Cyrus Hargrave

Living Fully at 70 Without Children A woman in her 70s who chose not to have children shares her perspective

**Diary Entry** It all happened while I was at work. My parents moved my kids things to the basement

Nickys happy childhood ended when he was five. One day, his parents never came to collect him from nursery.

**Diary Entry** Good morning, my love. He woke up, as always, a minute before the alarm. A habit left

**THE UNGRATEFUL** “Sophie, we’re starving! Stop lying about!” came her husband’

At sixty-five, the realisation struck like a cold wind: our children no longer needed us. For the first

“You’ve got no heart. Can’t you see how much Daniel’s struggling? He’

**Diary Entry** I never expected my life to change over spilled soup. Working as a waitress at The Royal

Every afternoon after leaving secondary school, Thomas walks along the cobbled streets with his backpack

**Diary Entry 12th March 2023** It was a dreary Tuesday afternoon in the winter of 2011. The town of