Family Quotes in Orange Is the New Black

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #4

Pop's grown children came to visit her every week. (7.18)

Sometimes it feels like Piper is the only person in prison with a support group, so it's nice to see that other prisoners have family members who visit them regularly, too.

Quote #5

Some women organized themselves into somewhat formalized "family" relationships with other prisoners, especially mother-daughter pairs. (9.2)

You've got to work with what's available to you, and the relationships between the women in prison are sometimes supportive and maternal.

Quote #6

Motherhood in prison as revered but also complicated by separation, guilt, and shame. (9.4)

If Piper felt bad disappointing her own parents, imagine how these women must feel to have disappointed their own children.