My sister-in-law Candice has always believed the world owed her everything. But her most outrageous demand yet? She wanted me to have a baby—for her. As a birthday gift.

No, I’m not kidding.Candice showed up one day and casually announced she wanted to be a mother, but without the hassle of finding a partner or giving birth. Her solution? My husband and I should “just have one more” and give her the baby. “You already have two!” she said, as if children were party favors.When we refused—firmly—she accused me of being selfish. Then, things escalated. She brought my mother-in-law into it, who tried to guilt me with phrases like, “Candice deserves happiness too,” and even went so far as to tamper with our birth control. That was the last straw.So I came up with a plan.