Rex Ogle has told his life story in a variety of books, but this one was one of the darkest chapters of his life. This part was hinted at in Don’t Forget Me, Abuela, and I knew it would be difficult but wow, I’m grateful Rex made it through this time to tell us about it and hopefully change some minds and hearts with it. I just want to give poor 17-year-old Rex the love, acceptance, and safety his father chose not to give Rex when he kicked Rex out of his home for being gay. Because he was on his own Rex faced homelessness, domestic violence, and a lot of other awful and scary things just because he was who he was. Ugh! I hate that this happens to so many LGBTQ+ youth and applaud Rex for sharing his story and living his best life, and giving so many experiencing similar situations hope.