La vida

**Diary Entry** I stood at the grand entrance of the Savoy ballroom, the air alive with the clink of

Sometimes life takes such surprising turns that you end up in situations you never saw coming.

“Do Your Best, Dear” “You know, dear, you’ll have to work very hard to fit into our family,” Lydia remarked

**Diary Entry – A Rainy Reunion** The Tube exit was jammed. Outside, the rain poured relentlessly.

The dining room sparkled under the soft glow of the chandelier. There I was, Emily, standing by the long

One evening after ballet class, my five-year-old daughter told me she was getting a new mum—her dance

“I don’t care!” Emily stormed across the room, flailing her arms. “

**Diary Entry** Moving into our new home in the Cotswolds, I felt a quiet certainty—this was the fresh

At first, Henry thought his mother had simply put on a bit of weight. Oddly, though—her waist had rounded

**”You Don’t Belong Here,” He Sneered at the Mum in Business Class — Then the Captain’s Announcement