Shannon’s sister had finally left her abusive husband. So why couldn’t she shake a horrid feeling…

My own mum despised me from the moment I was born

Do you remember that park you used to take me to as a kid, the one with the red, boat-shaped climbing frame? It wasn’t too far from our home in Hull where we lived. You’d often sit on a bench chatting

Dressed in a nautical striped top, dungarees, Converse shoes and a daisy chain in my hair, I swung my arm around my little sis Aimee, then eight, and grinned up at the handheld camera. ‘Cheese,’ Aimee

When her dad’s fun mate became part of her family, Sarah was delighted – at least at first…

Three women tell us about the extra-special relationships they’ve been lucky to have