[ THEME SONG PLAYS ] * I BET WE'VE BEEN TOGETHERFOR A MILLION YEARS * * AND I'LL BET WE'LL BE TOGETHERFOR A MILLION MORE * * OH, IT'S LIKEI STARTED BREATHING * * ON THE NIGHT WE KISSED * AND I CAN'T REMEMBERWHAT I EVER DID BEFORE * * WHAT WOULD WE DO, BABY * WITHOUT US? * WHAT WOULD WE DO, BABY * WITHOUT US? * AND THEREAIN'T NO NOTHIN' * * WE CAN'T LOVEEACH OTHER THROUGH * * OOH-HOO * WHAT WOULD WE DO, BABY * WITHOUT US? * SHA-LA-LA-LA I'M GONNA NEED THE CARTOMORROW NIGHT. I GOT A MEETINGOF YOUTH FOR A SANE ECONOMY. STILL WORKING ON THAT"MISS A PAYMENT, GO TO PRISON" LEGISLATION? DEBT HAPPENS TO BE A SERIOUSPROBLEM IN THIS COUNTRY, DAD. IT'S A SERIOUS PROBLEMIN THIS HOME, BY THE LOOKSOF THIS BANK STATEMENT. ELYSE, I'M NOT SUREABOUT SOMETHING HERE. WHAT'S THAT? UNLESS I'M MISTAKEN, YOU GAVE$50 TO THE MAFIA LAST MONTH. WHAT? OH! OH, NO, THAT'S MOTHERS AGAINSTFLUOROCARBONS IN THE ATMOSPHERE. -I THINK.-YOU THINK? I'M SURE, BUT JUST TO BE SAFE, IF A GUY NAMED FAST EDDY CALLS,HANG UP. YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANTTO TELL YOU GUYS HOWTO SPEND YOUR MONEY, BUT I FEELTHIS WHOLE FLUOROCARBON ISSUE HAS BEEN EXAGGERATED. EXAGGERATED? FLUOROCARBONSARE RUINING OUR ATMOSPHERE. -YEAH.-OKAY, OKAY. I ADMITAIR IS KIND OF IMPORTANT. BUT WE'RE TALKINGABOUT THE CONVENIENCE OF THE AMERICAN CONSUMER HERE. WHAT WOULD LIFE BE LIKEWITHOUT HAIRSPRAY, WITHOUT DEODORANT,WITHOUT BUG REPELLANT? MAYBE HE HAS A POINT. IF WE DIDN'T HAVE SPRAY PAINT, EVERYONE WOULD BE FORCEDTO DO GRAFFITI BY HAND. -I'LL GET IT.-GET WHAT? WASN'T THAT THE DOORBELL? I DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING. OH, WELL, I'M EXPECTINGCINDY TO COME OVER, AND I HAVE TO KNOW THE MINUTESHE GETS HERE BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO STUDY AND WE DON'T WANT TO BEDISTURBED. WE'LL TRY AND RESIST. JENNIFER, DON'T READWHILE YOU'RE WALKING. WELL, IT'S NICE TO SEESOMEONE READING A GOOD, OLD-FASHIONED BOOKAROUND HERE. WHAT HAVE YOU GOT THERE --"CHARLOTTE'S WEB," "WINNIE-THE-POOH,""TREASURE ISLAND"? "OUR BODIES, OURSELVES." WHAT'S A BOOK LIKE THATDOING IN THIS HOUSE? THERE'S NOTHING WRONGWITH THIS, ALEX. IT'S JUST A HEALTHAND SEX MANUAL FOR WOMEN. IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT --A BUNCH OF WOMEN WRITING ABOUT STUFFTHAT SHOULD ONLY BE DISCUSSED IN A MEN'S LOCKER ROOM. LIGHTEN UP, ALEX. MOM, DID I REALLY LOOK LIKE THATWHEN I WAS BORN -- RED, WRINKLED, AND BALD? KIND