Emily Taylor

My name is Emily, and I still can’t believe what’s happened. My husband, the man who begged me for a

Herbert begged me to give birth, then fled to his mother the moment our son turned three months old.

I cut ties with my mother because she sided with my ex-husband and blamed me for our divorce.

I cut ties with my mother because she sided with my ex-husband and blamed me for our divorce.

I cut ties with my mother because she took my ex-husband’s side and blamed me for our divorce.

My hands are trembling as I clutch my tea—my mother-in-law wants to move in with us, and she plans to

I am utterly stunned: my mother-in-law wants to move in with us and intends to give her flat to her daughter.

My name is Margaret Elizabeth, and I’m sixty-three. All my life, I’ve tried to be a decent mother, an

Oh my goodness, I’m absolutely gobsmacked—my mother-in-law wants to move in with us and give her flat

**Diary Entry – A Lesson in Loss and Letting Go** “Margaret traded her grandchildren for an old