MY NEIGHBOR REFUSED TO PAY MY SON FOR MOWING HER LAWN, SHE DIDN’T SEE MY PAYBACK COMING.
So, my neighbor moved in a few months ago, the type who keeps to herself and barely acknowledges anyone. I didn’t think much of it until my 12-year-old son, Ethan, came home drenched in sweat one day, saying she asked him to mow her gigantic lawn and promised to pay him $20. And he was happy because he was saving up for his grandma’s present. It took him two whole days. But I noticed Ethan seemed down. I asked him what was wrong, and he said quietly, “She hasn’t paid me yet. She said… she said I SHOULD GET LOST. She said… she said that the lesson I learned from mowing her lawn should be enough. That learning to be hardworking is the payment. She said I should be grateful.” That was it. That was the moment my blood boiled over. This woman—this arrogant, self-righteous businesswoman—had tricked my son into doing hours of hard work, only to refuse to pay him? That’s when I began planning my payback. If she wanted to teach my son a “lesson,” I’d make sure she learned one too. So, the next morning
