11 When I was nine years old,m y mom dropped my two brothers and a smallbackpack cramaned with clothes off at my dad's house. As m y brothers walked inside,I prdlamed tha I wasn't leaving the car After five minutes of crying,arguing and finallycompromising,I decided that I'd go inside if my mom came first thing in the morning.She kissed my head and promised to be back before I woke up. After a week of nocontact,it was evident that my mom wasn't returning.