[ 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 HOW DO I LOOK? OH... YOU LOOK GREAT. WELL... IT'S IMPORTANT, MOM. [ SIGHS ] YOU LOOK FINE.I PROMISE. YEAH. YOU LOOK, UH... KEEP IN TOUCH! DON'T TAKE IT PERSONALLY,HONEY. JENNIFER IS TURNINGINTO A TEENAGE GIRL. YOU KNOW, AN EXCITING,WONDERFUL BEING... FROM ANOTHER PLANET. ELYSE, THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIMESHE'S WALKED INTO A ROOM AND ACTED LIKEI WASN'T THERE. WE JUST DON'T SEEMTO CONNECT ANYMORE. WE USED TO HAVESO MUCH IN COMMON. WELL, YOU STILL HAVEA LOT OF THINGS IN COMMON. SHE'S JUST NOT INTERESTEDIN THEM ANYMORE. [ DOOR OPENS ] ALL RIGHT, MALLORY. I AM NEVER, EVER GETTINGIN A CAR WITH YOU AGAIN. ALL I DID WAS TELLTHE TRUTH, ALEX. YOU DID NOTTELL THE TRUTH. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP --A COMPLETE AND TOTAL STOP. YEAH, YOU STOPPED. [ SNORTS ] WHAT HAPPENED? I'LL TELL YOUWHAT HAPPENED. MY SO-CALLED SISTER AND IARE DRIVING DOWNTOWN ON SOUTH HIGH STREET. RIGHT IN FRONTOF LAZARUS, THERE. AND FOR SOME CRAZY REASON,I DON'T KNOW WHY, A POLICE OFFICER,ONE OF COLUMBUS' FINEST AND LEAST SIGHTED,PULLS ME OVER. HE SAYS I DID NOT COMETO A COMPLETE STOP. "OFFICER," I SAID,"I DID COME TO A COMPLETE STOP." AND MALLORY SAYS, "DON'T LIE, ALEX." CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? CAN YOU POSSIBLY COMPREHEND IT?"DON'T LIE, ALEX"? I FELT IT WAS MY DUTYAS A CITIZEN OF COLUMBUS. YOU'RE GONNABE A CITIZEN OF SATURN. AH! I'M GONNA FIGHT THIS.I DON'T CARE. I'M GONNA SEETHAT I AM VINDICATED. I BELIEVEIN OUR JUDICIAL SYSTEM. I'LL BRIBE SOMEONEIF I HAVE TO. DOES THIS SCARFMAKE IT WORK? OH, I LIKE IT. MOM? I THINK IT'S GREAT.VERY NICE. UH, SAY, JEN, I WAS THINKINGMAYBE YOU AND I COULD GO OVER TO DARBY CREEK PARK LATER,SHOOT SOME BASKETS. OH, NO,I CAN'T TODAY, DAD. CHUCK'S COMING OVER,AND I PROMISED WE'D SPENDTHE AFTERNOON TOGETHER. OH. CHUCK. WELL, THAT'S OKAY.I UNDERSTAND. CAN I TALK TO YOU?CHUCK WILL BE HERE ANY MINUTE. OH, SURE, HONEY.YEAH, WHAT IS IT? OH. I'M SORRY. MOM, CAN YOU...? THANK YOU. UH, MAYBE, UH, TONIGHT WE'LLSHOOT SOME BASKETS. OR TOMORROW! HEY, YOU DON'T HAVETO LET ME KNOW NOW! THINK IT OVER! DON'T FEEL BAD, HONEY.SHE'S BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING WITH CHUCKIEALL WEEK. I DON'T FEEL BAD ABOUT IT.DON'T BE SILLY. IF SHE'D RATHER BE WITH A