Im 39 and, for the first time in my life, Im coming to terms with something rather awkward to admit: I regret not having children. Not...
Miss, have your child sit on your lap, scolded a robust woman in her fifties, her tone sharp and impatient. By the way, Id bought a...
JUST CALL OUT I declare you husband and wife! proclaimed the registrar with grand ceremony, then suddenly choked mid-sentence, coughing fitfully, gasping for breath. Well, thats...
I found myself at Emilys house, though it felt less like a real place and more like a maze woven from fog and strange furniture. Her...
Diary Entry Today was one of those days that made me exceptionally grateful for living near the serene waters of Windermere Lake. Setting out for an...
I got married to escape the constant stress of worrying about money, and now I find myself living in a really beautiful cage. Im thirty-five. When...
It brings a certain lightness to my heart now, looking back, when I learned that my former husband lost everything. I realise such a feeling doesnt...
Diary Entry My mother battled cancer for years. When she was 27 and my father was 31, she passed away. There were three of us; I...
Could you allocate a room for me? declared my mother-in-law. But, as her daughter-in-law, I had a lawful refusal at the ready. Take the bags, will...
All my life, I claimed I didnt need a father. Telling myself that made things feel simpler. When I was ten, he left with a single...