特に、両親の離婚についてはよく書かれていて、アメリカに父親が移住してしまい、滅多に会えなくなってしまった時の話は 非常に切なく、Michaelも次の章で「Wow. That was a little heavy. Let's lighten up the mood and turn on our attentions to the loss of my virginity.」(p160)と書いている。(その話題もそんな知りたいとは思わないけれど…)
そんな中、同士のようにずっと一緒にいたのが妹のLucy。 Lucyが登場した時は、
'Michael, do you want to say hello to your new little sister?' my dad asked. 'Keep that little bitch away from me,' I tried to say, although all that came out was, 'Ma, Da, Shum.' (p39)
という状態だったのが、帰宅して家の前に立っていた母親に父親の訃報を聞くと
'Where's Lucy?' I said. I ran upstairs to find Lucy in my bed waiting for me, crying. Through all the changes in my life, my parents divorcing, remarrying, moving home and school, having new half-brothers and sisters, Lucy was the constant in my life. We experienced everything together. Our dad had a new life, a new family, and so did my mum, and as hard as everybody tried for it not to feel this way, Lucy and I were stuck in the middle. But we had each other, and at this moment we needed each other more than anybody else.(p197-8)