My mother named me Gabriela after my grandmother who — coincidentally — didn’t want to meet me when I was born because my mother was not married and was therefore living in sin.
-- Narrator (July 24)

Importance: Gabi points out that to her family, the sin of having sex before marriage is taken very seriously. Even though Gabi’s mother was 25 when she got pregnant with Gabi, her mother still beat her for getting pregnant out of wedlock and refused to meet Gabi.

Sebastian told his parents. He is sleeping on our couch until he finds a permanent home.
-- Narrator (August 7)

Importance: Although Gabi sensed what the outcome would be, Sebastian had believed that his parents would accept him when he told them that he was homosexual. Instead of being accepting, Sebastian’s parents kicked him out of the house.

It may not be a big deal to him because he is a nice Mexican brown. Or a...
-- Narrator (September 16)