Schoolboy Father

[Music] no [Music] [Music] the air quality control board for seasal alerts and the winds out of the South will be at 12 knots that should keep the air clean the SK [Music] clear Charles breakfast all right all right I'll be there in a minute Charles if you don't get in here this very minute morning about time Charles didn't you tell me that you knew a daisy dallinger when you worked at Camp Wan last summer mhm why I'm certainly glad you don't see her anymore hi Elderberry how come I haven't seen you around here before well I work over in the kitchen I just started last oh you're really funny well maybe you could stop by the craft Hut later I mean if you'd like [Music] Miss Daisy dallinger a son right here in the paper as big as you please a son what a baby announced it right here in the paper oh it's my ride got to go to work now listen honey remember I have got school tonight so you have to fix your own supper hey anything wrong oh no well we can talk about it tonight if there is byebye [Applause] dallinger Daisy dallinger [Music] son oh no it's you well you're expecting Robert Redford no no I didn't mean it that way just my father does stuff like that sneaking around spine on me always on my back there's that way too no my my dad's really really great not that I ever get to see him that much he's U he's a mining engineer in South America really no I just made it up I've never seen him not since I was two anyway my parents are divorced see I wish mine were really you know my mom's okay you would believe my father I'm glad to stop by Elderberry can't be no way can't be can it Charles Barley's got you begging for Macho Muriel the Big M again oh Jeff look can I borrow your car tonight on my dinner break sure I guess what's up nothing just something I got to do hey Charles hey Charles wait that'll be two bucks two bucks just to park it's a hospital Dr San line one please Dr San Dr Jones Dr kle ping Dr kle which baby [Music] dallinger sorry folks visiting hours are over I said visiting hours are over young man oh well I just got here and I'd kind of like to see Daisy in you mean Miss Dinger just what is your relationship to miss Dinger your name please uh oh I'm I'm just a friend yeah um I'm just her friend I'm just her friend [Music] I guess with you living in Brockton we probably won't see each other as much there'll still be weekends and stuff and I'm going to write you and we can talk on the phone no what do you mean mean [Music] no you ever going to get married I don't know maybe someday I guess I mean look Elderberry don't write me don't call me I don't ever want to see you again [Music] what the heck is the matter with you Farley knows you've been gone sorry I uh I had to go to the hospital hospital what hospital what happened she never even told me she was going to have a baby you want to start over again what baby whose Baby Mine [Music] if you want play on the FL they do in their place yeah let me help you out out I thought I told you I never wanted to see you again Elderberry go away I might have known you'd be the one disturbing my mother's now look I'm afraid you're going to have to leave and I mean right now no it's okay he can stay Dr Ken what just a few minutes no longer well come on if you're coming pull the curtain unless you want to be stared at the whole time here it's Carnation thank you I'm sorry I didn't mean to hit you all he did is he wouldn't find out about the baby why'd you put the announcement in the paper oh you saw it huh I thought the Miss was a stroke of sheer Genius I only did it to get back at my father threw me out of the house you know why where'd you go why didn't you call me well I got back in after a week with my mom bugging him all the time you know my brother was siding with my father can you imagine guess I just made a mess with the whole family for a while I didn't even know that you were pregnant well I was didn't you take any precautions you were there did you no I always thought the girls were supposed to yeah and I always thought the guys were that that it matter as much nowery so what do you say I saw him last night was he beautiful all those little fingers his little eyes you can tell just by looking at him that he's Superior one more word about that baby and I'll scream don't you know anything stupid they never let you see the baby when you're giving him away giving him away look if you're going to disturb the mothers you're going to have to leave it's okay sorry what do you mean giving him away don't you know anything don't you know what it cost to raise a kid these days send him to school or even buy him clothes I'm still living at home where am I going to get that kind of money my father fat chance I have of that Daisy he's our baby I've known that for longer than you have remember those N9 months look I'm giving him away because some family is willing to take on my son and raise him and give him the best chance in life yeah right sure they'll take him on they'll give him their