[ 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 LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THEY SAIDIT COULDN'T BE DONE. THEY SAIDTHERE WERE NO TICKETS LEFT TO NEXT SUNDAY'SSTEELERS/BENGALS GAME. THEY SAID IT WASA COMPLETE SELLOUT. STEVEN, CAN WESKIP AHEAD A FEW STEPS? DID YOU GET THE TICKETS? DID I GET THE TICKETS? ELYSE, IN THE WORLDOF TICKET-BUYING NOT A LOT OF GUYSHAVE MY SAVVY. NEED I REMIND YOU OF PASTTICKET-BUYING SUCCESSES? REMEMBER LAST YEAR --FRONT-ROW SEATS? YEAH, THE ETHEL MERMANSOUND-ALIKE CONTEST. OH, I CAN'T WAIT TO TELLJENNIFER. WHERE IS SHE? SHE'S AT THE MALLWITH SOME OF HER FRIENDS.AGAIN? YOU KNOW, DAD, THIS IS GETTINGCOMPLETELY OUT OF HAND. I MEAN, SHE'SDOWN THERE EVERY DAY WITH THOSE NEWTRENDY FRIENDS OF HERS. SHE TALKS FUNNY.SHE DRESSES FUNNY. SHE'S COMPLETELYOBSESSED WITH HER LOOKS. I MEAN, WE GOTTO PUT A STOP TO IT. I AM RUNNING OUTOF NORMAL SISTERS HERE. NO OFFENSE, MALLORY. NONE TAKEN. [ TELEPHONE RINGS ] HELLO. OH, NO, JENNIFER'S NOT HEREAT THE MOMENT. CAN I TAKE A MESSAGE? "TELL HER... "STACIE CALLED. "THE NEW GUY "IN ALGEBRA CLASSIS, LIKE, "SO-O-O GNARLY... "AND... "AND WE SHOULD "SCAM ON HIM... TODAY." YEAH, OKAY,I'LL TELL HER. ANOTHER MESSAGEFOR JENNIFER. ELYSE, I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCHMORE OF THIS I CAN TAKE. I'LL TELL YOU, STEVEN, I'M NOT ALL THAT CRAZYABOUT IT MYSELF. THESE CONSTANT PHONE CALLS, THE PARTIES, THE CLOTHES. BUT, YOU KNOW, I THINKWE JUST HAVE TO RIDE IT OUT. IT'S JUST A PHASE. WELL, THIS PHASE HAS BEEN GOINGON FOR THREE WEEKS, ELYSE. HOW LONG BEFORE ITBECOMES A SERIOUS PROBLEM? ABOUT TWO MORE MINUTES. COME ON, YOU GUYS.DON'T MAKE IT SUCHA BIG DEAL ABOUT IT. THE WORST THINGWE CAN DO IS MAKE JENNIFERFEEL SELF-CONSCIOUS. JUST ACT LIKENOTHING'S CHANGED. HI! HI, JEN. THAT CERTAINLY ISA GNARLY OUTFIT. LET ME SCAM ON IT. JENNIFER, YOU GOTSOME MESSAGES PILING UP HERE. BETH HOOPER CALLED. SHE'S HAVING A PARTYON SATURDAY. WELL, THAT'S,LIKE, GREAT, MOM, BUT, LIKE, I HAVE TWO OTHERMUCH COOLER PARTIES TO GO TO ON SATURDAY. WELL, AT LEASTCALL HER BACK. I'LL TRY, BUT, LIKE, I HAVEALL THESE OTHER MESSAGES. OH, MY GOD! BRETT MacKENZIE CALLED. I THINK HE LIKES ME.I'M GOING TO DIE! HE WON'T LIKE YOUAS MUCH IF YOU DIE, JEN. SAY, JEN, I'VE GOTSOME GOOD NEWS. I JUST GOT SOME TICKETS FOR NEXT SUNDAY'SSTEELERS/BENGALS GAME OVER AT RIVERFRONT! GREAT SEATS. YEAH, THEY'RE TWO ROWS DOWNFROM THE OZONE LAYER. LIKE, DAD, LIKE, FOOTBALLIS, LIKE, SO LAME. JENNIFER, YOU LOVE FOOTBALL. WE'VE GONE TO THIS GAMEEVERY YEAR SINCE YOU WERE 4. IT'S A