La vida

**My Son’s Holey Socks** When my son Oliver and his wife Emily came over for dinner, I set the table

“Not a penny until she dumps that layabout”: I told my daughter I won’t help her anymore

At forty-four, I found myself pregnant and alone. Now, I live by myself. My children have long grown

Now I only ask for a bowl of soup. I’m seventy-seven, and I’ve lived long enough to see the day when

The Worn-Out Socks of My Son When my son William and his wife Eleanor came to my house for supper, I’d

**Diary Entry** My son told me I was tearing his family apart. All I did was ask his wife to wash her

Now I only ask for a bowl of soup. I am seventy-seven, and I have lived to see the day when I ask my

Now all I ask for is a bowl of soup I’m seventy-seven, and I’ve lived long enough to reach the day where

At forty-four, I found myself pregnant and single, utterly unsure of what to do next. I live alone now.

**Diary Entry** Preparing for my sixtieth birthday, I poured my heart into every detail. A week before