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22, 2009 Transcript Alexis: Hey, Robin. Robin: Hey. Alexis: Nice to see you. Robin: Nice to see you. Alexis: Are you in the mood for some company? Robin: Sure. Alexis: It is a beautiful spring day, and I wanted to just take a second and soak it in. So I could be doing other things, of course, like filing briefs and motions and picking up cupcakes for Molly's party -- which I forgot about anyway. But just forget about all of that. Put that off and eat brownies. Robin: Yeah, it's a good day for putting things off, that's for sure. Alexis: What were you supposed to be doing? Robin: Oh, it doesn't matter. It's too late now. Alexis: Actually, right now I'm supposed to be at Sonny's house talking about moving Kristina up into this different class. Robin: Well, that's good. Alexis: Yeah, she's a pretty smart girl. And I know he's proud of her, but I dread going there because I'm always worried something's going to pop out at me or explode or something. Robin: Yes, I know how you feel. Alexis: So I'm just going to sit here and avoid it all. And eat brownies. [Robin laughs] Alexis: You like chocolate? Robin: Sure. That's exactly what I was doing anyway, but now I have a brownie. Alexis: Well, good. Then we're going to sit here together and eat brownies and have some fun. So tell me everything. How's your little girl? Robin: This whole motherhood thing isn't quite what I expected. Alexis: You know, every mom feels like that at times. I know that feeling. Robin: You do? Alexis: Yeah. Robin: But you got used to it, right? Alexis: Sure I did. Robin: Okay, because, I mean, you seem like the epitome of the career Woman to me. And here you are a single mom raising Kristina and Molly, and you're the D.A., no less. Alexis: Well, it's a tradeoff, you know? Sometimes there's certain things you have to give up. Like sleep. I miss sleep. Robin: Do you ever wish things were different? Alexis: Do you mean, do I regret having my children? Robin: I know this sounds really terrible, but do you -- do you miss only having to answer to yourself or being completely in control of your own life? Alexis: Sometimes. There are days that I want to scream. There are days that I actually do scream. But then in another moment, I'll walk into the kitchen and I'll see Molly just having the best time cooking with Viola, or I -- I love to watch Kristina reading because she has this amazing focus, and it's beautiful to watch both of them. I don't love every hands-on moment of being a mother, no one does. But, I mean, I love my children. So, yeah, I guess I do love being a mother, yeah. Robin: You're lucky. So are they. Alexis: You know, Robin, sometimes you just have to find a balance between, say, the court cases and the cupcakes. You know, you have to be able to understand that it's a juggling act and sometimes you're just going to need to drop everything. And then when you're ready, you just pick it back up and start over again. And I envy you. You've got this sweet little baby to pick up. I can't even pick up my girls anymore, they're so big. Break my back. [Robin chuckles] Alexis: And you've got a great guy. Oh, my God, he loves you and he loves your daughter. It's not so easy being a single mom. Robin: I know, I know. I know I should be grateful, and I am, but -- Alexis: From one perfectionist to another, Robin, let go. You've got to just relax a little bit. Give yourself a break. I mean, some days you're going to go to work and you're going to have strained carrots in your hair, and so what? Big deal. And there's some days you're going to just need to do this -- come out here, have a brownie. Breathe, and know that you're going to be okay. Robin: Okay. Thanks for the advice. Alexis: And treasure these days, because they're going to go by just like that. Just be the best mom you can be. And remember, nobody's perfect -- Robin: Thank you. Alexis: Not even me. See you. Jerry: Alexis, darling, fancy meeting you here.
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