Remember our tale about the passionate villager who tried to annex her sister-in-law’s child? Well, grab your popcorn, because this story just got an upgrade. Turns out, when you tell someone they can’t seize your toddler, they might just show up unannounced for bonding time like a door-to-door salesperson peddling forced siblinghood.

The saga of the Sister-in-Law Who Confused Aunting with Adoption has reached its natural conclusion. 

After an unanticipated house call, and what sounds like the world’s most awkward family intervention, boundaries have been established. The village charter has been revised, and the borders between the family states have been cemented. And they don’t include free passing or timeshare parenting.

Displaying the patience of a saint and the backbone of a titanium alloy, our wife laid down rules that basically translate to loving aunt: yes, unauthorized co-parent: NO.