OF. BOY, I REALLY IMPROVEDWITH AGE. IF I KEEP IT UP,I MIGHT BE GORGEOUS. WHAT ARE YOU DOINGWITH THAT BOOK? I DON'T SEE A BOOK. YOU CAME IN MY ROOMWHEN I WASN'T THERE, DIDN'T YOU? YOU STARTED SNOOPING AROUND.YOU TOOK IT OFF MY DESK. I DIDN'T TAKE THATOFF YOUR DESK. I GOT IT FROM YOUR TOP DRAWER,UNDER YOUR DIARY. JENNIFER, YOU KNOW BETTER THANTO GO IN YOUR SISTER'S DESK. I KNOW. I'M SORRY.BUT I NEEDED THE BOOK. I HAD A QUESTIONABOUT JOGGING BRAS. "OUR BODIES, OURSELVES." WHY ARE YOU READING THAT, MAL? OH, THAT? UH, CINDY AND I ARE STUDYING ITTONIGHT FOR HEALTH CLASS. BUT PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH? JUST LAST WEEK,YOU WERE STUDYING DENTAL CARE. IT'S AN HONORS CLASS.WE MOVE FAST. [ DOORBELL RINGS ] -MALLORY.-HI, CINDY. HI. WE HAVE TO TALK. MAYBE CINDY HAS DENTAL PROBLEMS. SO, WHAT ARE THE TEST RESULTS? [ SNIFFLES ]I'M PREGNANT. OH, WOW. PREGNANT. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM POSSIBLE. THE WOMAN AT THE CLINIC SAID SHE WISHED SHE HAD A NICKELEVERY TIME SHE HEARD THAT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, MAL.I'M SCARED. WELL, WHAT DIDTHE DOCTOR SAY? "YOU HAVE BLUE CROSS?" I'M NOT SURE I'M READYTO BE A MOTHER. I MEAN,YOU HAVE TO CHANGE DIAPERS. YOU HAVE TO PRETEND TO BETHE TOOTH FAIRY AND SANTA CLAUS. YOU HAVE TO TEACH THEMHOW TO DRIVE. YOU HAVE TO PLANTHEIR WEDDINGS. UH, CINDY, I THINKYOU'RE GETTING A LITTLEAHEAD OF YOURSELF. CAN YOU IMAGINE FRED BURROWSAS SOMEBODY'S FATHER? I MEAN, THIS IS THE SAME GUY WHO TOOK THE "WET PAINT"SIGNS OFF THE BLEACHERS AND HID THE HAMSTERIN MRS. KEEFER'S DESK. MAYBE HE'S MATUREDSINCE THEN. I DON'T THINK SO.THE HAMSTER THING WAS LAST WEEK. I KNOW HOW HARD HOMEWORK CAN BE. THOUGHT WE COULD USE A SNACK. NO, THANKS. SO, WHAT ARE WE HAVING?GIRL TALK? MORE LIKE WOMAN TALK. I'M READY. NO, YOU'RE NOT. -JEN, THIS IS REALLY ---NEVER MIND. DON'T SAY IT. I KNOW WHEN I'M NOT WANTED. GUESS YOU GUYS WON'T BENEEDING THESE, THEN. THEY'RE NOT FOR WOMEN.THEY'RE FOR GIRLS. [ DOOR CLOSES ] SO, WHAT ARE YOU GONNATELL YOUR MOTHER? NOTHING. I'VE JUST DECIDED I'M GONNA KEEP A LOW PROFILEFOR THE NEXT NINE MONTHS. GOOD LUCK. COME ON, I CAN'T TALK TO HER. YOU KNOW HOW MY MOTHER IS. OH, I WISH SHE WEREMORE LIKE YOUR MOM. WELL, DO YOU WANT TOTALK TO MY MOM ABOUT IT? MAYBE. DO YOU THINK SHE'D HELP? -CAN'T HURT TO TRY.-OKAY. -OKAY?