BOYHER OWN AGE THAN WITH HER DAD,THAT'S FINE. SEEMS A LITTLE UNNATURAL TO ME. JUST RELAX, STEVEN. I'M RELAXED. WHAT WERE YOU TWOWHISPERING ABOUT? OH, NOTHING REALLY. JUST, THERE ARE SOME TIMESA GIRL FEELS MORE COMFORTABLE TALKING TO HER MOM,THAT'S ALL. WHAT WERE YOU WHISPERINGABOUT? PLEASE. TELL ME. [ SIGHS ]I DON'T WANT TO TELL YOU. WHY NOT? BECAUSE LAST TIMETHIS HAPPENED, YOU DIDN'T REACTNORMALLY. NOW I HAVE TO KNOW.COME ON, TELL ME. I CAN'T STAND IT.PLEASE, TELL ME. OKAY. TODAY, JENNIFER IS WEARINGA BRA FOR THE FIRST TIME. WHY DO YOU TELL METHESE THINGS? NO, DAD, LISTEN TO ME.I KNOW POLICEMEN. THIS GUY WAS NOT GONNAGIVE ME THAT TICKET. I COULD FEEL IT.I COULD SEE IT IN HIS EYES. I COULD SEE ITTHROUGH HIS GLASSES. HIS THICK, THI GLASSES. THEN WHY DID HE STOP YOUIN THE FIRST PLACE? HE WANTEDTO GET TO KNOW ME. I DON'T KNOW. I DO KNOWTHAT HE BELIEVED ME WHEN I SAID I CAMETO A COMPLETE STOP. HE BELIEVED ME. UNTIL MALLORY SAID,"DON'T LIE, ALEX." OH, AND, DAD,LISTEN TO THIS. WHEN HE TOOK OUTHIS NOTEBOOK TO WRITE ME THE TICKET,HIS PEN -- YOU'RE NOT GONNABELIEVE THIS -- HIS PEN IS DRY. HE CAN'T WRITE THE TICKET. I MEAN, HE'S LAUGHING.HE IS GONNA LET ME GO. MALLORY LENT HIM HER PEN. THEN I HELPED HIMSPELL YOUR NAME RIGHT. WHAT HAVE YOUGOT THERE? OH, SOME OLD FATHER'S DAY CARDSFROM JENNIFER, WHEN I WAS STILL HER FATHER. I JUST DON'T GET IT, ELYSE. STEVEN, REALLY,YOU KNOW, YOU'RE ACTING LIKE THIS IS THE FIRST TIME ONEOF OUR CHILDREN HAS GROWN UP. JEN AND I HAVE ALWAYS HADSOMETHING SPECIAL. I MEAN, MALLORY --MALLORY WAS SHOPPING BY HERSELF BY THE TIME SHE WAS6 MONTHS OLD. AND ALEX... WELL, YOU CAN ONLYGET SO CLOSE TO ALEX IN A NON-FINANCIALRELATIONSHIP. [ SIGHS ] BUT... JENNIFER [SIGHS] JENNIFERUSED TO COME TO ME. I REMEMBER SHE USEDTO CALL YOU HER BUDDY. YEAH. I USED TOCALL HER MY BUDDY. I'D SAY, "HI, BUDDY,"AND SHE'D SAY, "HI, BUDDY. SOMETIMES WE'D GET CONFUSED.WE WOULDN'T KNOW WHO WAS WHO. I'M BEING RIDICULOUS,AREN'T I? NO, YOU'RE NOTBEING RIDICULOUS. YOU'RE BEING A DADDY. SOMETIMES THE TWOARE IDENTICAL TWINS. [ CHUCKLES ] HI.OH, HEY, GUYS. HOW WAS YOUR WALK?IT WAS VERY NICE, DAD. SORRY WE'RE LATE. WE, UH,STOPPED AND SHOT SOME BASKETS. REALLY?I HARDLY KNOW THIS BOY. HOW ABOUT A SNACK? OH, NO, THANKS, MOM.WE'RE GOING UPSTAIRS. I WANT TO SHOW CHUCKIESOMETHING. WELL, THERE'S NOTHINGYOU CAN SHOW HIM