Lorrene Family

The Lorrene Family is the 2nd episode of season 32. in this episode, Gloria meets a shattered family in Riverdale, New Jersey. George and Melissa lost their 3 year old son to a nasty fishing accident and the other 3 boys were also heartbroken by it. George and Melissa had 4 boys. but one of them died from a fishing accident. Max (10), Ethan (8), and Sebastian (2). but before Sebastian's 2nd birthday, They had a son named Elijah who was 3. They were fishing at a lake when Elijah's throat was slit by the fishing hook which was used by Ethan. Melissa had called 911 but it was too late, Elijah died in His brother, Max's arms which made Ethan very very sad as Elijah was not only his brother, he was his best friend. the family's hearts were in pieces. but after Elijah's death, Things were not as they were supposed to be. Ethan won't stop thinking about Elijah and won't stop crying. no matter how many times he was comforted, Ethan still won't stop sobbing. Will Gloria be able to help Ethan cope with his brother's death.

There are no timeouts in this episode due to the family's devastation about losing a loved one. but it introduces the Bye-Bye Tears technique, which helps Families cope with death of their loved ones. Whenever Gloria says "Bye-Bye Tears" to a crying child, he or she will stop crying.

Observation Begins
Gloria Observes what the family does. Gloria asks Max where his brother, Ethan, is and Max tells him he is in his room, crying. he then told the story to Gloria about how Elijah died. Gloria feels sorry. Gloria visits Ethan and what used to be Elijah's room. The bed now belongs to Sebastian and the fishing hat that Elijah wore before dying was left hanging on the bed. Ethan was still upset over Elijah's death and was on his bed crying with tears dripping down the blanket. as Gloria continues to observe. Ethan had stopped crying for a while and was wiping his tears with a tissue.

Teaching begins
The Lorrene Family get confused to wonder why they didn't get rules. The Reason why is because Gloria has a techinque that will help Ethan. it's called the Bye-Bye Tears Technique. A few minutes later, Ethan starts crying again and runs to his room. Gloria and Melissa quickly use the Technique as fast as possible. when Ethan heard the word "Bye-Bye Tears", he will stop crying quickly. they say it and Ethan stops crying and wipes his tears with a handkerchief.