-OKAY. UH, MOM, COULD YOU COME UP HEREFOR A SEC, PLEASE?! COULD YOU HELP CINDY AND ME...MOVE SOME FURNITURE?! YOU WANT ME TO HELP?! NO.THIS IS...PRETTY HEAVY STUFF. I JUST CAN'T GO HOME. IF MY MOM FINDS OUT ABOUT THIS,SHE'S GONNA KILL ME. DON'T WORRY. YOU CAN STAY HEREIF YOU HAVE TO. WHAT'S GOING ON? OH, MOM,CINDY NEEDS TO TALK TO YOU. WHAT IS IT, CINDY? WELL, I-I DON'T KNOWHOW TO SAY THIS. -SHE'S PREGNANT.-THAT SAYS IT. PREG-- OH, CINDY.I'M SO SORRY. ARE YOU SURE? I'M POSITIVE,AND SO WAS THE TEST. MRS. KEATON,THIS IS THE WORST THING THAT'S EVER HAPPENED TO ME. OH, HONEY, YOU MUST BESO TERRIFIED. CAN I HELP? I DON'T KNOW. I'M SO CONFUSED. I DON'T KNOW WHETHERTO HAVE AN ABORTION OR PUT THE BABY UP FOR ADOPTIONOR KEEP IT. MAYBE I SHOULD JUST DYE MY HAIR,CHANGE MY NAME, MOVE TO KANSAS, AND BRING IT UPAS MY KID SISTER. WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS SAY? WELL, THERE'S REALLY JUST MYMOM, AND I HAVEN'T TOLD HER YET. I JUST CAN'T FACE HERRIGHT NOW. WELL, YOU'RE WELCOMETO STAY HERE TONIGHT. I DON'T KNOWIF I COULD FACE HER TOMORROW. YOU CAN STAY HEREAS LONG AS YOU WANT. MY MOM AND I WOULD LOVETO HELP YOU, RIGHT, MOM? WELL, WE WOULDLOVE TO HELP YOU, HONEY, BUT I DON'T THINK STAYING HEREWILL SOLVE YOUR PROBLEM. I THINK YOU SHOULDTALK TO YOUR MOTHER. ARE YOU KIDDING?YOU DON'T KNOW MY MOTHER. I MEAN, SHE DOESN'T EVENLET ME READ COSMOPOLITAN. YEAH, SHE CAN'T TALK TO HER.YOU KNOW WHAT MOTHERS ARE LIKE. YEAH, I'VE HEARD. HONEY, LOOK, THIS PROBLEM IS TOO BIGFOR YOU TO TACKLE BY YOURSELF. I REALLY THINKYOU SHOULD GO HOME. I'D STILL RATHER STAY HERE... FOR EIGHT OR NINE YEARS. MOM, SHE CAN'T GO HOME. LOOK, I KNOW IT'S NOT GONNABE EASY, BUT SHE'S GOT TO DO IT. HONEY, IF IT WERE YOU,I'D WANT TO KNOW ABOUT IT. BUT, MOM -- OKAY, OKAY, I'LL -- I'LL TRY IT YOUR WAY, BUT -- BUT, I MEAN,MY MOM'S UNREASONABLE. I MEAN, SHE GOT UPSET WHEN SHEFOUND OUT THE PROM WAS CO-ED. I THOUGHTI HEARD SOMEONE DOWN HERE. WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP,MALLORY? OH, I CAN'T SLEEP.I'M TOO WORRIED ABOUT CINDY. I JUST CAME DOWNFOR A LITTLE SNACK. A LITTLE SNACK? A TURKEY SANDWICH,ICE CREAM, CHOCOLATE CAKE. SOME COUNTRIESDON'T EAT THAT MUCH. OKAY, I OVERDID IT. BUT I'M WORRIED ABOUT CINDY. AND WHEN I'M WORRIED, I EAT. WELL, OF COURSEYOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT HER. CINDY AND HER MOM ARE GOINGTHROUGH A TOUGH TIME. -BUT THEY'LL WORK IT OUT.-I DON'T KNOW. WHY DON'T YOU GO UPSTAIRSAND GET SOME SLEEP? I'M SURE YOU'LL HEAR ALL ABOUTIT FROM CINDY IN THE MORNING. OKAY. -GOOD NIGHT, HONEY.