A couple should always have a private discussion about whether or not to have children. When additional family members become involved, things may get messy.

Take this example. A mother cannot handle the notion of having no grandchildren, so she refuses to leave her daughter any inheritance.

I informed her she wasn’t getting my inheritance.

The mother says, “My daughter married last year, and I’ve been quietly hoping for a grandchild ever since.” One day, she informed me, ‘Mom, I’m infertile. I was stunned. ‘You will not receive my inheritance,’ I war:ned her.