Grey's Anatomy - S02 E22 - Beatrice's words to her daughter Amelia

Beatrice (a cancer patient) telling the truth to her daughter Amelia, giving her punch of nice advises.
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Beatrice: Study hard. Keep your grades up. Starting next year you're gonna wanna take two AP classes a semester, if you want to get into a decent college.
Amelia: Mom, this is really morbid.
Beatrice: And your Aunt Sue is kinda lazy when it comes to personal hygiene. So, you may have to be the one to remind her when it's time to get your eyebrows waxed or get your hair cut but, eventually, she'll get the routine down.
Amelia: Can we not have this conversation?
Beatrice: Oh, this might sound random but wear underwear with pantyhose. I know it might feel a little bulky but honestly it's a little slutty not to and also that's how you get yeast infections.
Amelia: Mom, this is totally gross.
Beatrice: And marry a kind man. One who's nice to his mother. Now, if he lives with his mother, you run the opposite way.
Amelia: Mom, I'm not getting married.
Beatrice: You will someday, and when that day comes just have one glass of champagne, and then you drink water for the rest of the night because there's nothing tackier than a drunken bride.
Amelia: Mom, I don't (starts crying) Why are you telling me all this?
Beatrice: Honey, I've been sick for a long time and the doctors don't think that I'm gonna get better.
Amelia (sobbing): No.
Beatrice: Amelia... listen to me, look at me. Amelia. This is important, this one is really the important one. Some day you're gonna have a baby and you're gonna feel overwhelmed by this little life that you're responsible for and you're gonna think and worry that everything you do is wrong, and that's normal. You're gonna obsess about what to feed it, and where to send it to school, and whether it should take violin or piano. But, I'm gonna let you in on a little old secret, it doesn't matter. Whether your kid is a concert pianist or a math genius, it just doesn't matter because at the end of the day all that matters is if your kid is happy. So you're going to feel sad for a little while, and that's okay, that's fine. But don't feel sad forever, okay? You can promise me that? You promise me that you won't feel sad for too long?
Amelia (crying): I promise.
Beatrice (crying): Okay. (they hug) Thank you. That should make me feel much better.

[@lauracorona5975]

“However if he lives with his mother you run the opposite way” 😭😭 ugh

[@irenegramlich694]

Always makes me cry. Hits the Mom in me. Can't imagine telling my daughter's good-bye, Very touching scene...

[@nejoudtourki6000]

This beautiful moment was possible because Alex was brutality honest(rude) with the patient (the mother) and motived her to have this conversation with her kid. These are the kind of moments fans dismiss as Alex being a jerk or an ass but he's an "ass" because he was honest with the patient and didn't give her falls hope, he told her the truth and that motives the mother to prepare her daughter for her death. So call him an ass all you want at least he doesn't lie and give patients who will die for sure falls hope because that the real ass giving a person falls hope when they shouldn't.

[@dr.khushbooagarwal786]

Sometimes hope will leads to some life expectancy...I have seen such cases...

[@user-hn9fl3mx5h]

Dr Khushboo Agarwal yes, but if you’re told you’re terminally ill and going under anaesthesia for a serious operation you have to let someone in your family know to prepare themselves

[@fernandorueda8086]

"Why are you telling me all this?" and "So you're gonna feel sad for a little while, and that's okay. That's fine, but don't feel sad forever." are the two sections in this scene that make my bottom lip quiver. Super moving

[@teniola9304]

Poor Amelia, she didnt see this coming. I guess her mother was overprotective of her. Deep down she knew that Alex was damn right that the truth will come out.

[@mhuffman39]

My mother passed away from cancer when I was 11. This scene actually made me cry because I actually went through this. I'm 42 now and it still gets me.

[@teniola9304]

From Rosanne, Scream 2, Desperate Housewives and this. Laurie Metcalf is a phenomenal actress. She deserves an Emmy for guest appearances on this show.

[@tamsynlouiseparker1751]

I lost my mum last year and this scene just destroys me every time

[@Infinitespam]

sorry for your loss ❤️

[@MeltingHeartsWaxMelts]

This episode is why I started writing my kids(especially my daughter) letters, to open on certain milestones.

[@purplekraze93]

They know how and where to hit us. I can't ever imagine losing my mom or my grandmother who raised me. well my grandmother had a brain tumor but she's ok now. I remember crying my eyes out in this scene. well I'm still crying well more on the sobbing side.

[@dr.khushbooagarwal786]

Same with me...

[@yb134]

Just realized it’s Sheldon’s mom😪

[@Miguel-dq6fs]

Yuval Ziv It’s funny you point that out bc the actress who plays young Sheldon’s mom in the spin off also appears on Grey’s

[@jamesarmstrong2480]

And the killer from Scream mom

[@shortyjp17]

I loved this scene. Very much. It makes me think of my mom. I lost her when I was 17. She was really sick and I was so close to my mom. I am now 24 and married. But I’m not going to be sad forever.

[@kgraichen9347]

Every single time I hear her talk about having a baby one day and how much their happiness is all that matters, my heart breaks.

[@teniola9304]

I miss my mother. Looking at this clip.

[@Infinitespam]

i’m sorry for your loss ❤️ may she rest in peace

[@ejslax]

I kinda miss her tonight. I'm watching this because we never got the chance to have this exchange, but I bet she'll say the exact same words

[@shakedradiggles1526]

I cried way to hard at this scene 😭 whyyyyyy Shonda? Whyyyy ?

[@jonellelittley4080]

In January my dad got admitted to the hospital for a leg infection. They discovered that he had stage 4 lung cancer. He was told he’d have four months without treatment and maybe 1-1.5 years with treatment. I was 9 months pregnant when they officially told us the prognosis. I gave birth on March 1, and my dad passed away four days later. He made it one month. 1:17 I wish I could’ve had one last conversation with him about exactly this. This scene is so powerful.

[@majotgrace]

For real sobbing 😭

[@angelicelevationtarot1]

Amazing acting! This episode always gets to me 😢

[@johnreichle2984]

She tells Alex that he doesn’t know what it’s like to smell your newborn’s head. At the end of this, she sniffs Amelia’s head.

[@cringeygirl9256]

Well, now I am going to see who's cutting the onions.

[@KeelyWasHere]

I audibly bawl when I watch this

[@mollylea2643]

Is that Laurie Metcalf playing the mom?

[@purplekraze93]

Molly Lea yes

[@lamam9058]

Powerful scene

[@kalynnowlan3509]

Ugly crying ughhh 😅 these mother daughter scenes always get me

[@Lemonnex]

Holy shit that was sad

[@christinageorge6945]

The one question I always had is where is Amelia’s dad? Even if they divorced, why can’t he care for her?

[@ameliaskott-scheibner8683]

My name´s ameia and im honest t god crying rn

[@szradwan]

God bless you Amelia :)

[@jayv7006]

I've never seen someone misspell their own name before.

[@billiebernhard6383]

this is the mom from Haters Back Off OMG

[@jayv7006]

No it's not. This is Laurie Metcalf, Aunt Jackie on Roseanne.

[@devyngreen4066]

no that’s angela kingsley

[@fijiwater4534]

Crying

[@reginaldfairfield]

♥

[@boyreak9388]

I'd like to know what is the real name of Amelia?

[@lordpatricksiacor2975]

Me too

[@maxinegh6296]

That is not season 2...?

[@6891x]

Yes it is.

[@boyreak9388]

It's season 2

[@lisarice4402]