-GOOD NIGHT. IT'S FOR ENERGY.IT'S A LONG WALK UPSTAIRS. I CAN'T BELIEVETHIS THING WITH CINDY. I MEAN, I STILL THINK OF HERAS A LITTLE GIRL WHO USED TO PLAYWITH MALLORY. SHE'S NOTA LITTLE GIRL ANYMORE. I KNOW. AND NEITHER IS MALLORY.SHE'S THE SAME AGE AS CINDY. YEAH? WELL,THEY'RE IN THE SAME CLASS. THEY'RE IN THE SAME CROWD. I'M WORRIED ABOUT HER. LOOK, CINDY AND MALLORYARE TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE. OKAY. MAYBE I'M OVERREACTING, BUT I DON'T THINK MALLORY SHOULD BE ALLOWED OUT OFTHE HOUSE UNTIL SHE'S 35. STEVEN. OKAY. 30. KIDS ARE GROWING UP TOO FAST. HALF THE TEENAGERS IN AMERICAARE SEXUALLY ACTIVE TODAY. I MEAN, WHAT'S GOING ONWITH THESE KIDS TODAY? WAIT A MINUTE. DO I SOUND LIKE ALEX? YES, STEVEN. [ SIGHS ] LOOK, IN THE '60s, WHEN ALLTHESE CHANGES WERE COMING ABOUT, THE NEW HONESTYBETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN, A HEALTHY, OPEN ATTITUDETOWARD SEX -- I THOUGHT THEY WERE POSITIVE.I STILL BELIEVE THAT. BUT NOW THAT I HAVEA 15-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER, SOME OF THOSE BELIEFS ARE... -OUT THE WINDOW?-...ON THE LEDGE. BUT YOU WOULDN'T WANTTHINGS TO GO BACK TO THE WAY THEY WEREWHEN WE WERE KIDS, WOULD YOU? IT WAS TERRIBLE -- BOYS TRYING TO GET REPUTATIONS, GIRLS TRYING NOT TO GET REPUTATIONS. JUST WHO WERE THE BOYSGETTING REPUTATIONS WITH? AT MY SCHOOL,IT WAS BETSY HOGAN. I HEARD OF HER. OKAY, YOU'RE RIGHT. THINGS WEREN'T FAIR BACK THEN, BUT AT LEASTTHERE WERE GUIDELINES. OH, WE WERE IGNORANT AND SCARED. DON'T YOU THINKIT'S A GOOD THING THAT KIDSKNOW MORE ABOUT SEX TODAY? WELL, SURE.I WANT MALLORY TO KNOW MORE. I JUST DON'T WANT HERTO DO MORE. LOOK, WE HAVE A GREATRELATIONSHIP WITH MALLORY. ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS KEEPTHE LINES OF COMMUNICATION OPEN. -I STILL CAN'T SLEEP.-OH. YOU'VE BEEN GONE A MINUTE.DID YOU TRY? I DIDN'T ACTUALLY GET INTO BED. WELL, SOMETIMES THAT CAN HELP. I'M JUST TOO WORRIEDABOUT CINDY. YOU SUREYOU'RE NOT JUST HUNGRY? POSITIVE. YOU KNOW,I THINK I'LL CALL HER. MALLORY,IT'S PRETTY LATE TO CALL. ACTUALLY, I'M PRETTY SURETHEY'RE NOT GETTING MUCH SLEEPOVER AT THEIR HOUSE, EITHER. WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD, MAL? HELLO, MRS. SULLIVAN?HI, THIS IS MALLORY. HEY, I'M SORRYTO CALL YOU SO LATE, BUT COULD I PLEASETALK TO CINDY? WHAT? NO, I DON'T. YES, OF COURSE I WILL. GOODBYE. WHAT'S WRONG? EVERYTHING. CINDY AND HER MOMGOT IN A FIGHT, AND SHE RAN OUT OF THE HOUSE. SHE'S BEEN GONE FOR HOURS, AND HER MOMDOESN'T KNOW WHERE SHE IS. -THAT'S TERRIBLE.