UPSTAIRS THAT YOU CAN'TSHOW HIM DOWN HERE. I WANT TO SHOW HIMTHE UPSTAIRS. WAIT, JEN. IF GOING UPSTAIRSMAKES YOUR DAD UPTIGHT, WHAT'S THE POINT?WHY PUT HIM THROUGH IT? WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO,MR. KEATON? WELL, I DON'T KNOW. WE COULD, UH,SET UP THE PING-PONG TABLE DOWNSTAIRSIN THE BASEMENT, UH, PLAY A COUPLE OF GAMES.HEY, THAT SOUNDS GOOD. WELL, LISTEN. PING-PONG'SREALLY A TWO-PERSON GAME, SO, UH,CATCH YOU LATER, CHUCK. DAD! YEAH. I'LL CALL YOU BACK ONTHE OTHER PHONE, OKAY, DEBBIE? BYE. HI, DAD. UH, JEN, COULD WE, UH,TALK FOR A MINUTE? I'VE GOT TO CALL DEBBIERIGHT BACK. IT'S CRUCIAL. MAYBE IT COULD WAITFOR JUST A SECOND. WE, UH, WE HAVEN'T REALLY DONEMUCH TALKING LATELY. I MISS YOU. I MISS YOU, TOO, DAD. [ EXHALES ] CAN I CALLDEBBIE BACK NOW? COME ON, LET'S SIT DOWN.SIT DOWN. LET'S TALK,BUDDY TO BUDDY. OKAY. [ CHUCKLES ] YOU KNOW, YOU USED TO CALL MEBUDDY ALL THE TIME. YOU NEVER CALL MEBUDDY ANYMORE. BUDDY IS SO BABYISH, DAD.[ CHUCKLES ] YOU DIDN'T THINK THATWHEN YOU WERE 3. WHAT ARE YOU READING THERE? SEVENTEEN. UH, YOU'RE ONLY 13.YOU SHOULDN'T BE READING THAT. YOU SHOULDN'T BE READING THATFOR ANOTHER FOUR YEARS, JEN. [ CHUCKLES ] WELL, LET'S -- LET'S SEE.WHAT HAVE WE GOT HERE? AH. "TWELVE WAYS TO SHAPE UPIN TIME FOR THE PROM." TOO LATE FOR ME NOW, HUH?[ CHUCKLES ] WHY DON'T YOUCALL DEBBIE BACK.I'LL CALL DEBBIE BACK. HEY, DAD. WHERE ARE YOU OFF TO? GOING DOWNTOWN. TAKE SOME PHOTOGRAPHSOF THE SCENE OF THE CRIME. GONNA NEED SOME VISUAL EVIDENCESO I'LL HAVE PROOF OF MY INNOCENCEFOR MY DAY IN COURT. I LIKE YOUR THINKING. YOU KNOW, DAD,DID I TELL YOU THAT, UH, AFTER THAT COPGAVE ME THE TICKET, MALLORY GAVE HIM A DONATIONFOR THE POLICEMAN'S BALL? TRY TO FORGETALL THAT, ALEX. PUT YOUR FAITHIN THE LEGAL SYSTEM. SHE SHOULD BE IN JAIL, DAD. MOM, CAN YOU GO WITH ME TO THE SUNFLOWER GIRLSTROOP MEETING AFTER SCHOOL ON THURSDAY? ON THURSDAY?OH, HONEY, I CAN'T. I'VE GOT A MEETINGAT THE OFFICE. THE KRAMERS WANT METO GO OVER THE PLANSFOR THEIR NEW HOUSE. CAN'T YOU MAKE THATFOR ANOTHER DAY? HONEY, I'VE ALREADYCANCELED IT TWICE. AND IF I DON'T GET STARTEDON THEIR PLANS FOR THEIR HOME, THEY'RE GONNA WANTTO MOVE IN HERE WITH US. