One woman’s husband devised a clever scheme to get him and her out of having to pay for his sister’s bachelorette party. His plan was so effective that it forged reconciliation and understanding between him and his family, who always treated him as less than his sister.

As the laughter and clinking of glasses filled the air of the upscale restaurant, I couldn’t help but marvel at how far we’d come. Seated at a table lavishly adorned for Jenna, my sister-in-law’s (SIL) bachelorette party, I was able to ignore the differences my husband shared with his sister.