nce, Lindo criticized Waverly's first husband, Marvin, so much that Waverly could only see his faults. Similarly, Waverly was afraid that her mother would poison her relationship with her fiancé, Rich Schields. For example, Rich bought Waverly a mink coat, and when Lindo saw it, she criticized it and said it wasn't best quality. Waverly thought her mother was trying to ruin her life once again, but Lindo only meant that her daughter deserved only the best. Likewise, Lindo was displeased with her daughter many times. First of all, Waverly only knew a few Chinese words and Lindo said, "It's my fault she is this way. I wanted my children to have the best combination: American circumstances and Chinese character. How could I know these two things do not mix?"(289) Also, Lindo was very hurt, when Waverly married Marvin and asked her to stop dropping by unannounced. In addition, Lindo thought Waverly was ashamed of her, when she took her to a beauty parlor before her wedding. "But inside I am becoming ashamed. I am ashamed she is ashamed. Because she is my daughter and I am proud of her, and I am her mother but she is not proud of me."(291) Despite their confusion in the beginning of the book Waverly and Lindo restore their broken rel
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