-FOR PETE'S SAKE. OF COURSE IT'S TERRIBLE,AND IT'S YOUR FAULT. -MY FAULT?-WAIT A MINUTE. -DON'T BLAME YOUR MOTHER.-WHY NOT? SHE'S THE ONE THAT SUGGESTEDCINDY GO TALK TO HER MOM. WE TOLD YOU HER MOTHERWOULDN'T UNDERSTAND. AND IF YOU HADN'TBUTTED IN LIKE THAT, WE MIGHT KNOWWHERE CINDY IS RIGHT NOW. LOOK, I DIDN'T BUTT IN.CINDY ASKED ME TO HELP. AND I ONLY DIDWHAT I KNEW TO BE RIGHT. OH, YOU DID, HUH? DID YOU LISTEN WHEN WE SAIDSHE COULDN'T TALK TO HER MOTHER? NO. DID YOU LET HER STAY HERE? NO. WELL, I'LL TELL YOU ONE THING --WHEN I GROW UP AND HAVE KIDS, I'M NOT GONNA ACT LIKE A MOTHER. SHE'S GOT BLOND HAIR.SHE'S ABOUT 5'3". YEAH, THAT COULD BE HER. NO, NO, I DON'T THINK SHE'DBE WEARING A MASK AND FLIPPERS. NO, NO, THANKS ANYWAY. GOODBYE. WELL, SHE'S NOTAT THE LIBRARY. LET'S SEE,WE'VE TRIED THE YWCA. WE'VE TRIED THE AIRPORT. WE'VE TRIED THE BUS DEPOT. I GUESS THERE'S NOTHING LEFT BUT THE OLD RUN-DOWN BARSAND NIGHTCLUBS. WELL, THAT'S WHERE GIRLS LIKECINDY WIND UP, DON'T THEY? SMILING THEIR PAINTED SMILES, SWAYING TO THE SOUNDOF A HONKY-TONK PIANO WHILE SOME JOEPOURS OUT HIS LIFE STORY OVER A CUP OF CHEAP WHISKEY. THAT'S IT.NO MORE LATE MOVIES FOR YOU. NOW, JUST A MINUTE, ALEX. WHAT DO YOU MEAN,"GIRLS LIKE CINDY"? SHE HAPPENS TO BEA VERY NICE GIRL. SHE COMES OVER HEREFOR A LITTLE ADVICE AND SUPPORT, AND NOW SHE'S MISSING,THROUGH NO FAULT OF HER OWN. LOOK, MALLORY,I KNOW YOU BLAME ME FOR THIS, BUT CAN'T YOU SEETHAT SHE HAD TO TELL HER MOTHER? WELL, FINE. COULDN'T SHEHAVE TOLD HER GRADUALLY? GRADUALLY? YEAH, LIKE STARTED OUTWITH SOMETHING LIKE, "MOM, I MET A BOY." DADDY, CAN I GO TO THE MOVIESWITH CHRISSY? THEY'RE SHOWING AN OLD MOVIEAT THE VILLAGE. I THINK IT'S CALLED"BYE BYE BIRDIE." BUT YOU WENT TO THE MOVIESTHE OTHER NIGHT. PLEASE, DADDY,I LOVE LITTLE BIRDIES. I DON'T THINK YOU SHOULD GO. I JUST DON'T THINK THAT A GIRL SHOULD TRY AND HIDEHER PREGNANCY FROM HER MOTHER. WAIT. WAIT A MINUTE. CAN WE NOT DISCUSS THISIN THE KITCHEN? I MEAN, SEX IS NOT SOMETHINGYOU SHOULD TALK ABOUT IN FRONT OF...A WHOLESOME BREAKFAST. ALEX, I FIND YOUR ATTITUDEA LITTLE DISTURBING. I MEAN, YOUR FATHER AND IDON'T WANT YOU OR YOUR SISTERS TO FEEL THATYOU CAN'T TALK HONESTLY AND OPENLY ABOUT SEX WITH US. OH, BOY. SO, JENNIFER, YOU DON'TWANT TO MISS THAT