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT,I'LL RESCHEDULE IT. THANKS, MOM. HM. "SUNFLOWER GIRLS TEA. "COME ONE, COME ALL.COME JOIN THE FUN. TEA. TALK. TREATS." NO, STEVEN. IT'S NOT FOR YOU.IT'S FOR GIRLS. NOT SO FAST.IT SAYS, "COME ONE, COME ALL." HONEY, I KNOW HOW MUCHYOU WANT A SHARED EXPERIENCE WITH JENNIFER,BUT THIS IS NOT IT. YOU WON'T FIT IN. OH, REALLY?WELL, WHAT DO THEY DO THERE? WHAT'S SO SPECIALABOUT THE SUNFLOWERS GIRLS TEA THAT I CAN'T BE A PART OF IT?WHAT GOES ON THERE, ELYSE. WHAT DO THEY DO? THEY SING SONGS. ARE YOU IMPLYINGTHAT I CAN'T SING SONGS? WHAT SONGS?WHAT SONGS DO THEY SING? "I'VE GOT A MULE,AND HER NAME IS SAL." * I'VE GOT A MULE,AND HER NAME IS SAL * * 15 MILESON THE ERIE CANAL * WHAT ELSE DO THEY DO? THEY TALK ABOUT THINGS. WHAT KIND OF THINGS? WELL, THINGS, STEVEN. UH, HOBBIES, SCHOOL,CURRENT EVENTS. THINGS THAT GO ONIN THEIR LIFE. GIRLS' TALK! AND THEN THEY EAT COOKIES. ARE YOU IMPLYINGTHAT I CAN'T...? STEVEN, IT'S A GIRLS' CLUB.IT'S NOT FOR YOU. YOU'D BE PUTTING YOURSELFIN A PLACE WHERE YOU HAVE NO PLACE. WHAT PLACE DO I HAVEIN HER LIFE NOW, ELYSE? I'M THE INVISIBLE MAN! AT LEASTTHIS GIVES ME A SHOT. THIS GIVES ME AN IDENTITY. I'M A SUNFLOWER GIRL. I DON'T WANT DAD TO TAKE ME.I JUST DON'T WANT HIM TO. COME ON, JEN.KEEP IT DOWN. YOU DON'T WANT DAD TO HEAR,DO YOU? MAYBE I DO. YOU'VE GOT TO LET HIM GO, JEN. IT'S PART OF GROWING UP FEMALEIN THIS HOUSE. HE CAME TO SUNFLOWER GIRLSWITH YOU, TOO? NO. HE CAME ON A DATEWITH ME. I WAS, UH, 13 1/2, AND BRIAN MADIGANTOOK ME TO THE MOVIES. BRIAN SAT ON ONE SIDE OF MEAND, WELL, DAD SAT ON THE OTHER. WHEN BRIAN PUT HIS ARMAROUND ME, DAD PUT HIS ARMAROUND ME, TOO, AND, UH...WELL, THEY SHOOK HANDS. GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. EXCEPT MALLORY. WHERE ARE YOU GOING? I'M GOING DOWNTO TRAFFIC COURT. GOOD LUCK. WOULDN'T NEED LUCKIF IT WEREN'T FOR YOU, MAL. YOU WOULD NOT BEGOING TO COURT, ALEX, IF YOU HAD JUST ALLOWED METO KEEP DRIVING. IS THAT IT, MALLORY? THAT IS IT.THAT'S IT ISN'T IT? THAT'S RIGHT. THE REASON... THAT I WOULDN'TLET YOU DRIVE ANYMORE IS THAT MY LIFE WAS IN SUDDENAND IMMEDIATE PERIL. I MEAN, YOU'RE DRIVING, AND PEOPLE ARE LEAPING OFFTHE STREET INTO THE BUSHES. YOU DRIVE LIKEYOU'RE PLAYING TAG. DON'T LIE, ALEX. NO. NO, VIOLENCEHAS NO PLACE HERE. I PUT MY FAITHIN OUR SYSTEM OF JURISPRUDENCE, AND IT SHALL VINDICATE ME. I HAVE PHOTOGRAPHSOF THE INTERSECTION, OF THE STOP SIGN,AND I HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS