How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
When I asked my parents how the baby got inside Ma, they both laughed, and the Daddy told me they had made it with their bodies. (1.42)
That's vague, Dad. No wonder Dolores gets a little confused about sex early on.
Quote #2
It was Jeanette who had defined French-kissing for me. (2.21)
Like many kids whose parents don't give them a sex talk, Dolores has to learn about sex from her friends… who may or may not even know what they're talking about.
Quote #3
At the dinner the night before, Ma had acted so… that word. […] Leaning over and giving him those little slaps whenever he teased her. Horny: that was the word. Ma and her stupid risks, her black-lace bras. (5.63)
Dolores hates her mother for being sexual, maybe because she's still mad that her dad left them.