During those years, a foreign couple moved into the house next to ours. My mother quickly became close to them and, after a while, began spending a lot of time at their house, much to my father's dismay. He didn't want her to hang out with them, and discussions often turned into full-blown fights. I began to suspect that my father's behavior was based on racism toward them. Then, over time, and in light of my mother's sexually liberated behavior, I realized that the reason was probably something else.