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There's a time for love and a time for living. Take a chance and face the wind.

Open road and a road that's hidden. A brand new life around the bend.

There were times I lost a dream or two.

Found a trail and at the end was you.

There's a path you take and a path not taken.

Hi, Dad.

Hello, Samantha.

How's it going?

Sam, all I can say is T -G -I -F -S.

S? Thank God it's Friday, Sam.

What a sense of humor. So witty, so outrageous, so off the wall.

What do you want?

Well, Bonnie's parents aren't using their condo in Vermont, and I cleaned my

room, and I did all my homework, and I've got plenty of money for lift

and food, and my tank is full, and my tire pressure is a perfect 32 PSI. What

you say?

No.

Come on, Sam. I mean, you're too young to go away for the weekend on your own.

Dad, that's so, so sweet.

But... You don't have to worry.

Because there will be a chaperone there.

Bonnie's sister's already up there.

Definitely not.

Who's the responsible adult?

Responsible? Sam, she took you and Bonnie to a rock concert and forgot to

you home.

She did not forget. She got invited backstage by the drummer.

Look, Sam, Sam, forget about Vermont, okay?

Don't even ask me. No. Is that clear?

No. You never let me... You didn't let me do anything.

You didn't even think about it. Oh, oh, you're right. You're right. I'm sorry.

No.

You are being so unfair.

I am being a father.

What's the difference?

Oh, hey, get easy.

Look, I have had a very hard week at school.

I have earned the right to have some fun. I am young. I am vital. I need

air and exercise.

You want fresh air and exercise here? You want fresh air and exercise? Go

upstairs, unpack your suitcase, and open the window.

You know what I mean?

Where are you going? Nowhere.

Well, at least she's packed for it.

And you know, I don't like your tone either.

Where'd she go?

Oh, she went that way.

Samantha? Samantha?

You come back here, Samantha.

Sam? Sam?

Do you hear me?

Shit.

The stereo must have been blasting.

All right, we are going to

have the best time.

Okay, we'll be there by 7, dinner by 7 .30, night skiing at 8, and guys scoping

at 8 .01.

We are going, aren't we?

Bunny, I walked out on my father.

Great, then we are going.

I don't know. He said no four times, and then his nostrils started to flare.

One by one.

Look, Sam, make up your mind. If we don't hurry, all the good -looking

will be taken.

His favorite word is no.

The first time I wanted to go to a PG movie, He said no.

The first time I wanted to wear lipstick?

He said no.

The first time I wanted to go to a dance?

He said yes.

Yes?

Ah, but there was a catch.

Well,

thanks for the ride, Dad. Hey, you know, dance isn't the school gym, eh? That

wonderful aroma of gardenias and sweat socks.

Well, thanks again, Dad.

Yeah, so long, Coach. We'll call you when we're ready to come home. No, you

won't. What do you mean?

Oh, you're going to love this. You really are. I got a surprise for you.

I volunteer to be a chaperone.

Chaperone? Yeah, I'm going to be here all night. Isn't it great?

Hey, kid, would you take our picture? This is going to be wonderful.

Oh, talk about father overkill.

You want to talk about overkill?

Think hickey.

I was going to put away your laundry.

Those are Jonathan's.

Oh, gee.

My mistake.

What's the matter with your neck?

Nothing, nothing. Why?

Why are you going like this?

It's a new dance.

Samantha, that's a hickey.

Whoa! How'd that get there?

Sam, we gotta go. We have to study. Yeah, we have a lot of homework.

No, I already did mine. Well, then you are.

All right, Samantha.

I want to know how this happened.

Okay, well...

this kind of kiss in my neck and then... I know how it happened.

I want to know how you could let this happen.

I suppose you think this is cool.

Sort of.

That's it.

That's it, Samantha. You're grounded.

But, Dad, I have a date tonight.

That's what you think. That's what you think. You're never going to see that

again or any other cool boys or popular ones or even a wannabe.

And think about what you did.

Great, great.

There's no answer at Bonnie's.

I can't believe she did this.

I mean, she's never defied me like this before. I mean, she's acting like a,

like a... Teenager.

How did this happen?

Take it easy. She's probably out having a pizza right now.

