La vida

My name is Margaret Harris. I’m sixty-three years old. All my life, I’ve tried to be a decent mother

When Edward walked out on me, I was left utterly shattered. He took every penny we’d saved for a house

My life turned upside down—not the day my husband and I adopted a rescue dog, nor when I learned I was

My life turned upside down not on the day my husband and I adopted a dog from the shelter, nor when I

I tore ties with my own mother because of a dog. And I regret nothing. My life didn’t shatter the day

When Andrew walked out on me, I was completely shattered. He took every penny we’d saved for our own

I will never send my mum to a care home—because she doesn’t deserve an ending like that. My name is Eleanor.

HUSBAND LEFT, BUT THE MOTHER-IN-LAW STAYED… When Daniel walked out on me, it felt like the world

The thought of ending up alone and unwanted in my old age haunts me. My son James married ten years ago.

**Diary Entry** I don’t want to end up alone and unwanted in my old age. My son married ten years ago.