Neighbor Asked My Son to Shovel Snow for $10 a Day but Refused to Pay — So I Taught Him a Lesson He’ll Never Forget

He nodded, bouncing on the balls of his feet. “And I’m saving what’s left for a telescope.”

Over the next few weeks, Ben became a blur of determination.

Every morning before school, he bundled up in his oversized coat and boots, a knit hat pulled low over his ears. From the kitchen window, I watched him disappear into the frosty air, shovel in hand.

The muffled scrape of metal on the pavement echoed through the stillness.

Sometimes he’d stop to catch his breath, leaning on the shovel, his breath forming little clouds in the freezing air. When he came inside, his cheeks were red, his fingers stiff, but his smile always shone through.

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