Remember when Mom said that your actions will come back to bite you ?

As family got together for my uncles funeral, Some could not contain their grief, God Bless them, but there were some who were able to respect my uncle's wish to have a light hearted funeral where everyone got along , celebrating his life instead of mourning his death.Because of this there were some who were talking with everyone. Of course when you talk to people who you usually don't even see, you hear stories that you never heard. Sometimes you can even learn from these stories. One particular story was told that had many shaking their heads and stating that Mom ( no matter who their Mom was ) always said that things can come back to bite you. This story was of a young boy in grade school who was being raised by his mother but really didn't have much contact with his father.There were two other boys in the same class who this boy, for whatever reason, just didn't like and he let these two boys know how he felt by calling them names and occasionally even starting fights with them.Now I have known these two boys, who are a couple years younger than I am , for many years and let's just say that I shouldn't be too hard on the other boy :-) . Anyway this mutual dislike went on for a few years until one day the boy's Mom heard of a fight and who it was with. Instead of a lecture, she decided to teach her son a lesson that he would remember. She contacted his Dad, who she had not spoken to in years and her son barely even knew. Somehow through the grace of God they were able to get along and for the first time since she had the son were able to work together. They set up a time for him to see his Dad who his Mom introduced him giving his whole name. The boy's jaw dropped. His Dad had the same last name as this kid whom he could not stand.Reluctantly he asked, and this enemy was his first cousin , OUCH !Well, the kid thought, at least I'm not related to the other boy who is only his cousin's friend. As God's grace was abundant that day, the father decided that it was time to get to know his son and invited him over to a picnic at his house a few days later. The boy didn't look forward to seeing his cousin as then the cousin would know that they were related too. Oh could this get any worse? Well, the day came and the Boy's Dad picked him up and took him over to his house and introduced him to his Step mother, half brothers and a step brother and step sister. All was well then out walked the second rival , the one who wasn't a cousin,Thank God ! He must be visiting with his cousin the boy thought.Oh well ! The boy looked and looked but didn't see the cousin.Just then his Dad said here is one other person who you need to meet. This is your step brother!
The young man looked at the ground as he told this story and at the end said; Yep , Mom always said to watch because some things will come back to bite you on the butt ! However I am proud to report that I have made peace with both my Step Brother and cousin and am a much better person today. What a story, and it is true.( I could not make this type of thing up) Thank you to our Cousin for sharing !