] We're looking to do
the self-puppy wash.

[employee] If you'd like,
there's aprons right there.

All right...

Yep, there we go.

[laughing] I knew
I was gonna do it.

I feel like I just got
out of the shower.

I'm not saying you need
to live within a ten-mile
radius of Mom and Dad,

but I'm saying
you can't even cut

a f*cking cucumber
by yourself,

-let alone be left alone
for 14 hours in the day...
-[Baylen] Mm-hmm.

...and try not to bang
your head

-off the wall 16 times.
-[Baylen] And, and...

Well, yeah, I know.

I would... I would say that.

[Sammi] I'm glad we agree.

♪♪ Fake adieu ♪♪

♪♪ Can't go nowhere
'Cause I'm stuck to you ♪♪

♪♪ If I got paid
Every time we jump ship ♪♪

Oh, my gosh.

If you need help,
please let us know.

[Baylen] Okay.
Thank you so much.

[whispering]

[in normal voice] I feel like
personally, shopping is...

-the only sport I'm good at.
-Yeah.

♪♪ La, la, la, la ♪♪

-See, I'm seeing stuff
that you're not seeing.
-[Sammi] Okay, move.

So move.

I feel like if there was
an Olympic trial,
I would make it.

Bougie p*nis.

[gasps] Oof!

And it's just a lot,
you know--

Looking, a lot on your feet.

Oh, my gosh,
I like these, too.

[tics flaring up]
Have a good vag*na.

A lot of heavy work,

-you know, holding it.
-My wallet feels lighter,

-actually, as I go
shopping, so--
-Yeah.

[Sammi] I'm fine.

-America!
-[Sammi gasps]

-[Sammi] I'm trying this on.
-[chanting] USA! USA!

I'm trying this on.
Are you literally kidding me?

-Are you literally kidding me?
-[Baylen whispering]
That's so cute.

Yeah, I am obsessed.
How's Colin?

[in normal voice]
He's good, but, um,
he told me the other day

that when he gets
his relocation orders,

he cannot leave
when he is in training.

-No matter where it is?
-Yeah.

So, he can't come see me,
so I'd have to go see him,

-and that's a big--
-But the biggest thing
is you can't go by yourself.

-Well--
-How are you gonna get through
an airport by yourself?

-Like--
-I'm not saying
you need to live

within a ten-mile radius
of Mom and Dad,
but I'm saying

you can't even cut
a f*cking cucumber
by yourself,

let alone be left alone
for 14 hours of a...

-In the day...
-[Baylen] Mm-hmm.

...and try not to bang
your head

-off the wall 16 times
while he's at work.
-[Baylen] And, and...

Well, yeah, I know.

I would... I would say that.

[Sammi speaking]

I come from a place
of tough love

'cause I love her
so stinking much.

But between wanting
to live on her own

and suffering
excruciating anxiety

to even travel anywhere,
she's got work.

[Baylen] I have to learn
how to travel,

and not even, like, for him,
just for, like, what if I
wanna go somewhere?

[Sammi] This is, I think,
the difference, honestly,

and so I think my anxiety
is irrational.

Like, if this plane falls
out of the f*cking sky,
what am I gonna do?

Do you...

Bechnir.

-Let's--
-b*tch, what?

-Like--
-"Are you, um, eh, Bechnir?"

Yeah, that's like,
are you not worried
about Bechnir?

I mean, Bechnir has done
throat-clearing tics.

-He has--
-[clears throat] Yeah.

-Like, stuff like that.
-Mm-hmm, that, and...

[grunting]

-That.
-Yeah.

It's everyone in our family.

-When you think of it, yeah.
-Bruke, Vick is, me,
you, Sven, Bechnir.

-And then we all have
different conditions.
-I don't know.

Everybody has their little
antics that they do.

Yes, everybody has
their own antics,

and their own things,

and their own traits,
and their own personality.

But when it becomes, like,
a medical condition

and a medical issue,

that is when
it's not an antic,

that's when it becomes
interfering with your life.

[Sammi] Baylen?

[Baylen] Those are so cute.

Those are so cute.

[Sammi] So, TIC-CON,
are you going,
are you not going?

What is your thoughts?

I would really love to.

[Sammi] Is it the travel side
that scares you,

-or is it, like...
-[Baylen] Everything.

...picking up tics
while you're there?

