Rex and his mother go to the laundromat, where she urges him to talk to someone about whatever is bothering him, even if it isn’t her. She leaves Rex there to finish the laundry on his own. Later, his abuela visits and brings food and new clothes. Over dinner, she asks when Rex will get his new glasses, which makes Rex’s mother feel inadequate. She gets upset and storms off, and Sam follows her. While they’re gone, Rex opens up to his abuela about his problems at school and how he’s bullied about his mother’s job and his glasses.

Rex’s abuela tries to give him some perspective, telling him how hard her life was as a child in Mexico. Her family lived in a one-room house with dirt floors, and she hardly got to eat most days. She traveled across the border for work when she was older and eventually decided to stay in the US, where she built the life she has now. She urges Rex to be grateful for his life, even if he doesn’t have everything he wants, because he has everything he needs. She also points out that Rex’s mother has a respectable job, and his bullies likely have their own issues that Rex is unaware of.