FAMILY TRADITION. WELL, WHY DON'T WE STARTA NEW FAMILY TRADITION, OF, LIKE, NOT GOING? JENNIFER.J-- WHAT HASCOME OVER YOU? NOTHING. I'M JUST GROWING UP,THAT'S ALL. I'M NOTA LITTLE KID ANYMORE. JENNIFER, IT'S LIKE YOU'REA DIFFERENT PERSON ENTIRELY. I AM A DIFFERENT PERSON, AND I'M, LIKE,A MUCH BETTER ONE, TOO. ASK ANYBODY.I'M GNARLY NOW. I'M CALLING THE POLICE. HI, JENNIFER. OH. HI, BETH. WANT TO SIT DOWN? SURE. I'D LOVE TO. SO... HOW'S SOCCER PRACTICE? IT'S NOT THE SAMEWITHOUT YOU. NO ONE CAN HIT THE BALLWITH THEIR HEAD THE WAY YOU CAN. I KEEP KNOCKINGMYSELF UNCONSCIOUS. THAT'S THE SPIRIT, BETH. JENNIFER,WHAT ARE YOU DOING? YEAH, LIKE, WE WERESUPPOSED TO MEET AT OU TABLE. I'VE GOT TO GO,OKAY, BETH? LIKE, WHY WEREYOU TALKING TO HER? I THOUGHT SHE WASSOMEONE MUCH COOLER. HEY, YOU GUYS,YOU'LL NEVER GUESS WHO'S ON THE WAYIN HERE. ZACK PHILLIPSAND BRETT MacKENZIE. YOU KNOW, JENNIFER,ZACK TOLD ME THAT BRETT MacKENZIETHINKS YOU'RE REAL CUTE. REALLY?YEP. ISN'T THIS GREAT,JENNIFER? ONE OF THE CUTEST GUYSIN SCHOOL LIKES YOU. AREN'T YOU HAPPYWE BECAME COOL? I AM. I AM. I'M JUST TOO COOLTO SHOW IT. HEY, WHAT'SHAPPENING, BABES?! LIKE, HI! HEY, JENNIFER, BEEN NOTICING YOUAROUND A LOT LATELY. WHO, ME? YEAH, YOU'RELOOKING REAL GOOD. [ LAUGHING ] THANKS, BRETT. I TRY TO TAKE CAREOF MYSELF. I GET PLENTY OF REST, I BRUSH BETWEEN MEALS, AND I WASHWITH IVORY SOAP. MacKENZIE, LET'S BOLT.SEE YOU BABES LATER. Young woman:LIKE, BYE. [ SCHOOL BELL RINGS ] WE BETTER GETTO MATH CLASS. LISTEN. THERE'S THIS HOT SALEAT HUDSON'S, YOU KNOW. LET'S CUT CLASSAND GET SOME NEW OUTFITS. ALL RIGHT!COME ON! HEY, WAIT A MINUTE. COME ON,JENNIFER, WE'VE GOT TO DO THIS. WE'VE GOT TO DOWHAT THEY DO. CHRISSY, WE COULD GETIN TROUBLE. ARE YOU COMINGOR NOT? JENNIFER, COME ON. LIKE, OKAY,LET'S SHOP. COOL. LIKE, HI, EVERYBODY! HI, JEN. JENNIFER... OH, MY GOD!ELLEN, I ALMOST DIDN'T SEE YOU. OH, MY GOD. LOOK AT THESEGREAT CLOTHES I GOT TODAY. WAIT A MINUTE.WAIT A MINUTE, JENNIFER. 56 BUCKSFOR A TORN SWEATSHIRT? IT HAPPENS TO BEVERY STYLISH, ALEX, NOT THAT YOU'DKNOW ANYTHING ABOUT STYLE. YOU WANT TO BE STYLISH,JENNIFER? GIVE ME 56 BUCKS. I'LL GO UPSTAIRS AND TEAR UPALL YOUR SWEATSHIRTS. IT HAS TO BE TORNIN A SPECIAL WAY, ALEX. WHAT HAPPENEDTO JENNIFER? I DON'T KNOW. WE'RE STILL WAITINGFOR THE TEST RESULTS. HI. WHAT'S THE PLANFOR DINNER? ALEX ISMAKING DINNER. NO, SERIOUSLY,WHAT'S THE PLAN FOR DINNER? YOU KNOW, MALLORY,I CAN'T TAKE THIS ANYMORE. WHAT IS GOING ONWITH JENNIFER? I MEAN...SHE'S TALKING FUNNY, SHE'S ON THE PHONEALL THE TIME. BOYS, PARTIES... SHE'S A TEENAGER, ALEX. FROM WHAT PLANET? 