Your mom is $9.99,

for sale, on sale,
at your local garage sale.

Okay, let's back it up.

-Just come over there.
-Wait. Did I even see
this one?

Hold up.

We're gonna go
back over there,

we're gonna try this one on.

We're gonna go over here.

Yee-haw!

[Sammi] There you go,
for TIC-CON.

[Baylen] It's so cute,
and it's sparkly.

I'm wearing it.

[Sammi] Having Tourette's
can feel lonely,

and isolating, and like
you're a hostage to yourself.

But I think TIC-CON can be
so beneficial for Baylen

because she is around
people that are just like her.

And hearing
their life stories,

and what they've been through,
and shared experiences

will be very helpful
to her growth.

-[employee] It's okay.
-Come back and then I wanna
try those jeans on.

-You're done! You're done!
-[employee 2] I get it.

-[Baylen speaking]
-[all laughing]

[Baylen] There you go.

-What movie is that from?
-So, uh, they would be--

Like, Narnia.

-Like, they were
on the horses.
-Is it--

[employee] The Lion,
the Witch--

[Baylen] Yeah,
and they would yell--

Yeah, and they'd yell,
"For Narnia!"

-Yeah.
-We watched it
in the back of the car,

growing up, so many times.

It would do so much good
on her heart

to feel and know
that she's not alone.

[Baylen] Two baldies.
You're bald.

[Sammi] We're leaving.

Train's leaving the station.

[Baylen mimicking train]

[mimicking train horn honking]

♪♪ I make no apologies
Oh, oh, oh! ♪♪

♪♪ Hey! h*!
Hey! h*!♪♪

♪♪ I make no apologies
Oh, oh, oh! ♪♪

[Baylen speaking]

[chuckles softly] What's up?

-How are you?
-I'm good. Hi.

Here, let me
get this in the back.

Uh, yeah.

I'm extremely lucky
to have Colin in my life,

and I would say
he's pretty lucky
to have me, too.

p*nis. And I would do
anything for him.

But after the conversation
at the gym,

I would [inhales] still like
a little bit more clarity.

Suck a p*nis.

You know, I'm a woman
and some.

You know what? You're gonna
be a great baby dad.

-[Colin laughs]
-You know, like, I'm sorry.

Holy... I'm Einstein.

My IQ is 190. Okay?

-You didn't have to carry it.
-No. No, I'm... Don't...

I don't need no man.

[laughs] Okay.

How do you think
Tootsie will do?

I feel like Tootsie will do
better than... than Fluffy.

Do you think she'll poop?

That's on you.
You run... you do Fluffy.

-And I'll do Tootsie.
-What?

-Well, I mean--
-Tootsie's a daddy's girl.

Tootsie has gonorrhea,
from Colin. [grunts]

-Okay, okay.
-[laughs]

Holy.

I did not give
Tootsie gonorrhea.

[laughs]

I honestly have no idea
where that came from.

No idea.

Can we talk about
what happened at the gym
the other day?

Are you talking
about my relocation?

Yeah, that'd be it.
That'd be it.

And how I can't come
and see you?

Yeah. Is that, like,
military protocol?

You're stuck there?

Yeah, because
you're in training.

After the first date,
didn't I literally see you
the next day?

-Mm-hmm.
-Yeah.

So, to go
a lengthy amount of time

without seeing each other
is kinda like

flipping our entire foundation
that we've built upside down.

And it's gonna be
a new territory

that we're gonna have
to kinda figure out.

I mean, I know it sucks,
and I know

that, like, if we have
to long-distance

for however long
that I'm in training for,

like, would you be willing
to try to fly alone?

I'd like to fly to you,
but I just don't know

if it's, like, as realistic
as I want it to be.

Anything can happen
at any moment,
like, life isn't guaranteed.

The only thing we can do
is live in the moment.

And I don't wanna
stress myself out,

and I don't wanna
have you stressed out
because it's a lot on you now.

I would say since the gym,
my emotions have
kind of filtered a little bit

because there's just
so much unknown
and so many what-ifs.

It's just, like, crazy.

Just let me know
what you're doing

when you find out
what the job is.

Like, I... I'm...
I'm leaving it up to Jesus
at this point.

It's on Him.

And we're gonna have
a good day today, ladies. Yes.

