Harlan Covington

I’ve been looked down on my whole life, and now they expect me to care for my sick mother. My name’s Emily.

I never dreamed that my husband’s daughter from his first marriage would become like my own.

After eight years of marriage, I, Emily, finally shook off the shackles of the stereotypes that my mum

My son won’t speak to me anymore… and I don’t know when he became a stranger to me. I have only one son.

“Don’t worry, there’s still time to find my son a proper girl!” declared the mother-in-law.

Long ago, in a quiet corner of London, a tale unfolded that would linger in memory. Evelyn’s labour began

Sometimes it feels like I’m not living in reality but in some absurd theatre play. My son, a grown man

I am resentful toward myself for how I raised my children. Sometimes the deepest pain does not come from without.

**Diary Entry – 12th October** Had to change the locks to stop my mother-in-law from treating our flat

A friend of mine once considered giving up her child for adoption, but fate had other plans.