Your father is a grown-up，" Bernadette O Connor<br > told her friend. "I think you should let him choose his<br > own dates. <br > Shelley Jansen shook her head. Even though her<br > pretty， red-haired classmate was one of the smartest<br > fre~hrnen at Ridge Dale I-Iigh， Shelley was sure she<br > knew her fa~er better than Bernie did. "I/ I le:t &~rgy<br > /o D~d "5h~ s~id. " he "d ~v，:r ~o out w;th ，，，yo，~:<br > parents need a lot of pushing." <br ><br >