name too they they won't call him Charles no no they'll they'll call him Herbert like that guy at the supermarket probably I don't care what they call him he'll have a family he'll be loved and he'll have a mother and father 305 how'd you get pregnant I don't know you took precautions didn't you well sort of how sort of well uh we didn't use anything but that's not the problem the problem is that now that she's had the baby she wants to give it away adoption it's a good idea that way you don't get stuck with anything and you'll have enough money to buy Herbert's car what do you mean stuck with anything look you had a father I never had a father and they're giving away my baby I mean I could turn on the TV in 20 years to watch the World Series and never even know that the pitcher's my son and what about the Super Bowl Char in the kitchen mom she know you crazy your char aren't you miss Shipley Social Services the nurses said you've been here several times and well I just put two and two together can I talk to you a second sure I thought you might be back tonight well Daisy won't give us your last name you are Charles aren't you uh yeah am Charles I'm Elderberry Charles I wonder if you wouldn't mind coming down to the family room with me and we could talk these things over Daisy could join us sure I guess good actually I'm very lucky normally in these cases the father Daisy come in now I I can assure you that the adoptive family is an excellent one in a case where the father is known we also need his consent you can see where Daisy signed just sign below you're very lucky you know before The Supreme Court ruling in 1972 the father had no rights at all I'm afraid it's hardly solved the problem over a million teenage pregnancies last year alone is there some problem you mean if I don't sign this the baby can't be adopted and I could keep him oh no just sign that paper so we can get this over with please I'm not quite sure I understand Charles oh yeah well I do he just hasn't been around for 9 months that's that's all he doesn't know what it's like to go to school pregnant because I wanted to finish out the school year you're right I don't know anything about that and that's because you didn't tell me that you were pregnant what am I some kind of a mind reader Daisy sit down I'll handle this please will you just sign that piece of paper what do you care you don't want him that's not true it's just I can't take care of him and neither can you oh yeah well I could please both of you Charles you have some foolish romantic notion that you can take care of a baby well why not I mean you just said I had the right and he is my baby why shouldn't he grow up with me I mean it's better than strangers isn't it it's hardly that simple have you talked this over with your parents at all any of it no but it's just my mother I haven't had a father not since I was two anyway look all I want is for my baby to grow up with his father what's wrong with that because you grew up without one no it's just that he's my baby and I want to keep him it can't be that tough and my mom will be there to help take care of him in that case I suggest that you go home and have a very long talk with your mother at the library backed by 10 pizza and the freezer Char in the kitchen wait did you just get home a little late aren't you so are you J I know what Happ easy on my working all day and trying to finish my college degree at night but it's about the only way I'm going to get promoted at work and we can use the money sorry you want some milk no I think I'll just take a hot bath and go to bed I'm ined mom mom what if you had another baby Charles what kind of question is that well not another one for you I mean someone else is just to take care of who's mine and I assume that there's a mother Daisy Miss Daisy dallinger oh oh oh Char how on Earth could you have done something like that answer me I'm sorry sorry what difference does it make if you're sorry now there is an innocent baby involved here didn't you ever think of that no a all right all right uh have you um have you considered getting married no I mean we liked each other but uh it's not like getting married no Charles look at me look at me do you mean to tell me that you and Daisy made love to each other and just blly forgot what might happen how could you what what what you're old enough to make love but you're not old enough to be responsible what kind of sense is that we didn't think she'd get pregnant besides now all she wants to do is give the baby away well perhaps that's wise like a straight cat or something and what do you suggest I want to keep it oh oh that that's ridiculous you're 16 you haven't the slightest idea of how to take care of a baby look the Supreme Court says that it's my right and they can't give him away unless I sign that paper no no it is out of the question well I see you're not going to help me you want the baby to grow up without a father just like I had to that's not fair look Charles I know