Author: Harlan Covington
Dont stare at me like that! I dont want this baby if it wont be with me. Take it away! the stranger shouted
Dear Diary, No matter how often I begged my motherinlaw to stop dropping by at night, she simply wouldnt listen.
For a whole year I handed out pounds to the youngsters to clear a mortgageno more pence would ever leave my hand!
I spent two years living in Spain, and when I finally returned to my little cottage in the Yorkshire
For my mum, looking after her grandchild feels like an impossible task. All my friends have mothers who
I keep to myself, I never invite anyone over, I never share my harvest or my toolsfolk in the village
Out of my house! I shouted at my motherinlaw, as she began her familiar tirade again. The only thing
I am now looking back on those days when I was thirtyseven, long after the dust had settled.
Emily, was that you? I asked, astonished as the former schoolmate pushed open my front door.
Emily was beaming. She woke up with a blissful grin plastered on her face, feeling James breathing warm