She's probably somewhere pouring her heart out complaining what a terrible,

insensitive, unfair parent you are.

I hope you're right, Angela.

You know what will make you feel a whole lot better? What?

Marching into that kitchen, whipping up a batch of lasagna, a little Caesar

salad, a little garlic bread. Mother!

Well, I missed lunch.

Tony, you know, I'm a pretty good judge of character, and I don't think that Sam

would go off to Vermont without your permission. She'll be back.

You sure?

I'm sure.

You think?

I think. Right? Wrong. She's history.

Jonathan!

Hey, she's run away before.

What are you doing?

Making the fight.

Let me know who wins.

What's that?

Just a note to my dad.

I'm cutting out for a while.

Where are you going?

Do you have to know everything?

to stick up for people.

My old neighborhood.

Ooh, that's where muggers live.

Oh, what do you know about it? It's a great place.

There's always kids around to play games with, like stickball or street hockey.

Did you ever fling a rat?

I don't think so.

You get a good dead rat.

You tie a string to its tail, then you swing it, and you fling it.

Wow. You're lucky.

We don't have rats.

And there's guys sleeping right on the street. I mean, you could put bugs on

them and they won't even wake up.

I'm telling you, Jonathan, it's the best.

Well, see ya.

When she makes up her mind to do something, there's no stopping her.

He's right.

That's why I'm going after her. What are you going to do? Let's say she did go

to Vermont. Are you going to find her on some ski slope and make a big scene in

front of all of her friends?

Hey, yo, I do not make scenes.

Sorry,

it was the hunger pain.

All right, so I made one little scene.

One little disastrous scene.

Dad, you've got it all wrong.

I've got it all wrong? Let me tell you something, Mason.

She is nothing but a freshman in high school. She's a kid.

Dad, will you listen to me? Hey, pal.

You messed up my story about the three broken tackles. And I ain't Mason.

Oh.

Skeeter.

The boy gets around.

That's what I've been trying to tell you. Okay, okay.

If he's not Mason, that's all right. Because I am not leaving this and nobody

else is leaving until I find this Mason guy. Where is he?

Thanks, everybody.

You're Mason?

How do you do?

What are you doing up there?

Losing my grip.

Samantha, he can't be over 15.

I can if you let me live.

What are you doing in college?

Majoring in abnormal psychology, minoring in kinetic physics.

Well, what are you doing in college?

I'm being humiliated by my father.

Samantha, you come back here.

How could you do this to me?

Well,

hey, nobody's perfect.

All right, I'm not going after her.

She's a bright kid.

Give her some time. She'll realize that running out was wrong.

Yeah, yeah, you're probably right. Right, Angela? I mean, any minute she's

to walk through that door and look up at me with those big brown puppy dog eyes

and say, Dad, you were right. Can you ever forgive me?

Fasten your seatbelt, Bonnie.

We're going.

But, Munt, here we come.

You should have seen it live.

You didn't tell me you went to that concert. Who took you?

Him.

Not a fight.

Oh, you're right. You're playing my

song, Sam.

You're going to stop the show at that rock concert tonight.

Well, I just think it's great that Tony is letting her go. I have real respect

for a parent who gives his child some space, a little freedom. Yeah, and a

right next to him. Come on, Dad. We're going to be late.

Could you believe this? I have to go to a concert with my father? Is there

anything more humiliating?

really ripped his jeans and moosed his hair?

He even wore an earring.

I think that's so cool.

You do?

My dad would never do that for me. He doesn't wear jeans.

He doesn't wear jewelry, and he doesn't have hair.

You know, I read an article about kids with strict parents, you know. Sooner or

later, they go pop.

They get into sex, drugs, and they go on ski trips.

The parents are the kids.

Come on, Tony, don't be so hard on yourself. You're doing okay.

You're doing more than okay.

You're doing a wonderful job as a father and a mother.

Oh, yeah.

See, I'm okay as a father, but mother, that was something I wasn't,

well, equipped for.

I was, uh... I was, uh... I was just looking for a bra.

I mean, for my daughter.

And what size is she?

I don't know. She takes a five -and -a -half hockey skate.

I don't know. She's a 12 -year -old girl's size.

I take it this is her first foundation garment?

Oh, yeah, yeah.

Yeah, yeah, right.

