Prentice Orville

Growing up as Charlotte Whitmore, the fifth and very much unplanned child, came a fair few emotional hurdles.

I never dreamed that my husband’s daughter from his first marriage would become as dear to me as my own.

**Diary Entry – 16th October** For eight years of marriage, I, Emily, finally shed the weight of expectations

My son won’t speak to me anymore… And I don’t know when he became a stranger to me. I have only one son—my

**Diary Entry — 12th October** *”No matter, there’s still time to find my son a proper girl!”

The labour came too soon for Emily—eight months in, and without warning. The doctors acted swiftly, and

**Diary Entry – 12th March 2024** Sometimes I feel like I’m not living in reality, but in some

We had to change the locks to stop my mother-in-law from taking over our flat. My husband and I have

The ache doesn’t always come from outside. It festers within, gnawing silently, drop by drop eroding the soul.

**Diary Entry – 12th May, 2023** Years ago, my family finally achieved a long-held dream—we moved into