Boundaries; that was his problem. He lacked boundaries. I myself was all about boundaries.
-- Narrator (Part 1 Day of Beauty paragraph N/A)

Importance: These words represent one of the greatest differences between Gail and Max. Gail has very strong boundaries and respects boundaries of other people even when they are not, themselves, as concerned with boundaries. Max, on the other hand, barely even notices other people’s boundaries. They help each other, however, with this when Max lets Gail know when she is giving Debbie more space than she needs or wants, and Gail helps him by letting him know what he can and cannot do in regards to other people.

I had never expected that a daughter of mine would look like Debbie. When I found out I’d be having a girl I had pictured…oh, a small, pale, bony girl with a watchful stillness to her, and she might wear horn-rimmed glasses and in her teens...
-- Narrator (Part 1 Day of Beauty paragraph N/A)