Gabi, a Girl in Pieces

I wanted each of us to have one. Then no matter where we go, we can take it with us so we don’t forget where we came from or what we’ve been through. And I know Cindy doesn’t like to have pictures with her pregnant belly showing, but you know what? Who cares! Everyone knows you’re pregnant, and that’s part of your life now and part of our life. I don’t want us to be ashamed anymore (we all were crying by this point) of being pregnant or gay or poor or having a crackhead dad! I want us to be fucking proud of ourselves. This picture was taken right after we sent out our college apps—how many kids who are unpregnant, straight or rich can say that? Okay, maybe rich kids can, but who can say they did most of it on their own? Not a lot. So we have to be proud and always remember who we are and when we make it to college, who we were.”