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One time my mom made me go with her after an away volleyball game. I didn’t want to go with her because I wanted to ride the bus with my friends, my mom came to the game with another mom, and I had to leave early. I wanted to ride the bus with my friends because we do fun games on the bus. I couldn’t do the games in the car because it would be too loud and I would get in trouble. I didn’t want to ride in the car because my mom came down with another mom. It’s not that i didn’t like the other volleyball player, I always felt like she judged me a little because we are both different. The only thing there was was an awkward silence on the way home. I had to leave early because my mom wanted to go home. At this point I was a little mad at my

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