How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
I'd never met anyone quite like Alicia's mum and dad before I started going out with Alicia, and at first I thought they were dead cool—I can even remember wishing that my mum and dad were like them. (4.13)
Everyone gets annoyed at their parents, so it's no surprise that Sam wishes he could exchange his parents as soon as he meets Alicia's. Yet it's not long before he realizes they have their own drama, too. Sure, the Burns act all perfect, but underneath the white picket fence there's anger and regret just as much as in Sam's family.
Quote #5
"Welcome to the family," said Rich.
"Don't say it like that," said Alicia. "I'll never see him again."
"They're not that bad," I said, but they were, really. And to be honest, it wasn't just Alicia's parents who were getting on my nerves either. (4.35-37)
This isn't exactly the welcome wagon Sam had hoped for. He knows Alicia's family thinks he's a deadbeat without a future, and it bugs him. He also feels frustrated with Alicia by this point—this is the start of his problems with Alicia.
Quote #6
"I'm sorry, but I'll be talking to my son in private for the rest of my life if that's what he and I want to do. And we're not family. Not now, and maybe not ever. Sam will always do what's right, and so will I, but if you think that allows you to come into my house and demand the right to hear my private conversations, then you've got another thing coming." (9.317)
You go, girl. Sam's mom has no trouble telling Alicia's dad how it is. When he insists that everything should be shared now that they are family, Sam's mom puts him in his place. They aren't family. Just because their kids are having a baby together doesn't mean they've all signed up to be family members for the rest of their lives.