13 CAN BE A VERY DIFFICULTAGE FOR A GIRL, ALEX. IT CAN BE VERY CONFUSING. GROWING SO FAST,HORMONAL CHANGES. SHE'S BECOMING AWAREOF HER SEXUALITY. ELLEN, PLEASE,WE'RE IN THE KITCHEN HERE, OKAY? YOU'RE SUCH A PRUDE,ALEX. A PRUDE?WELL, I NEVER! YOU GOT YOUR WORKCUT OUT FOR YOU, ELLEN. WHAT DOES SHE MEANBY THAT? I THINK SHE MEANS THATYOU'RE A LITTLE...UPTIGHT. YOU GOT TO LOOSEN UPA LITTLE. UH, ME?N-N-NOT LOOSE? [ CLEARS THROAT ] UH... SO, TRY NOT TO CHEW ON THAT SIDE OF YOUR MOUTHFOR A COUPLE MORE DAYS. MUCH BETTER.THANKS. HI. SO, UH...HOW WAS ANDY'S CHECKUP? GREAT. DR. GORDONSAID SHE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYONE AS ADVANCEDAT HIS AGE. THAT'S NOT WHAT SHE SAID,STEVEN. SHE SAID THAT ANDREWWAS A NORMAL, HEALTHY, HAPPY BABY. YOU HAVE TO READBETWEEN THE LINES. SHE'S NOT GOING TO OFFENDTHE OTHER BABIES. LOOK, ANDREW IS GREAT, BUT THERE'S NO REASONFOR US TO BELIEVE HE'S A GENIUS. NO, THE ODDS AGAINST TWOIN THE SAME FAMILY ARE ASTRONOMICAL. WELL, WE SHOULD DECIDEON DINNER -- EAT HERE OR GO OUT? ALEX IS MAKING DINNER. NO, SERIOUSLY,WE REALLY SHOULD DECIDE. HEY, I THOUGHT I HEARD YOU.WHAT'S THE PLAN FOR DINNER? WELL, WE'RE JUSTTALKING ABOUT THAT. I AM MAKING DINNER. WELL, LET ME KNOWWHEN YOU DECIDE, OKAY? OH, I LEFTONE OF MY SHOPPING -- HI, JEN. HI. WHAT'S GOING ON? NOTHING. IS THAT YOURS? UH...YEAH. JUST SOME CLOTHES.I GOT THEM TODAY. UH, I'M CURIOUS,JENNIFER. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOUGONE SHOPPING THIS WEEK? THIS WEEK? DEFINITELY LESS THAN 20. WELL, WHERE ARE YOUGETTING ALL THE MONEY? YOU'VE USED UPALL YOUR ALLOWANCE. WELL, I'M USINGMY BABYSITTING MONEY. WELL, AT THIS RATE,IT MUST BE GONE. YOU WERE SAVING THAT MONEYFOR A 10-SPEED BIKE. I KNOW, MOM, BUT THAT'SNOT AS IMPORTANT AS GNARLY CLOTHES,YOU KNOW. ALL RIGHT, THAT'S IT. I CAN'T COOKUNDER THESE CONDITIONS. ELLEN, COME ON.YOU'RE BUYING ME DINNER. [ TELEPHONE RINGS ]LOOK -- HELLO. YES, THIS ISSTEVEN KEATON. I-I SEE. I SEE. UH, NO.T-THAT'S FINE. OH, WE'LL BE THERE. THAT WAS MR. ROSS,YOUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL. HE WANTS TO SEE US. DID HE SAY WHY? HE TOLD ME YOU CUT CLASSTHIS AFTERNOON. OH, THAT'S WHY. JENNIFER,DID YOU DO THAT? OH, IT WAS ONLY MATH CLASS.IT'S DUMB ANYWAY. [ TELEPHONE RINGS ] YOU STAY RIGHT HERE,YOUNG LADY. WE'RE NOT THROUGH YET. HELLO. NO, NO, JENNIFER CAN'T SPEAKON THE PHONE RIGHT NOW. PARTY TONIGHT? UH...NO, I'M AFRAID NOT.GOODBYE. DAD, I JUST BOUGHT A NEW OUTFITTO GO TO THAT PARTY. BUT, JENNIFER... NOT ONLY IS THERENO PARTY