MOVIE. UH, YOU NEED SOME POPCORN MONEY? I'D RATHER STAY HERE AND TALKOPENLY AND HONESTLY ABOUT SEX. POPCORN, BONBONS,CHOCOLATE BARS? THROW IN THE JUJUBESAND I'M OUT THE DOOR. YOU GOT IT. I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'REMAKING SUCH A BIG DEAL ABOUT. SEX IS A BIOLOGICAL PROCESSBROUGHT ON BY EMOTIONAL URGES. SEX IS NOTHINGTO GET EXCITED ABOUT. UH, I MEAN,SEX IS NOTHING SPECIAL. YEAH, ALEX,IF IT'S NOTHING SPECIAL, WHY DO YOU KEEP HIDING PLAYBOY BEHIND YOUR COPIESOF BUSINESSWEEK? I DON'T -- I DON'T HIDE THEM. I KEEP THEM ALPHABETICALLY, AND BUSINESSWEEK COMES BEFORE PLAYBOY. I CAN'T JUST SIT AROUND HEREAND WORRY ABOUT CINDY ANYMORE. LET'S GO LOOK FOR HER. YOU KNOW,MAYBE SHE'S AT THE PARK. MAYBE SHE'S AT THE PLAYGROUND. LET'S GET OUR COATS AND GO. ALEX, STAY HEREIN CASE SHE CALLS. YOU GOT IT. [ DOOR CLOSES ] HELLO, SERGEANT SAMUELS? YEAH, THIS IS ALEX P. KEATON. YOU PROBABLY REMEMBER ME.I WAS JUNIOR MAYOR FOR A WEEK. I DON'T KNOW. I THOUGHT METER MAIDSON HORSEBACK WAS A GOOD IDEA. WELL, GET TALLER METERS. ANYWAY, I'M LOOKINGFOR A 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL. THAT'S VERY FUNNY.SHE'S PREGNANT. MARRY HER?I HARDLY EVEN KNOW HER. NEVER MIND. I THINKI KNOW WHERE TO FIND HER. -HI, CINDY.-HI. EXCUSE ME FOR A MINUTE. HEY, SHE'S HERE! SO, UH...W-WHAT'S NEW? SHOULD I BOIL SOME WATER? CINDY, ARE YOU OKAY?! YEAH, I'M OKAY. STILL PREGNANT,BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I'M FINE. WE HAVE CALLED ALL OVER TOWNLOOKING FOR YOU. WELL, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN,ANYWAY? I WALKED AROUND THE MALL. I SAT THROUGH ANNIE TWO AND A HALF TIMES. THEN I ENDED UPIN THE PINBALL ARCADE. YOUR MOTHER'S VERY WORRIED,CINDY. I THINK YOU SHOULD CALL HER. WHY SHOULD I CALL HER?SHE'LL JUST YELL. YOU DON'T KNOW THAT. LOOK, YOU CAN'T BLAME HER FOR BEING ANGRY AND UPSETWHEN YOU TOLD HER, BUT SHE'S HAD TIMETO THINK ABOUT IT. YEAH, TIME TO GET EVEN MADDER. AND TIME TO CALM DOWN, TOO. LOOK, I THINK THE TWO OF YOUNEED ANOTHER CHANCE, DON'T YOU? I'M NOT SURE. BUT I KNOWI CAN'T FACE HER ALONE. WELL, IF IT'LL HELP, I MEAN,IF IT'LL MAKE IT ANY EASIER, MAYBE YOU CAN ASK HERTO COME OVER HERE. WILL YOU AND MALLORYBE HERE WITH ME? SURE. DAD AND I WILL BE HERE, TOO. OF COURSE, WE'RE FLEXIBLEON THIS POINT. CINDY, DOES YOUR MOMDRINK COFFEE? YEAH, I GUESS. WELL, MAYBE THAT'LL MAKE HERTOO NERVOUS. DOES SHE DRINK TEA? I THINK SHE LIKES HERB TEA.DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY? ARE YOU KIDDING?WHAT'S HER FAVORITE HERB? BETTER WAITAND ASK HER WHEN SHE GETS HERE. -HONEY, JUST SIT DOWN AND RELAX.