Cyrus Hargrave

**The Hole-y Socks of My Son** When my son Oliver and his wife Emily came round for dinner, I’d laid

Now I only ask for a bowl of soup. I’m seventy-seven, and I’ve lived to see the day when I ask my daughter-in-law

**Sunday, 15 October** I won’t be visiting the children on weekends anymore. I’m an old woman now, seventy-two

A Grudge Thirty Years Long Me and my mother-in-law, Margaret Elizabeth, haven’t spoken for thirty years.

“I’m Not Their Housekeeper” Washing the floors at my in-laws’ place? No, thank you—I

A Morning Surprise from Mother-in-Law “Good morning, darling!” said my father-in-law, John

**Diary Entry: A Spat Over the Restaurant Bill** I don’t even know how to react. Should I beg Emily

My Small Flat and My Husband’s Complaints I have my own cosy little flat—bright, with flowers on the

The Mother-in-Law and Her Countryside Plans The other day, my mother-in-law, Margaret Wilkins, dropped

A Shared Kitchen and a Lazy Sister-in-Law Antony and I live in his house—well, not exactly his.