Judge Hears His Son Mock a Boy Whose Dad Laid the Bricks to Build Their Mansion — Story of the Day

After hearing his son mock a boy whose father works as a mason for them, a judge decides to teach a bittersweet lesson to his son.

Judge Michael Green was looking forward to a heartfelt vacation after a long court case and working 16 hours a day for the entire week. He’d planned a ski trip for his family during the winter holidays, and because Kevin was a huge baseball fan, he’d purchased two tickets for the Friday game for himself and Kevin.

He had also planned on surprising the boy with the match tickets, so after finishing work, he decided to pick Kevin up from school and canceled all of his meetings for the day.

When school was out, a swarm of students exited through the main gate, and Michael immediately noticed Kevin, but he wasn’t alone. He was talking with some of his friends and a boy Michael hadn’t seen before.

“Hey, you!” Michael overheard Kevin tell the boy. “Just stay within your limits! You’re nothing more than a mason’s son! Or, as I like to put it, you’re just a jumbo dumbo whose stupid father lays bricks for a living!”

Michael’s heart skipped a beat. When did Kevin become like this? Was I so busy with work that I didn’t even teach him proper manners?

Suddenly, the boy spoke up, “Please, Kevin. I don’t have any friends at school. It’s because you make fun of me all the time. We can forget everything and become friends.”

Kevin burst out laughing. “You’ve got to be kidding! Don’t forget that your father is just a regular construction worker who’s building a mansion for my family. What makes you think I’d hang out with a jerk like you?”

Michael couldn’t believe what he was hearing. He was deeply ashamed of his upbringing and resolved not to let Kevin off the hook. “If you think you can insult someone and get away with it, Kevin, you’re mistaken,” he promised himself, quickly devising a strategy to teach him the proper lesson.

“Kevin!” he called as he approached him. “Let’s go!”

“Dad?” Kevin smiled broadly as he turned around. “I had no idea you were going to pick me up from school today. How was the case? Is everything done?”

Michael looked at his son’s broad smile, then at the boy whose eyes welled up at Kevin’s remark. Kevin, how can you even smile...