There is nothing more stressful than taking one of your parents’ sides. Ashleigh’s parents don't necessarily love each other. Her dad does everything to make her happy. Her mom, not so much. Ashleigh’s dad owes some people 200 dollars and he asks Ashleigh to take it from her does everything to make her happy, and he convinced her to take the money from her mom. mom’s emergency money stash. Ashleigh took the money for three reasons. Her dad needs it, he Ashleigh took her mother’s money because her dad needed it. A quote, “Can you afford it?” (Pfeffer 22) is saying that Ashleigh is concerned on whether or not her dad can afford it. He just got divorced recently, and might not afford a diner. Her dad owes people money for unspecified reasons.