that it was hard on you not growing up what about might be what about him I don't know you uh you you have to give me some time to think about it but maybe I said we'll think about it Mrs elderbury Charles sit down please thank you thank you Mrs elderbury I thought it was important that the three of us discuss this together I assume Charles has talked to you about it yeah Miss Shipley is there um is there some way that we might might try keeping the baby for a few days a trial period yeah you see I have some vacation time coming at work almost a week and I could be at home you realize that even if the trial period was successful some permanent Arrangement would have to be made and keeping a baby even for a few days can be very costly do you any idea what you'll have to get for the baby bottles nipples formula diapers changes five times a day all right I'll let you try it for a week but I have serious reservations I'm not at all sure you can handle this Charles you're wrong you'll see I hope so Charles hey who's paring your driveway Miss shiple baby you're out of your mind hi honey would you like to hold him yeah all right let me go and just support his head don't be afraid you got him that's it oh whoops I I think you better take him back all right all right don't panic here all right got okay there we go see he's neat huh yeah neat look I have to go home dinner's ready and well looks like you're going to be busy so look Jeff thanks for bringing you home you never thanked me before no about the baby thought sticking with me you may not have your share of brains but see you tomorrow all right and don't forget to study for the math test you're going to need more disposable diapers you got to be kidding you know how much just one of those boxes oh that's just the start Charles oh you won't be eating this junior food for months I don't see the formula anywhere oh I I got some of that today and Bottles well then I'll be going thank you he's really special isn't me smart too Superior probably do you like wolf wolf for a name in case he's a quarterback or something wolf Felder bberry it's great isn't it good night Charles W [Music] wof hey hey little guy look I got one heck of a test tomorrow did you warm it up Charles no I guess I forgot I forgot to check I'm sorry well you better get a clean diaper and change it unless you can't handle it I can handle it just I've got a really big test tomorrow and I well you just should have thought about that before [Music] all right all right you go to bed but the rest of the week you're going to have to do it [Music] [Music] Charles I think that you and I better have a little talk about what now I go back to work at the beginning of next week hey look I made a decision uh I'm going to quit school and um and do what no you will not quit school your grades are bad enough as it is but I'm going to get a full-time job you couldn't even keep a part-time job at Farley's well that's just great that's great I've got enough trouble without you on my back too Charles I I got to get to school it it isn't true is it I mean everybody's talking but you don't really have a baby do you yeah I do and he's great I have a picture hey tonight's your party isn't it uh what time well if you still can come it's at my house about anytime I guess of course I can still come I'm looking forward to it oh my darling Oh My Darling I'm coming to your party H I'm hi Mom I think you forgot what night this is oh no I haven't tonight is Lucy twi's birthday party I have a class tonight yeah I guess I did forget what night it is but this party is really important are you are you saying that you don't want to take care of the baby no it's just you could miss your class just this once to take care of him no not the one tonight Mom she'll never invite me again if I don't come well then I'm sorry please look now I have to go there's formula in the fridge and I'll put him to bed he should sleep till I get back honey I really am sorry that you're going to have to miss your party I can't believe this is happening to [Music] me hey hey what's wrong hey I can't be that bad oh boy you smell awful how can anything as cute as you smell so bad huh see what you need is a nice new clean diaper hang on hang on it's going to be okay hang on be right back hey hey now look it's a nice di diaper here come on hold still hold still I'm sorry I yelled at you look maybe you're hungry I'll be right back just be quiet please [Music] all right all right you take it easy you just stop your crying stop it you're going to drive me up a wall Daisy didn't want you I'm your father do you understand [Music] that would you shut up would you shut [Music] up I got halfway there before I go back I can't do it Charles I cannot bring up another baby alone and I won't not again it's just not the way I thought it would be I [Music] know I just wanted him to have a father you will Charles it just won't be you I'm sorry I know you are Charles that doesn't fix it though does it [Music] [Music]