I
witnessed this incident recently. I think it's better understood in a
script form. You might also find it familiar. Here is the conversation:
{A young man (married) came visiting his mother}
Son: Mother, could you believe, Justin, my brother-in-law, collects transport fare from me each time I board his bus?
Mother: Haba! That’s enough now! You told me before and I told you not
to be angry though I know he’s not totally correct. How many times are
you going to keep repeating that?
Son: Yes, I know but he keeps
repeating same thing too. And to worsen the issue, he pretends that he
doesn’t know me at all but I know he knows me too well. What kind of
in-law is that?
Mother: Okay, don’t be annoyed, I’ll talk to him when next I see him. Okay?
Son: Okay o… just make sure…
(coincidentally, Justin, the man in question enters and greets the duo) knocks…
Mother: (Seeing it’s her son-in-law) Oh! Thank God, we were talking about you. Do you know this man sitting here?
Son: (before the man responds) Of course, he does!
Justin: (reluctantly) yes…
Son: What did I tell you mother? He can’t deny that fact!
(Then Mother narrates all her son had told her)
Justin: (abruptly) Ah! Please, I didn’t buy my bus for welfare work! I
bought it for business so EVERYBODY should be ready to pay me for my
service!
Mother: What?!
Son: Yes! And he is telling you, mother that even you should be ready to pay him too! That’s your son-in-law talking!
Mother: No, Justin; that’s not good enough. I’m not saying you should make it totally free but sometimes…
Justin: (shouting) No! No! No! No!... Don’t give me that! Nobody should
preach that kind of sermon to me! In fact, I don’t want to hear any…
(with that, he walked away)
Son: See! He walked out on you! (Mother was simply dumbfounded)
Have you encountered something similar before? Now, if you were in position to settle this case, what is your judgment?
