While reading the first few pages of Ordinary Girls, I was already captivated by Jaquira Diaz’s story. But what caught me was the quote, “At first it felt like being interrogated, but after a while, I was so happy to have a grownup listening to me talk about myself, I let it all out. (Diaz 2019, pg 27.)” I felt like I was able to relate to that in a way because while growing up, there was no one to talk to, not even my family and when someone was there to listen to me, it felt relaxing and just telling them everything. Jaquira as a child was able to tell someone she never knew about her problems and to have someone listen to her was very comforting.   

Jaquira as a child had experienced many things that a child shouldn’t have experienced. From her stories of her parents fighting to her being able to feel comfortable with someone that she never knew was a little improper. She had to go to someone else to tell her problems to, and even though she loved her father very much, he wasn’t around much for her. I am similar to her in some ways, even though my dad wasn’t around much, he was still my favorite parent because on days he would have off, he would hang out with me and teach me random things that were very interesting.