Why didn’t the mom see her daughter had become a toddler? (Para. 1) Because she had been so busy trying to ______________ ________ . 2.What did the mom try to protect her daughter from? (Para. 2) She tried to protect her daughter from hearing ________ _____________________ . 3.Why was the daughter’s face filled with fear after she spilled the milk? (Para. 3) Because she knew what ________________________ would have meant if her father had been _________ . 4.What did the daughter think of her mom’s decision to leave the home? (Para. 4) She thought her mom had done ________________ for them. 5.When did the mom think she became a real mom? (Para. 5) When she could laugh _______________ .