TONIGHT, THERE IS NO PARTYTOMORROW NIGHT. THERE'S NO PARTYNEXT WEEK. THERE ARE NO PARTIES! ALL OF THIS STOPS NOW. OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL, YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE LEAVINGTHIS HOUSE. ALEX, PLEASE, THE BENGALSCAN BEAT THE STEELERS! THEY'VE DONE ITIN THE PAST. COME ON, DAD.YOU'RE DREAMING. THE BENGALSARE HOPELESS. I'M TELLING THE BENGALSYOU SAID THAT. ALL RIGHT, DAD.OKAY, LOOK. WHY DON'TWE JUST PUT OUR MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTHS ARE,OKAY? OKAY, FAIR ENOUGH.I'M READY FOR ACTION. A BUCK SAYSTHE BENGALS TAKE 'EM! WHOA, DAD! A BUCK? OKAY, OHIO SLIM,YOU'RE ON. HEY, JEN, LISTEN, SORRY YOU'RE NOT COMINGTO THE GAME. I'M GONNA MISS YOU.I MEAN THAT. WHOSE SHOULDERSAM I GONNA SIT ON? WON'T BE THE SAMEWITHOUT YOU, JEN. YOU GONNA BE OKAY? YEAH, I'LL BE ALL RIGHT. I DIDN'T WANTTO GO ANYWAY. OKAY, COME ON, ALEX.WE GOT TO PICK UP ELLEN. DAD, IF YOU'REWEARING THOSE, YOU'RE NOTSITTING NEXT TO ME. COME ON. OKAY, JEN, WE SHOULD BE BACKAROUND 6:00. ANDY SHOULD SLEEPFOR ABOUT TWO HOURS. ANYTHING YOU NEEDBEFORE WE GO? NO, I'M PERFECTLY FINE HEREALL ALONE, BY MYSELF. OKAY, WELL, I WANT YOUTO GET YOUR HOMEWORK DONE AND CLEAN YOUR ROOMWHILE WE'RE GONE. YOU TOLD ME 10 TIMES. WHILE WE'RE GONE, I WANT YOUTO THINK ABOUT WAYS YOU CAN CHANGETHIS BEHAVIOR. YOU KNOW, JEN,IT'S KIND OF IRONIC. LAST THING I WANT TO DOIS GO TO A FOOTBALL GAME, AND I'M GOING. YOU'RE THE ONEWHO SHOULD BE GOING. WHAT MAKES YOU THINK I WANT TO GOTO A DUMB FOOTBALL GAME WITH MY DUMB PARENTS? YOU KNOW, JEN,I'M REALLY GETTING TIRED OF THIS"LITTLE MISS COOL" ACT. I THINK IT'S GONE TOO FAR,AND I THINK YOU KNOW IT. WHAT ARE YOUTRYING TO PROVE? I'M NOT TRYINGTO PROVE ANYTHING! I'M JUST TRYINGTO HAVE FUN. ARE YOU? HAVING FUN? WELL, NOT YET. BUT I SHOULD START TOANY DAY NOW. JEN, I JUST THINKYOU'RE GIVING UP TOO MUCH TO BE WITH THIS CROWD. YOU'VE BECOMEA DIFFERENT PERSON. YOU DON'T WANTTO DO ANYTHING, YOU DON'T WANTTO TALK TO ANYONE. IT'S LIKE WE HAVEA STRANGER IN THE HOUSE. [ HORN HONKS ] COMING! JUST THINKABOUT IT, OKAY? LET ME SEE --DO I HAVE EVERYTHING? LIPSTICK, PERFUME,CURLING IRON? LET'S PLAY FOOTBALL! [ DOORBELL RINGS ] LIKE, HI, JEN! OH, CHRISSY,YOU CAN'T COME IN. MY PARENTS DON'T WANT MEHAVING ANYONE OVER WHILE I'M BEING PUNISHED. YOU'VE GOT TO LET ME IN. THE WHOLE CROWD IS HERE.WE CAN'T TELL THEM TO GO. LIKE, HI! LIKE, HI, OKAY? SO, ARE YOUR PARENTS,LIKE, REALLY GONE FOR THE WHOLE AFTERNOON? WELL, YEAH. THEY WENT TOA FOOTBALL GAME. COOL. LIKE, COME ON IN, GUYS.THE COAST IS