David, David, get upMillys crying again! I felt Sam tugging at the cuff of my Tshirt, but I couldnt pry my eyes open. Sleep clung to...
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Forget that you ever had a daughter, she snapped, the words falling like a blade, as if she were cutting herself off, my daughter Poppy. Everything...
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12November2025 Tonight Im scribbling down what happened with my niece, Poppy, who turned up at my flat in London for a short stay. Shes twentyone now,...
28December2025 Dear Diary, Today I finally managed to put some sense into the chaos that has become my familys life. It all started when my son,...
I can still feel that November night, the rain and sleet driving at the clinic windows, the wind howling through the old stone pipe like a...
Im a stayathome mum and my little boy is two and a half now. Every day we head out for a walk and stop at the...
Saturday, 4May Dear Diary, Emma, love, are you free this Saturday? my motherinlaws voice crackled over the handset, warm and familiar, that particular lilting tone Ive...
12September Emily is due for her operation tomorrow. Its a straightforward, scheduled procedure an hour under anaesthetic, some routine work and shell be sent home the...