Go, Protect Your Family, and I'd Protect My Daughter from You

After graduating, my sister-in-law had a hard time finding a job. I felt bad for her, so I quietly asked someone in our company’s HR department to arrange a position for her.

To protect her pride, I didn’t tell her it was all thanks to my connections.

When she got the offer, she was thrilled and invited my husband and me out for dinner to celebrate.

During the meal, she glanced at my very pregnant belly, eight months along, and took my hand, saying sweetly, "You're due soon, Roxanne. You really shouldn't still be working. Why don’t you pack up and go stay at your family home for a while?"