CLEAR! ALL RIGHT!ALL RIGHT! [ INDISTINCT TALKING ] WAIT A MINUTE,YOU GUYS. WAIT. HEY, I'M NOT SUPPOSED TOHAVE BOYS OVER WHEN MY PARENTSAREN'T HERE! I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE ANYONE OVER! LIKE, GROW UP,JENNIFER, OKAY? ANYWAY, WE'RE NOT BOYS.WE'RE DUDES! DAMN STRAIGHT! CHRISSY, I DON'TKNOW ABOUT THIS. COME ON, JENNIFER.IT WAS STACIE'S IDEA. IT'LL BE FUN. NICE DIGS, JENNIFER. SO, LIKE,WHO LIVES HERE -- YOUR OLD MANOR YOUR OLD LADY? THEY BOTH DO. I DON'T GET IT. LIKE, WHAT ISWITH THIS? LIKE, I CAN'T FIND MTV. WELL, WE DON'T HAVE MTV. YOU DON'T GET MTV?ARE YOU SERIOUS? UH, LIKE, MY DADWORKS FOR, UH... PUBLIC TELEVISION. GROSS! SO, LIKE, WHAT ARE WEWAITING FOR? LET'S PARTY! [ MID-TEMPO POP MUSIC PLAYING ] THAT'S BEER! GOT A BOTTLE OPENER? NO, WE DON'T! MY DAD DOESN'TBELIEVE IN THEM. IT'S SOMERELIGIOUS THING. HEY, TWIST OFF.GOOD DEAL. CHRISSY,WE'VE GOT TO STOP THIS. NO, DON'T, JENNIFER. THEY'LL THINKYOU'RE AFRAID. I AM AFRAID.JENNIFER, PLEASE. WE'VE WORKED SO HARDTO BE COOL. DON'T SPOIL IT NOW. CHRISSY,THEY ALL HAVE BEER. IT'S OUT OF OUR HANDS,JENNIFER. YO, BABES. NOW IT'S IN OUR HANDS! THANKS. SO, UH... HOW ABOUT GIVING ME A TOUROF THE REST OF THE HOUSE? WELL, UM... THIS IS REALLYTHE BEST PART. I MEAN, THE REST OF THE HOUSEIS SORT OF CLOSED. THE ROOF FELL OFF... IN A TORNADO. I NEVER HEARDABOUT ANY TORNADO. IT WAS A SMALL ONE.IT JUST HIT OUR HOUSE. [ DOORBELL RINGS ] OH. HI, BETH. LIKE, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.LIKE, LOOK WHO'S HERE. I THINK I'LL COME BACKSOME OTHER TIME. NO, NO, NO. IT'S OKAY, BETH.COME ON IN. JENNIFER,THIS IS A PRIVATE PARTY. LIKE, NO CREEPS ALLOWED. GET LOST, LAME-O. YEAH.YEAH.YEAH.YEAH. HEY, SHUT UP,YOU GUYS! WHAT DID YOU SAY,JENNIFER? I SAID SHUT UP. BETH IS MY FRIEND, AND YOU OWE HERAN APOLOGY. NO WAY. WHAT MAKES YOU GUYS THINKYOU'RE SO MUCH BETTER THAN EVERYONE ELSE? YOU'RE NOT! YOU THINKEVERYTHING'S DUMB. WELL,I'M NOT LIKE THAT. I LIKE PEOPLE.I LIKE THINGS. I LIKE MY PARENTS. I LIKEPUBLIC TELEVISION! I ALWAYS KNEW YOU WERE A LOSER, JENNIFER, JUST LIKE BETH. GET OUT. COME ON, GUYS.THIS PLACE IS LAME CITY. YOU GOT IT. COMING, CHRISSY? THANKS, JENNIFER. OH, YOU DON'T HAVE TOTHANK ME, BETH. I SHOULD'VE DONE THATA LONG TIME AGO. THANKS FOR STAYING,CHRISSY. YEAH. HEY, MAYBE WE CAN STARTOUR OWN COOL GROUP. ARE YOU IN, BETH? YEAH, I'VE ALWAYSBEEN COOL. Man: ONCE AGAIN, THE FINAL SCORE -- BENGALS, 31, STEELERS, 28. WAY TO GO, BENGALS. SORRY I WASN'T THERETO CHEER YOU ON. ALL RIGHT, ALEX.WE'RE HOME. YOU SAID THE DOLLARWAS UP IN YOUR ROOM. QUIT STALLING. ALL RIGHT, DAD.I'LL GET IT TO YOU, OKAY? I JUST NEED A LITTLE TIME. I'M GIVING YOU 24 HOURS,ALEX. AFTER THAT,YOU OWE ME $1.25. