When you marry into a family, some of what’s theirs becomes yours, too. You get to have access to that spiffy vacation home in the Adirondacks and their winter cabin in Vail—you «chose» your chosen family well. However, some biological family members might try to get in on the gold you scored with your in-laws. Sure, if your sister wants to bring her two children to your in-laws’ lake house and your in-laws are okay with it, that’s fine. But once new faces are thrown into the mix and she expects you to be equally as welcoming to them, that’s when things get complicated… especially when it’s not even your home.

In this next story, a woman explains that her sister has recently started seeing a man who has three children from different women. Her sister has two biological children of her own who are well-acquainted with the woman’s in-laws, which is why she and her two children were invited to the in-laws’ lake house for a fun time. Except, now, the woman’s sister expects her in-laws to host her new beau and her three stepchildren…