-[dog barking]
-[Baylen barking]

-Here we go.
-[barking]

♪♪ Dream life automatic ♪♪

♪♪ It's time to break away
It's time to break away ♪♪

-We're looking to do
the self-puppy wash.
-Oh, my goodness!

-Just chill, bro.
-[employee] Okay, you guys
set up over here.

If you'd like,
there's aprons right there.

-If you wanna grab an apron,
so you don't get soaked.
-[gasps]

[employee]
It's definitely a thing.

[Baylen laughing] I'll grab
myself an apron.

-All right.
-[Colin] Here we go.

Oh, yeah.

Yeah. [laughs]

-Is it warm?
-Yeah.

There we go, Fluffy's ready.

All right.

Yep, there we go.

[laughing] I knew
I was gonna do it.

[Colin] I feel like I just got
out of the shower.

I'm sorry.

[Colin] She looks
like a goblin.

[barking]

[dogs barking]

[Colin] Can you get
Fluffy's face?

[Baylen] Yeah.

I haven't told you
about TIC-CON on yet, right?

No. What's that?

It's through
the Tourette's Association,

and they hold this, like,
event called TIC-CON,

which is like a conference.

And tic is like a...

-Tourette syndrome, stupid...
-I know what a tic is.

[laughing] Yeah. But I was...

asked to go,
and I was asked
to speak on a panel.

-At TIC-CON?
-Mm-hmm.

-That's pretty exciting.
-I know.

And where exactly is TIC-CON?

It's in Dallas.

Dallas, Texas.

-That's pretty cool.
-Yeah, like
a convention center.

But you got to...

I don't want to go
on the plane, like...

Do you know
who would go with you

to help you to be able
to navigate the airport,

so you don't have to do it
by yourself?

[Baylen] Probably my mom.

But there's other things
that go into it
other than flying.

Like, how I could pick up
some of their tics.

Yeah, you pick up tics
on a daily basis,
from anything and everything.

And so, I feel, like,
it would be
selling yourself short

by not taking
this opportunity.

I mean, maybe somebody
feels alone,
and then you tell your story,

and they feel like
they aren't alone anymore.

I can understand
Baylen's concerns

about wanting to go
to TIC-CON,

particularly
about, like, flying.

And I wish
that I could be there

to help her through it,
but I have to work.

But given the fact
that Baylen and I have

talked about having
a future together,

I think trying to push through
this anxiety that she has

is a bigger step for her
and her independence.

Because she's doing something
that she's not necessarily
comfortable with.

Going into an environment
like that allows you
to experience

other people's struggles
and to just relate
to everyone else.

And that's your biggest thing,
is that you feel like

you haven't been able
to really relate to anybody.

This opportunity helps you
to do that.

-So, I'm going?
-Yeah.

It makes me feel
much more confident

knowing that I have my parents
and Colin

trust me and think
that I am able to do things

that I wouldn't think
I would be able to do.

And you guys are going
to the drying station.

So, I'm gonna push through,
and I'm gonna do this.

Suck a p*nis.

[gasps]

[exhales]

We know what happens
when I don't sleep.

My tics
get really freakin bad.

And you get, like, this
manic energy to you, Baylen.

There's such a mixture
of emotions
going to a TIC-CON.

What we have to come
isn't gonna be the easiest.

I'm a little bit anxious
for you.

♪♪ Let's go
Do what you say ♪♪

♪♪ Let's go ♪♪

Oh, my bad.

Just checking to make sure
you're alive in there.

Yup.

-Nice.
-[Bechnir] Sven, you're up.

[Burke] Go get the baseballs.

I have no idea
what that means.

[both laughing]

[Burke] Damn! Nice shot!

-Me.
-Oh yeah!

I hit one over the house!

Whoever in this three

is gonna make it... [laughing]
To the MLB is like...

-It's definitely
not gonna be you--
-Easily me!

[Bechnir] Good stuff, kid,
good stuff!

Uh, if he quits.

[mouthing]

And that won't happen,
by the way.

I f*cking hate people.

Because you're going nowhere
in life so...

-[Burke] Nice...
-[Vick] That was easy.

[both laughing]

-[Sven] You guys
are embarrassing.
-I know.

[Baylen babbling]

-[Vick] Stretch out your back.
-[Colin] Hey, bae!

Nope, that's done.

[Bechnir] Look
at the athleticism!

[clears throat, coughs]

Can I hit after Burke's done?