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. I JUST HAVE TO MAKEA FEW CALLS, OKAY? HOW WAS THE GAME? IT WAS ALL RIGHT, EXCEPT THE REFEREEKEPT THROWING THESE HANKIES ON THE FIELD. WELL, JEN,YOU'LL BE HAPPY TO KNOW BENGALS TOOKTHE STEELERS 31 TO -- TO 28. THAT'S RIGHT.HOW'D YOU KNOW? I WATCHED THE RECAPON THE NEWS. SO, WHAT'D YOU DOWHILE WE WERE GONE, JEN? OH, A LITTLE OF THISAND A LITTLE OF THAT. WHAT'S THIS? I-IT LOOKS LIKEA BEER BOTTLE, B-BUT I COULD BE WRONG. WHERE DID ITCOME FROM? STACIE AND THE GIRLS BROUGHT SOME GUYS OVER,AND THEY BROUGHT IT. YOU WERE BEING PUNISHED, AND YOU HAD A PARTYWHILE WE WERE GONE?! BOLD MOVE, JEN. THIS IS THE LAST STRAW. JENNIFER,THIS IS INEXCUSABLE. DAD, I DIDN'T INVITE THEM!THEY JUST BARGED IN! AND THEN THEY STARTEDDOING THINGS I DIDN'T WANT THEMTO DO -- DRINKINGAND FOOLING AROUND! AND YOU DIDN'T STOP THEM. I DID! I THREW 'EM OUT. THEY'LL PROBABLY NEVERSPEAK TO ME AGAIN, BUT I THREW 'EM OUT. DID YOU DRINK, TOO? NO! I FAKED IT. JENNIFER,WE TRUSTED YOU. I KNOW,BUT I DIDN'T INVITE THEM. I DON'T EXPECT YOUTO BELIEVE ME AFTER THE WAYI'VE BEEN ACTING. YOU PROBABLY HATE MEBY NOW. WE DON'T HATE YOU, JEN, BUT WE CERTAINLYHAVE NOT BEEN VERY THRILLED WITH YOUTHE PAST FEW WEEKS. MY LIFEIS A MESS, MOM. COME ON, JEN.HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT? YOU'RE ONLY13 YEARS OLD. YOU HAVEN'T EVEN BEENTHROUGH A TAX AUDIT. HEY, LOOK, JENNIFER,I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL. GOSH, WHEN I WAS 13, I FOLLOWED THE TRENDY,MATERIALISTIC, COOL CROWD. IT JUST WORKED OUT BETTERFOR ME, THAT'S ALL. ALL I WANTED TO DOWAS BE POPULAR. I GUESS THERE'S NO CHANCEOF THAT NOW. LOOK, JEN... THIS ISN'T A QUESTION OF BEING POPULAROR UNPOPULAR. YOU'VE BEENTRYING TO ACT LIKE SOMEONE YOU'RE NOT. THAT'LL NEVERMAKE YOU HAPPY. I GUESSYOU'RE RIGHT, DAD. I KNOW ONE THING -- SURE AM SORRY I MISSEDTHE FOOTBALL GAME AND BEING WITH YOU GUYSTODAY. WAIT A MINUTE.HOLD ON A SECOND. WHAT'S THAT STRANGE LANGUAGESHE'S SPEAKING? SOUNDS LIKE ENGLISH. I'M NOT GONNA TALKIN THAT DUMB WAY ANYMORE, AND I'M NOT GONNAHANG AROUND WITH THOSE STUPID GIRLS. I JUST WANT MY LIFETO BE THE WAY IT WAS. I MISS YOU GUYS. CAN I BE BACKIN THE FAMILY AGAIN? WELL, WE'RE KIND OFFULL UP RIGHT NOW, JEN. I'LL TELL YOU WHAT,JENNIFER. HOW ABOUT I SEE IF I CANSCRAPE UP SOME TICKETS TO THAT PACKERS GAMENEXT MONTH? WHAT DO YOU SAY? LIKE, THAT WOULD BE,LIKE, SO GNARLY, DAD. OH...