-I CAN'T! I JUST KNOW THE MINUTE THAT SHEWALKS IN HERE, SHE'S GONNA GO, "CINDY, HOW COULD YOUDO THIS TO ME?" GIVE HER A CHANCE, OKAY? [ DOORBELL RINGS ]DON'T ANSWER THAT! OKAY, GO AHEAD. HI. I'M ELYSE KEATON. LYNN SULLIVAN. PLEASE COME IN. I'M SORRY WE COULDN'T MEETUNDER BETTER CIRCUMSTANCES. HELLO, MALLORY. CINDY, I'M SO GLADYOU'RE ALL RIGHT. HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME? CINDY, WE'RE GOING HOME. NO, MOM --YOU SAID ON THE PHONE THAT YOU WERE GONNA COME OVERHERE AND WE WERE GONNA TALK. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL TALK. PLEASE. SIT DOWN, SIT DOWN.MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE. UM, SO, MRS. SULLIVAN,WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE HERB? WOULD YOU LIKESOME HERBAL TEA? NO, THANK YOU.WE WON'T BE STAYING LONG. I'VE ALREADY SAID ALL THATI HAVE TO SAY TO MY DAUGHTER. SHE'S ALREADY SAIDSHE WAS PREGNANT, AND NOW IT'S MY PROBLEM, RIGHT? WELL, ACTUALLY,I THINK IT'S BOTH OF YOURS. HOW LONG HAS SHE BEEN GOING OUTWITH THIS BOY, ANYWAY? I-I DON'T KNOW. MOM, WHY DON'T YOU ASK ME HOW LONGI'VE BEEN GOING OUT WITH HIM? APPARENTLY,ONE NIGHT TOO LONG. DO YOU SEE WHAT I MEAN,MRS. KEATON? WE'RE NOT GETTING ANYWHERE HERE.SHE'S NOT LISTENING TO ME. CAN YOU TALK TO YOUR DAUGHTER? WELL, WE TRY. WE HAVEOUR OCCASIONAL DIFFERENCES. BUT WE TALK, YOU KNOW. WE TRY TO GET THINGSOUT IN THE OPEN. WELL, CINDY'S PROBLEMIS OUT IN THE OPEN, THAT'S FOR SURE,BUT THAT DOESN'T SOLVE ANYTHING. IT DOESN'T CHANGE THE FACTTHAT SHE'S PREGNANT, THAT SHE'S MADE A MESSOUT OF HER LIFE. OH, THANKS A LOT, MOM. SO, WHAT YOU'RE SAYING ISBECAUSE I'VE MADE THIS MISTAKE, I'VE RUINED EVERYTHING? I HAVE NO HOPE, NO FUTURE?MY LIFE IS OVER? * GRAY SKIESARE GONNA CLEAR UP * * PUT ON A HAPPY FACE IS THAT THE BESTYOU GUYS CAN DO? LOOK, JEN, I DON'T THINKTHIS IS THE TIME FOR SHOW TUNES. LET ME GO OUT ON A LIMB.YOU DON'T WANT ME HERE, RIGHT? WELL... WELL, I'M GOING TO MY ROOM.I'LL BE DOWN WHEN I'M 18. OKAY. LET'S GO BACK.WHERE WERE WE? UM, MY MOTHER JUST SAID I HADNO FUTURE AND MY LIFE WAS OVER. WELL, MAYBE WE CAN GO BACK TO BEFORE YOU WEREYELLING AT EACH OTHER. WE'D HAVE TO GO BACKTO WHEN I WAS IN 3rd GRADE. OH, I WISH WE COULD. AT LEASTTHEN, THINGS WERE UNDER CONTROL. I KNEW