Probably not,
but you can if you want.

-[Bechnir clears throat]
-[Burke] Shut up!

-[Bechnir] My sister
sucks penises!
-[man] It's just hot.

[Baylen laughs]

Funny.

[Colin] Bae's up.
I'll get bae.

I'm pitching, I'm pitching,
I'm pitching, I'm pitching,

I'm pitching,
I'm pitching, I'm pitching!

She's always, like,
the first one if somebody fell
or got hurt.

She's always...

She's always, like,
there to help them.

Let's go! Here we go!

-[man] Oh, my God!
-Oh.

Oh, my God.

[Baylen] I'm so sorry,
but thank you.

You got hit
with a flying b*ll s*ck.

My mom has hemorrhoids.

[speaking softly] What is it?

-[speaking softly] Okay,
so you're as*h*le's like this.
-[both laughing]

And then when you get
a hemorrhoid, it like pokes,

like a little tiny vein
comes out of your as*h*le.

It goes like that.

So, it's kind of like,
as*h*le's like punctured
with a vein.

And then you gotta
push it back in.

[in normal voice]
It's so weird.

We're out of ba*ls.
We can't play anymore.

-[Bechnir] We're done.
-I'm done playing
with boys. Perfect.

Are you gonna throw that?
I'm gonna sit right here.

Don't hit me...
Don't hurt my baby.

Baby.

How's baseball?
How's your team?

We're 3-0,
so we're pretty good.

[Baylen] Do you have any games
this weekend?

I have one game Tuesday.

If we win that,
we go to states.

-[Baylen] That'd be so cool
if you guys won.
-It would.

[Baylen] The reason
why I asked is because

me and mom are going
to TIC-CON in Dallas.

And I know that she usually
takes you to your games.

So, I just didn't know
kind of how that would work.

[Bechnir] How long is it?

[Baylen] It's two days.

I wasn't really sure
if I wanted to go.

But with people
being there with, um,

tics in the same condition
that I have, um--

It would make you feel, like,
more comfortable, kinda?

Yeah, and it definitely would.

But do you know
how common it is

for people to have tics?

No.

It's in one
in every five people

without even noticing
that you're doing it,
you're doing it.

Like Burke.

That's a tic.

You do not have to have
Tourette's to have tics.

There's other tic disorders.

Everyone in my family
has had tics.

And Bechnir
has already experienced
a wide range of tics.

[clicks tongue]

It's common.

Even though Tourette's
can be hereditary,
it's not a concern right now.

But Bechnir's tics
are kind of, like,
the same way as mine in a way.

Because he's at the age
where mine started.

-I remember
you used to have...
-[clears throat]

...like,
a throat clearing tic.

Or if you even knew
that that was a tic.

No, I did not know
that was a tic.

Did you feel
like you had to keep doing it?

Kinda. Yeah.

-Just, you know--
-It's common.

But having tics doesn't mean
that you have Tourette's.

You know?

I'm not gonna put something
in his head.

Because going too much
into the future

and expecting
what his life's gonna be

at 15, 16 years old
is unreasonable.

But it's like, you need
to, like, not bury it.

You're so easygoing.
And you make friends so easy.

And, like, you're also someone
I've met who's also, like...

-Oh, you met me?
-Create--

Creative.

Is the word versatile?

I mean, you are...

-I'm a piece of work.
-Well, yeah.

[laughing] I get that.

You like this shirt, Fluff?

-[babbling]
-[Julie] What are we
working with?

-[Baylen] Uh...
-What are we doing?

This is for the panel.

This is for the panel.

Fluffers. [laughs]

Okay, not just this packing.

Be comfortable for the plane,
because we're leaving, like,
stupid early in the morning.

[Julie] Okay.

I was gonna say
bring yourself upstairs tight.

Just make sure that you have
your meds

in case you want to...
It's not in case.

It's so you can fall asleep
on the plane. [laughs]

-Just in case.
-You need to sleep
on the plane.

Just in case
you just wanna have a fun time
on this flight.

-I think you're already...
-Take your pills.

...going to be exhausted
at four in the morning.

-But your anxiety
will take you to--
-I'll be ready to go.

I'll be ready to go.

Without my sleep pills,
I'll be ready to go.

Hmm. No.

You need to definitely have it
for the plane.

There's such a mixture
of emotions going to TIC-CON.

