The divorce resulted in my mom being a single mom with two adolescents and she started dating abusive men. One of my mom’s boyfriends created turmoil between my mom and my brother, which resulted in my brother moving out and I was forbidden from contacting him. Once my brother was gone the emotional and physical abuse from my mom increased, along with the neglect. As a result of the neglect, a school friends’ mom came and removed me from my mom’s house. The only legal choice was to take me to live with my father. I stayed with him for one night and then he moved me in with the family of the woman he was trying to pursue. After several months my brother told me that my dad wanted me to live with him. At fourteen years old I went to live with