Mine, too.

first time I ever bought a foundation garment.

I got it.

This is our most popular preteen model.

This is?

Looks like a surgical bandage.

Does your daughter need something larger?

No, I mean, if you ask me, my daughter doesn't need anything. I mean, unless

got something that'll help her catch a football.

This one's very popular with the Green Bay Packers.

Here's a pretty one with a little pink bow.

No, no, no.

It's too fancy. I don't like that stuff. But you're not buying it for yourself,

are you?

You're thinking like a man. And you should be thinking like a 12 -year -old

girl.

I'm having a hard time thinking like a 30 -year -old father.

Hi, honey.

Hi, Dad.

Long time since we talked, huh?

We talked this morning, remember?

You asked me how I wanted my eggs and I said it would be easy.

I mean, talk, talk.

When people reach a certain age, honey, they begin to...

They begin to have trouble catching footballs.

Well, not all people, just girls.

Oh, that was a beaut. He walked around the whole night with an umbrella over my

head. Can you believe that?

Sam, are we going to talk about your dad all night? It's like bad karma for the

weekend.

You're right.

No more.

It wasn't even raining, Bonnie.

Your dad's bad, but not that bad.

I mean, he let you go to the beach party, and he let you go on the wide

Washington. And what about that private school you said you could go to?

Well, I didn't go, did I? Anyway, we're going to be talking about my dad all

night.

Great. Wake me when we get there.

Hey, listen, honey.

About Montague, I'm sorry.

I really am.

It's just that where I come from, you know, people don't go shipping their

off to school.

What if you got lonely?

Marcy will be there.

Or what if you got sick? Who's going to take care of you?

The nurse?

Yeah, she could do it.

I always think of that as my job. You know, you're my little girl.

And you're always going to be my little girl. In fact, when you're an old lady,

you're going to be my little girl.

And wherever I am, you'll always be my dad.

This is great, huh?

Yeah. Does this mean I can or can't go away to school?

Let me see.

I guess you can.

Oh, right!

But wait a minute.

You're going to have to write. I will. And call a lot.

Hey, if anyone knows how to use the phone.

And I'm going to visit a lot, you know. Maybe every weekend. I know.

I'm going to make a real nuisance of myself.

I know that, too.

But I want you to get great grades, you know. She can pick any college you want,

any job you want, and be all you can be. Dad, it's prep school, not the army.

Hey, Slug, get in bed.

I'll see you in the morning.

Okay.

Dad?

Good night.

know how I got through her puberty.

When I look ahead, I get real scared.

How am I going to deal with the first time she goes away to college?

The first time she falls in love?

The first time she... Angela, hold my hand.

Tony,

you got through all those other trials. You'll get through whatever the future

holds. Look how far you've come.

Yeah.

From Picken Avenue to Oak Hills Drive.

You got everything, honey? I'm sure, Daddy.

Oh, my goodbyes are tough, huh? I thought I noticed a tear in one of the

cockroach's eyes.

I still say you're making a big mistake, Tony.

How could you leave New York, huh?

Triborough Bridge.

You gotta admit, this neighborhood is falling apart.

I mean, look at Samantha.

When she starts coming home with black eyes, I think it's time for me to get

out. Hey, that's because there was... Where are those guys, Dad?

And anyway, I got one guy sneezing out of his ear.

How are you going to support yourself, huh?

Oh, hey, Miss Rosina, I got a great job and a great place.

It's all green with picket fences.

But you always said you loved New York. Yeah, but I love my daughter a lot more.

You know, I'd do anything for that kid.

Where are you going?

I'd do anything but let her go to Vermont on a dark and stormy night.

Are we in Vermont yet?

Sam?

Sam?

I was on my way to Vermont, but I knew you didn't want me to go.

So I started thinking about things, and, well, it seemed like a really long way

to go just for a little bit of snow.

So I came home.

I didn't even know you were gone.

Well, I'm just

glad you're back safe and sound with the family. Yeah. I mean, isn't it better

to be here, nice and warm, than be out on some snowy and cold ski slope

surrounded by strangers?

I just feel bad for Bonnie.

She was really looking forward to a wild weekend.

It's too bad she doesn't have anybody to go to Vermont with.

See you Monday.