Because I know that
what we have to come
isn't gonna be the easiest.

Each experience at the airport
is very unique.

But it also has
a lot of similarities,

in terms
of expect the unexpected

and just be ready
for anything.

And we know
what happens when...

I don't sleep.
My tics get
really freakin bad.

-But I can't really
do anything.
-Yeah.

And then compile that
with the overstimulation
there.

And you get, like,
this manic energy
to you, Baylen.

If there's anything
that you can do tonight

to help you at least
get that little bit of rest.

I'm a little bit
anxious for you,
to be honest with you.

Cooee!

Because I'm so anxious
about flight. [gasps]

Everything is triggering.

[clears throat]

I have a g*n.

[Julie] Oh, good God.

[Baylen] I have a g*n. [gasps]

[imitating g*nshots, gasps]

[Baylen] Oh. Morning.

It's fresh out of 5:00 a.m.
Fresh out of bed.

-Extra, you're extra.
-So for today...

-Oh, my gosh.
-[both laughing]

We're going to Dallas,
to TIC-CON.

Yes.

-[Julie] Oh.
-You're done.

-[Julie] Oh, gosh.
-You're done.

[Julie] That's a cop.

We might need a child lock.

-[gasps]
-[Julie] Now, you're nervous.

[Baylen] Yup.

-[Julie] Yeah, it's all right.
-Yup.

Yeah. Mm-hmm.

[gasps] p*nis!

[Julie] And we're here.

Oh, that seems to be
a little busier than usual.

[Baylen gasps]

I'm very anxious.

I am... I... Hmm.

I don't know.

Mom, look at all
the people here.

[gasping]

Because I'm so anxious
about flying. [gasps]

Everything. It's triggering.

Yup.

All right, cut through.

[Baylen gasping]

[Baylen] I am
very, very nervous.

But this has a purpose.
I wanna go to TIC-CON.
I wanna be involved.

This is a point in part
in my life
where I have to start

in order to
get to a place. [gasping]

Where I'll be able
to do it on my own.

But I have to...

struggle a little bit first.

This is, like, unheard
of for Ronald Reagan.

[Baylen gasps] Good morning!

[vocalizing]

[gasps] Nope.

[gasping]

Not today.

Oh, I was gonna say,
is that new?

Is that new?

You're bald. [gasps]

You're bald.

-I'm gonna text your dad
and tell him...
-You're bald.

-...that we're on a flight.
-You're bald.

I don't like
the name Mike. [gasping]

You're done.

You're done.

Your mom
wears Skechers. [gasps]

You're bald. You're bald.

[gasping]

You're done. You're done.

[Julie] When Baylen
starts ticking like this,

the best thing to do
is essentially
active ignorance.

[vocalizing]

Get out of here,
you donut. [gasps]

Just let her do her thing.

Your dad has a vag*na. [gasps]

p*nis. Princess p*nis.

[gasping]

I have a g*n.
[gasps, imitates g*nsh*t]

[Julie] Oh, good God.

[Baylen] I have a g*n. [gasps]

I have a g*n. [gasps]
[imitating g*nshots]

My God, it's right there.
[gasping]

I have a g*n.

[Julie] Maybe try to whisper.

[Baylen] I have a g*n.
I have a g*n.

We're all gonna die.

[Julie] This is bad.

[Baylen vocalizing]

Vaginas. It's raining vaginas.

All right, baby,
we're running out of time...

I know, I'm sorry.

[Julie] You need to get
your butt in there.

[Baylen] I've never spoken
in front of people
who also have Tourette's.

Hi, my name's Baylen.

[gasps] I have a p*nis.

I have a nine-inch p*nis.

[Julie] Baylen is up there,
and she's ticking.

[vocalizing]

[Julie] I'm concerned
that she's gonna
overdo herself.

I need a second. [gasps]

[laughs]

You can also do more
invasive processes

like deep brain stimulation.
So, it's a brain surgery.

So, it is quite invasive.

I have an open mind
on any sort of treatment.

Like, they literally drill
into your head with a drill.

[Julie] Oh, my God.

-[Baylen gasps]
-It's okay.

Okay. It's okay, it's okay.
You're okay.

Baylen is on the atrium floor
having the worst tic attack.

I know. No, you're not
gonna smash your head.

She's gonna get
really badly hurt

if I can't
hold myself together.

[Baylen gasping]