WHAT YOU WERE DOING, WHERE YOU WERE,AND WHO YOU WERE WITH. WELL, I'M NOT A LITTLE GIRLANYMORE, MOM. I HAVE TO HAVE MY OWN LIFE. I CAN'T DEAL WITH YOU HANGINGOVER MY SHOULDER EVERY SECOND, TRYING TO CONTROLEVERYTHING THAT I DO. WELL, LOOK WHAT HAPPENSWHEN I DON'T. OKAY. WELL,MAYBE I MADE A MISTAKE. BUT MAYBE IF YOU HADJUST A LITTLE MORE FAITH IN ME AND STOPPED TREATING MELIKE SUCH A LITTLE GIRL, I WOULDN'T HAVE BEENIN SUCH A BIG HURRY TO GROW UP. CINDY, I -- I JUST WANTEDTO MAKE THINGS BETTER FOR YOU. WHAT ARE YOU TALKINGABOUT, MOM? WELL, WHEN I WAS A KID,I MADE ALL THE WRONG DECISIONS. REALLY? YEAH, I DON'T THINK I SPENT MORE THAN TWO NIGHTSIN A ROW AT HOME. I WOULDN'T TALK TO MY PARENTS. I THOUGHT I KNEW EVERYTHING. I GOT INTO A LOT OF TROUBLE. MY LIFE WAS A MESS. THAT'S WHAT I WAS TRYINGTO PROTECT YOU FROM. I JUST DIDN'T WANT YOU TO GO THROUGHWHAT I WENT THROUGH. WELL, I'M GOINGTHROUGH IT NOW, MOM. AND I NEED YOU. I NEED YOU TO LISTEN TO ME,AND I NEED YOU TO HELP ME. I'LL TRY. OH. COME ON, CINDY.LET'S GO HOME. [ SIGHS ] WE'VE GOTA LOT OF TALKING TO DO AND DECISIONS TO MAKE. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. BYE, CINDY. [ SIGHS ] WHAT DO YOU THINKCINDY'S GONNA DO? I DON'T KNOW. AT LEAST SHE WON'T BE SPENDINGANY MORE NIGHTS PLAYING PINBALL. NO. MOM? YEAH? I'M REALLY SORRY ABOUT THE WAYI BLEW UP AT YOU LAST NIGHT. THAT'S OKAY. YOU WERE UPSET. YOU HAD TO LET IT OUTAT SOMEONE, AND I THINK I WAS JUSTIN THE DIRECT LINE OF FIRE. THAT'S WHAT MOMS ARE FOR,RIGHT? ONLY SOMETIMES. YOU KNOW, THIS WHOLE THINGWITH CINDY HAS BEEN SO -- SO PAINFUL AND DIFFICULT. I SO MUCH DON'T WANT WHAT HAPPENED TO CINDYAND HER MOTHER TO HAPPEN TO US. SO I WANT YOU TO KNOWTHAT YOU CAN ALWAYS COME TO ME AND THAT I'LL TRYTO BE FLEXIBLE AND UNDERSTANDYOUR POINT OF VIEW. CAN I HAVE MY OWN APARTMENT? NOT ON YOUR LIFE. AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS? WELL, YOU GET TALLERAND YOUR HIPS GET BIGGER, AND YOU SUDDENLY BECOMEMUCH MORE INTERESTED IN BOYS. ANYTHING ELSE? WELL, YOU CAN WEAR A HALTER TOPAND HAVE IT MEAN SOMETHING. SO, THAT'S ALL THERE ISTO PUBERTY, HUH? WELL, I CONDENSED THE CHAPTERA BIT FOR YOU, BUT THAT'S BASICALLYTHE WAY IT GOES. DON'T YOU TWOHAVE ANYTHING BETTER TO DO THAN READ THAT STUFF? YOU KNOW, ALEX, I THINK YOU COULD LEARN A LOTFROM THIS BOOK. HA. MALLORY, COULD YOU SHOW MESOME OF YOUR HALTER TOPS? I DON'T WANT TO BE CAUGHTUNPREPARED. SO, THAT'S HOW THAT WORKS.