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, I…

When Mrs. Johnson moved into the neighborhood, she kept to herself, always dressed impeccably and never engaging with the neighbors.

One day, she asked 12-year-old Ethan to mow her large lawn, promising to pay him twenty dollars.

Ethan worked hard for two days under the hot sun, dreaming of using the money to buy a gift for his grandmother. But after finishing the job, Mrs. Johnson refused to pay, telling Ethan that the “lesson of hard work” was payment enough.