OF YOU. AS WELL... ...AS A REPORT CARD... AND A RECENT I.Q. TEST. I THINK THE JUDGEWILL UNDERSTAND. NO. HE WON'T. BECAUSE I'M GONNA CALL HIM UPAND TELL HIM YOU'RE LYING. MOM! MOM! HEY! I'M READY FOR THE MEETING,BUDDY. [ CHUCKLES ] GREAT, DAD. AND I'VE BEEN PRACTICINGTHE SUNFLOWER SALUTE. DAD, I TOLD YOU -- DAD, I TOLD YOU,WE DON'T DO THAT SALUTE ANYMORE. IT'S IN THE HANDBOOK,JENNIFER. WE JUST SHAKE HANDS NOW. OKAY. [ CHUCKLES ] LOOK, I'LL BE, UH, BACK DOWNSTAIRSIN ABOUT 15 MINUTES TO TAKE YOUTO THE MEETING. THAT'S FINE, DAD,BUT JUST DON'T DO THE -- SUNFLOWER GOODBYE? I THINK DADNEEDS TO BE WATERED. I'M IN BIG TROUBLE HERE, ALEX.HELP ME OUT. WELL, I COULD TELL YOUWHAT I'D DO IF I WERE YOU. WHAT? WELL, DAD WANTS TO SPEND TIMEWITH YOU, RIGHT? RIGHT. AND TIME IS MONEY, RIGHT? RIGHT. SO, IF DAD WANTS TOSPEND TIME WITH YOU AND TIME IS MONEY, THEN HE'LL SPEND MONEYTO BE WITH YOU. SEE? SO WHAT YOU DOIS YOU CHARGE HIM BY THE HOUR. LIKE, UH... ...FIVE BUCKSFOR A WALK IN THE PARK, EIGHT BUCKSFOR A GAME OF BASKETBALL. NOW, BE A SPORTAND GIVE HIM HALF OFF ON FATHER'S DAY. THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL THOUGHT,ALEX, BUT NO, THANKS. WELL, YOU CAN DOWHAT YOU WANT, BUDDY. I GOT TO GO DOWNTO COURT. [ CHUCKLES ] Girls:* LOW BRIDGE, EVERYBODY DOWN * LOW BRIDGEFOR WE'RE COMIN' TO A TOWN * * AND YOU'LL ALWAYS KNOWYOUR NEIGHBOR * * YOU'LL ALWAYS KNOW YOUR PAL * IF YOU'VE EVER NAVIGATEDON THE ERIE CANAL * Woman: ALL RIGHT! WELL, WHAT DO YOU SAY, DAD?DO YOU WANT TO GO NOW? WE'VE BEEN HERETHREE MINUTES, JENNIFER. ALL RIGHT. THAT WASVERY NICE SINGING, GIRLS. AND NOW ON TO THE NEW BUSINESS. I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOMEALL THE MOMS AND...THE DAD. MR. KEATON, NICE THATYOU COULD COME, SIR. THANK YOU, MRS. CARPENTER.I FEEL VERY MUCH AT HOME. IN FACT, I'D LIKE TO, UH, GIVE YOU ALLA WARM SUNFLOWER -- Dad! WELL, NOW IT'S TIME FOR THE ROUNDTABLE. OH, WHAT'S THAT? WELL, ONCE A MONTH, WE DISCUSSSOME TOPIC OF INTEREST TO THE SUNFLOWER GIRLS. OH, GREAT. I'M ALL READY.CAMPING? BOATING? HIKING? TODAY WE'RE GONNA TALKABOUT SEX. I'M YOUR GUY. DID YOU SAY "SEX"? MM-HMM. DAD, MAYBE YOU SHOULD GO.REALLY. NONSENSE, JENNIFER.I'M A SUNFLOWER DAD. I THINK I CAN HANDLEA MATU-- A MATURE DISCUSSIONABOUT, UH, WHAT SHE SAID. NOW, WE'RE GOINGTO DISCUSS OUR BODIES AS THEY BLOSSOM INTO