I wish my mum was dead

The phone rang at 2.34am, waking me with a jolt, and before I answered it, I already knew it would be my sister and, instinctively, I knew why she was calling. ‘Mum’s gone,’ she said, quietly. Listeni

My own mum despised me from the moment I was born

Social media is awash with stories of adult children who have gone ‘no contact’ with their parents. What’s causing this distressing trend, and how can such heartbreaking family rifts be mended?

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

The Beckhams, the Ramsays, even the royals… Charlotte Lytton reports on the rise of younger generations becoming estranged from their families

Kaceylee was smitten with her new fella, but his true colours soon emerged…