I lived peacefully with my husband and father-in-law, but despite our efforts in the bedroom, I never got pregnant. Worried and desperate, I consulted my father-in-law, asking if he and my late mother-in-law had done anything special. He said there was nothing unusual—only that a doctor once told him his sperm was particularly strong. Craving a child more than anything, I gathered my courage and made a bold request. Looking him straight in the eyes, I earnestly pleaded: for my husband's sake, would he sleep with me and help me conceive?