Author: Mitsuko Nagasaki

My biggest mistake wasnt that I was skint. It was that I had far too much pride. A few years ago, I lost my job.

Im a stay-at-home mum on parental leave. I have two lovely childrenmy eldest was born five years ago

After finishing university, Alice started working at a company with a great teameveryone was friendly

I suppose I still owe him for that, even now! You might say Id been something of a home renovator in my time.

Mum was already upset with me when she found out my husband’s relatives had invited us to stay

I lost my father while he was still alive. Of all the truths I hold, this is by far the heaviest.

My brother lived with his first wife for many years. She was rather materialistic and argumentative

Mark had just graduated from university and felt it was the perfect time to propose to his first love

When I was born, my father abandoned us. My mother raised me on her own. Looking back now, I realise

Every night, my mother-in-law would knock at our bedroom door at exactly 3 oclock in the morning.