Neither one nor the other. Im not going off on holiday with your daughter! I cant keep pretending Im happy about it. Im sick of this...
Look, Im not going to raise someone who isnt mine Tomorrow Ill find a clinic and well do a DNA test. What? Evelyns legs gave way....
James, youve torn my nerves apart! Emma shouted, her voice sharp with irritation. Now you expect me to sign the papers? Thats why I left you,...
Oh, really? Youve picked, I said, halflaughing at my sister. Are there any single blokes left in the world? Alex isnt married, she replied. Not that...
Did you really think I was lying? my mate Michael grunted. I told you I wasnt keen on kids! Harriet burst into tears. Mike, how can...
I caught my husband in the act. You even with her! I shouted, my voice cracking. Tom, have you any conscience left? That doesnt count at...
Dont bring Mum over to our place, Anna said, the edge of panic thinly veiled by her calm tone. What if Paul began, his voice trembling....
Thin walls Emma wakes before her alarm, even before the phone buzzes with its short ringtone. At fortytwo her body pushes her out of sleep at...
Dear Diary, I sent Emily to Margarets for a bit of help and have been kicking myself ever since. Never again, Im not going back to...
Natalie’s alarm hadn’t even started to buzz when she woke up, a minute before the actual clock. The room was still a shade dim, the February...
UNWANTED MOTHER “James, sit down. We need to talkit’s urgent.” My wife sat at the kitchen table, her face set...
When my sister sold our parents flat without asking me, I finally understood the price of my silence. I first...
Im 65 now, and this is the story of my life since I tied the knot. I got married at...
I brought Caesar home for the end of his days. But that very first night, he brought someone elses loss...
Youll never manage without me! Youre helpless! my husband shouted, throwing his shirts into a large suitcase. But she proved...
After my father passed away, my brother decided that I should take care of everything, without asking questions. After the...
Mate, let me tell you about my life over the past years. Im single now, 45, and was married for...
After years of being the dependable daughter, one family dinner made me realise just how invisible Id become. My sister...
I became a surrogate mother for my sister and her husband… but only days after the birth, they left the...
To the Estate Frank Harris brought his old Ford to a stop outside the corner shop at the fork in...