WOMANHOOD, AND ABOUT BOYS AND THEIR BODIESAS THEY BURST INTO MANHOOD. I KNOW THAT SOME OF YOUHAVE ALREADY GONE OUT ON DATES WITH BOYS, AND I WANT TO TALKABOUT FIRST EXPERIENCES. AND I WANT THE YOUNGER GIRLSTO BENEFIT FROM YOU OLDER GIRLS, SO WE'RE GONNA GOAROUND THE ROOM, STARTING WITH YOU, SHELLEY. WELL, ON MY FIRST DATE, I WENT OUTWITH A GUY IN MY CLASS. I'M NOT GONNANAME NAMES -- WAS IT LARRY PARKER? THAT'S RIGHT. ANYWAY,I WENT OUT WITH LARRY, AND ALL HE WANTEDTO DO WAS FOOL AROUND. WHAT DO YOU MEANBY "FOOL AROUND?" I MEAN, HE WANTEDTO TOUCH MY BODY AS IT BLOSSOMEDINTO WOMANHOOD. BOYS ARE ONLY INTERESTEDIN ONE THING -- SEX. RIGHT, MR. KEATON? WELL...WELL, UH...WHAT'S YOUR NAME? ALICE. WELL, ALICE, SOME BOYS AREVERY INTERESTED IN SEX. WERE YOU? WELL, UH,WHEN I WAS A BOY, I WAS INTERESTEDIN A LOT OF THINGS. WAS SEX ONE OF THEM? WELL, I WAS INTERESTED IN, UH,BASEBALL, BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL. YOU'RE NOT ANSWERINGTHE QUESTION. GET OFF MY BACK,WILL YOU? I DON'T WANT TO LIE TO YOU,UH, ALICE. [ CHUCKLES ] I ADMIT,THERE WERE SOME GIRLS, UH... THAT... I REMEMBERMARJORIE McCRACKEN. BOY, SHE HAD A BODYON HER. DAD, I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RETALKING ABOUT THIS STUFF. WHAT CAN I DO?SHE WAS HOUNDING ME. DAD, YOU'RE REALLYEMBARRASSING ME. THIS IS NOT THE PLACEFOR YOU TO BE. WHY DO YOU SAY THAT? LOOK AROUND YOU, DAD! DO YOU SEE ANYONE ELSEHERE WHO SHAVES? JENNIFER, I JUST WANT TO SPENDSOME TIME WITH YOU. I'M SORRY, DAD,BUT THIS ISN'T THE RIGHT PLACE. IF YOU DON'T LEAVE,I WILL. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO KNOWHOW I DID IN COURT TODAY? WELL, LET'S SEE.NOT GOOD? I WON. THE JUDGE LOVED ME. COMMENDED MEON MY THOROUGHNESS, COMMISERATED WITH MEABOUT MALLORY. HE HAS A SISTER... NOT QUITE AS AGGRAVATING,BUT CLOSE. ANYWAY, I WON.TORE UP THE TICKET. THAT'S NOT GOOD NEWS? WHEN I WENT OUT TO THE CAR... ...I FOUND A PARKING TICKET. WHEN I WENT INSIDETO COMPLAIN, I GOT A JAYWALKING TICKET. DON'T YOU JUSTLOVE JUSTICE? IT'S SO FAIR. AAH! MOM! IT WASN'T A GOOD IDEA. TRIED TO STOP ME,BUT I...I WOULDN'T LISTEN. I WAS WRONG.WRONG AGAIN. I'M ALWAYS WRONG. WANT TO TELL MEWHAT HAPPENED? MAYBE INA COUPLE OF YEARS. OH... IT WAS REALLY SOMETHING. I WAS TALKING ABOUT MY SEX LIFETO THE SUNFLOWER GIRLS. I'M SORRY I MISSED THAT. JENNIFER WASSO