Both the narrator and Abuela wear clothes that make them appear small in stature. Both the narrator and Abuela enjoy telling jokes to the family to make them laugh. Both the narrator and Abuela cover their faces with their hands when embarrassed.
In the text "What Fear Can Teach Us," Karen Thompson proposes that fear is not necessarily a problem, or a feeling that we need to get rid of as soon as possible. Instead, fear can help us learn by preparing us for the future. She suggests that fear should be consider storytelling, and that by thinking about this stories, but not allowing them to control us, we might be able to better prepare for the difficulties that the future might present to us, as some of our fears do end up becoming reality.
Growing in height
growing in weight
or developing in puberty
