 
													 
																									**Kuzma** The wedding was over, the guests had gone, and our daughter had moved in with her husband. The flat felt empty. After a week of...
 
													 
																									Living Fully at 70 Without Children A woman who chose not to have children shares her perspective on life at 70 Dont pity meIm perfectly content...
 
													 
																									Living Fully at 70 Without Children A 70-year-old woman who chose not to have children shares her perspective on life Don\t pity meIm perfectly content with...
 
													 
																									**The Joy of a Communal Flat** Waiting for her husband to come home from work, Sophie sat at the kitchen table, sipping tea with thyme, taking...
 
													 
																									Living Fully at 70 Without Children A woman in her 70s who chose not to have children shares her perspective on life I dont want anyone...
 
													 
																									Long ago, when I was still working as a childrens nurse, my parents moved my childrens belongings down to the cellar, telling me, “Our other grandchild...
 
													 
																									In years long past, during the days of my youth, I recall with clarity the moment my parents shifted my childrens belongings to the cellar, declaring,...
 
													 
																									**Personal Diary Entry** I never thought my own parents would betray us so completely. My name is Amelia. After my divorce, I moved back in with...
 
													 
																									Margaret woke that Saturday morning with the flutter of celebration in her chest. Sixty yearsa milestone worthy of grand observance. She had plotted this day for...
 
													 
																									Nickys happy childhood ended when he was five. One day, his parents never came to collect him from nursery. All the other children had been picked...