"A Cup of Tea and a Heart-to-Heart: Navigating Family Expectations"

“A Cup of Tea and a Heart-to-Heart: Navigating Family Expectations”

Growing up in a well-off family in Surrey, Emily always had the best of everything. Her friends envied her lifestyle, but only her best mate, Sophie, understood the pressure she was under. “I don’t envy you,” Sophie once said. “With parents like yours, it must be tough. They control everything, don’t they?” And indeed, Emily found it hard. She never had the freedom to make her own choices, not even about