EMBARRASSED. SHE MUST THINK I'M THE MOSTRIDICULOUS EXCUSE FOR A FATHERIN THE WORLD. OH. DO YOU KNOWWHAT MARK TWAIN SAID? WAS HE A SUNFLOWER DAD? NO. HE SAIDTHAT WHEN HE WAS 14, HIS FATHERWAS SO IGNORANT, HE COULDN'T STANDTO HAVE HIM AROUND. BUT BY THE TIMEHE TURNED 21, HE WAS ASTONISHEDAT HOW MUCH THE OLD MAN HAD LEARNEDIN JUST SEVEN YEARS. HMM. SHE'LL COME BACK TO YOU,STEVEN. IT MAY TAKE SEVEN YEARS,BUT SHE'LL COME BACK. I HEARD IT DIDN'TGO SO WELL. LET'S JUST SAYTHAT MOST OF THE SUNFLOWER GIRLS ARE STILL IN SHOCK. HONEY... HE ONLY WENT BECAUSEHE CARES SO MUCH ABOUT YOU. THAT'S HARD TO BELIEVE. WELL, IT'S TRUE. AND THE DAY WILL COME WHENYOU'LL LOOK BACK ON THIS FONDLY, AND...AND YOU'LL REALIZE WHAT A WONDERFUL FATHERYOU HAVE. I GUESS YOU DON'T WANT TO SEETHE SUNFLOWER SALUTE, HUH? NOT AT THE MOMENT, NO. I MADE A MISTAKE, JEN. I TRIED TO FORCE MYSELFIN SOMEWHERE WHERE I, UH... I DIDN'T BELONG. BUT I ONLY DID ITBECAUSE I MISSED YOU. I... I MISS TALKING TO YOU,WALKING IN THE PARK WITH YOU, THROWING THE BALLBACK AND FORTH. YOU MEAN, IF I WOULD HAVE GONETO THE PARK WITH YOU, NONE OF THISWOULD HAVE HAPPENED? WELL, IT'S NOT AS SIMPLEAS THAT, JEN. YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU WERE BORN,WHEN I PICKED YOU UP FOR THE FIRST TIMEAND OUR EYES MET, RIGHT THEN,I SIGNED ON FOR LIFE. I KNEW THAT I WOULD... I WOULD CARE FOR YOU,PROTECT YOU, TEACH YOU... LOVE YOU. AND YOU'VE DONEALL THOSE THINGS. ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT SEEMEDLIKE YOU DIDN'T NEED ME ANYMORE. YOU DIDN'T WANTTO BE WITH ME. WELL, IT HURT. I DIDN'T MEANTO HURT YOU, DAD. IT'S JUST THAT I'VE CHANGED.I CAN'T HELP IT. LOOK AT ME, DAD. I'M 13 YEARS OLD NOW.I'M NOT A LITTLE GIRL ANYMORE. I KNOW THAT.I'M JUST TRYING TO FIND WAYS THAT I CAN STILLFIT INTO YOUR LIFE. WELL, IT'S NOTAS A SUNFLOWER GIRL. I LEARNED THATTHE HARD WAY. LOOK, DAD,THIS IS A HARD TIME FOR ME. SO MUCH IS CHANGING AT SCHOOLAND WITH MY FRIENDS. IT'S JUST SO HARDTO KEEP UP WITH EVERYTHING. WELL, I ONLY WISH I WAS ABLETO HELP YOU THROUGH THIS. I THINK THE EASIEST THINGFOR YOU TO DO IS TO NOT PUSH TOO HARD. NOT A LITTLE GIRL ANYMORE. I GUESS I'D BETTERGET USED TO THAT, HUH? YOU'VE GOT NO CHOICE. I CAN'T HELP IT.I JUST KEEP GROWING. I'M REALLY GONNA MISSTHE OLD TIMES. IT'S NOT GONNA BE LIKETHAT ANYMORE, HUH? MAYBE IT'LL BE BETTER... BUDDY.