I have one mother who gave birth to me; she’s my one and only Umme, and yet I have countless other people in my life who take on the role of “mother” whether for a brief moment in time or for decades. Two of my favorite mothers raised hundreds of children. They were my paternal great-aunts, Chotee and Bhari. Chotee Phuppo and Bhari Phuppo, as they were known, directly translates to little sister on my father’s side and older sister on my father’s side. Everyone called them that until I came along. I referred to them simply as Chotee and Bhari,...