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    My favorite pages in the book are 70-90. On those we pages we learn a lot about how Bo was as a parent and about Thi’s childhood. In other parts of the book, we learned about Bo’s childhood which most likely influenced the way he parented his children. On page 73 you see Bo trying to protect his children by informing them about all of the bad things in the world that they should avoid. On that same page Thi mentions that Bo was not trying to scare his children, but inform them. He was not trying to be a bad parent, he was trying to do what he thought was best for his own children. On page 83 you then learn about a bad problem Bo had, drinking and driving. You get to see one of the many things that could have been traumatic for Thi growing up. Also, on the page right before, you are introduced to Thi’s thoughts about her father's home. She went as far to say that she saw her time at her dad's house was like “going to hell.” These pages are important because you learn about Thi’s traumatic experiences in her childhood as well as Bo’s parenthood that had an impact on both of their lives. I also believe that this part is very related to the title of the book. Bo was doing the best he could do while raising his children, which unfortunately, wasn’t a good experience for them. Thi had to learn at a young age to care for herself which most likely had a large influence on her as an adult and helped shape her character as a person.

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