"Dan is 16, and about to meet the girl who will change his life."
It's 2026, and we are talking 1995. My Dad is like that now. Dementia has its ugly hold, and most of the time, he looks out of his care home window and has conversations with his long-dead parents. For all...
"It's time for Amber to show Alice some Sister Love"
Alice sat on the edge of Amber’s bed, feet restless as she waited for Amber to return. Nerves were tightening her muscles. She’d jumped into this with both feet, but the minute or so delay while Amber went hunting for...
"Jim and Alice discover what Steff means by Mommy Love"
I lay on Alice’s bed, staring at the ceiling. How many minutes had passed? I had no idea; my head was full of images from the last few hours. Steff, naked on my bed. Alice, on her knees and sucking...
"Are there other parents who practice Discipline and Love?"
Three months later, Steff introduced herself. I’d seen her around at Mass from the very first time Alice and I attended church. She wasn’t difficult to miss. A tall blonde with legs that went on forever, piercing blue eyes and...
"Alice discovers what Discipline and Love means"
Saturday morning. Every time I walk past the wardrobe where I’ve hidden the strap and soothing cream, I feel a surge of guilt. Jack and Beth might have reassured me that they see their family relationship as loving, but I...
"Discipline and Love is what you need"
It was a Friday afternoon, late in the day, and most folks in the open-plan office where I worked had already gone home, looking forward to a hot weekend of beach, barbecue, or a couple of lazy days in the...
"Is Jenna willing to pay the price for getting what she wanted?"
I survived Thursday only because Jenna had school and then went straight to a part-time job at a local bookstore. She came home weary, and I gave her a foot massage for all her hard work before leading her to...
"Is Jenna about to ask for something her stepdad can't give her?"
Days became weeks. Weeks turned to months. Three months later, Christa announced,“Mary-Beth wants a girls’ trip to Vegas. You and Jenna have been getting on so well lately that I should go. I’ve not had a proper girly break because of...