Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth

Why is the sister shunned by her family in the poem, Beauty, from the collection, Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth?

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The sister is shunned by her Muslim family for being promiscuous. She took their neighbor's husband when she was younger, and is often out with men. Her parents see her as an abomination.

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Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth