My neighbor backed his truck over my son’s mountain bike and then refused to take responsibility for the damage.

needed a lesson.

I argued with him for nearly ten minutes.

Nothing changed.

He never apologized.

He never offered to contribute toward a new bike.

He didn’t even seem particularly concerned.

Eventually, I walked away because continuing the argument wasn’t going to help.

I decided I would deal with it properly.

I would document the damage.

Talk to insurance.

Look into small claims court if necessary.

Whatever it took.

I wasn’t going to let Jake lose a year’s worth of work because an adult refused to accept responsibility.

But before