A scene from “Unfinished Business”

Ruben (to Adrian): I don't want you seeing Ricky anymore.

Adrian: That is not your decision! You do not decide who I go out with! And you know what? I'm sorry. I am so sorry I ever looked you up. Just go back to where you came from, and I promise I will never bother you again. Ever.

Ruben: I can't make that same promise.

Adrian: It's too late! Don't you get it? I'm all grown up! I have my period and everything! I menstrate! I take birth control pills! I have sex! Protected sex! With condoms! I don't need parents!

Ruben: Adrian, listen to me. You're going out with a guy who's in therapy for God knows what. Your girlfriend, the crazy Christian cheerleader, has been in some sort of altercation and was just interrogated by the police, and she's interested in your boyfriend, by the way. But what really bothers me is that everyone in this school seems to think that you're a slut. You need an adult in your life. Your mother wants to be your best friend, and I don't. You need me. Otherwise, you wouldn't have come to see me.

Adrian: I made a mistake.

Ruben: Well, before you make any serious mistakes, let's see what we can do to get your life going in the right direction.

Adrian: Well, what does that mean, get my life in the right direction? That's what my mother said. What are you two talking about?

Ruben: Adrian, I think you need to realize that you have a lot more to offer to this world than just sex.