“Mamaw felt disloyalty acutely. She loathed anything that smacked of a lack of complete devotion to family. In her own home, she'd day things like "I'm sorry I'm so damned mean" and "You know I love you, but I'm just a crazy bitch. But if she knew of anyone criticizing so much as her socks to an outsider, she'd fly off the handle. "I don't know those people. You never talk about family to some stranger. Never.” Loyalty And Disloyalty Book:Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis Source: Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis