A Chilly Reception: How Dreams of a Family Feast Were Shattered by Cold Indifference In a small town
My son won’t speak to me anymore… and I don’t know when he became a stranger to me. He’s my only child.
My husband said he could manage without me, but I couldn’t without him. Well, we’ll see about that.
My mother-in-law decided to move in with us. But she didn’t expect me to stay silent. For six years
The contractions started unexpectedly for Olivia—prematurely, in her eighth month. The doctors acted
**Diary Entry – 12th March** I can’t bear living with my husband’s grandmother any longer. It’s absolute torture.
**Diary Entry** For six years, Emma and I scrimped and saved, denying ourselves almost everything, just
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.
**Diary Entry – 18th March** My son won’t speak to me anymore… and I don’t know when he became a stranger to me.