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<\/p>\nWhen Jason\u2019s phone rings in the middle of the night, he finds his daughter crying. During the conversation, he discovers that her landlord is forcing her out of her place. Jason decides to give the landlord a lesson\u2026<\/p>\n
I received the call late at night; it was so unexpected that I answered it without even thinking about who could be on the other end. Groggily, I clicked the green icon and held my phone up to my ear.<\/p>\n
\u201cDad,\u201d Lily, my daughter, sobbed into my ear.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s wrong?\u201d I asked, immediately sitting up and getting my feet into my slippers. \u201cTell me, Lily, what\u2019s happening?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMy landlord found out that I got a raise at work. I was sitting on the porch with Nolan, and we were laughing about it and toasting. And of course, he heard it from the front house. Ever since, he keeps talking about renovations and higher rent.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay,\u201d I said slowly, trying to understand despite the grogginess from sleep.<\/p>\n
Sure, it was a disgusting way to make money off people, but it wasn\u2019t something to cry about.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut sweetheart, why are you crying?\u201d I asked, trying to keep my own voice steady.<\/p>\n
Everything in me wanted to run to my child. But I wouldn\u2019t do anything until she gave me a reason to.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter I had no reaction to the rent increase, he secretly threw some old, prohibited chemical containers into my backyard and then accused me of violating the lease by storing hazardous materials on the property,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d I exploded. \u201cThat\u2019s illegal!\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cAnd he has given me two days to move out,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n
I was fuming. My daughter had transformed that backyard from a barren plot into a blooming oasis. She poured her heart into every plant, every flower, and every single vegetable.<\/p>\n
She had always been like this. Lily wasn\u2019t the type of child to sit inside and play with her toys. She preferred to stay outside and get her hands dirty, trying to discover how things grew.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is so much fun, Dad,\u201d she told me one day when I was mowing the lawn and little Lily was planting flowers.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a few worms there,\u201d she said, pointing. \u201cBut I still planted the seedlings anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n
Her mother hated it. She wanted Lily to have freshly pressed clothing, clean nails, and hair that stayed in place.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou need to stop enabling this behavior, Jason,\u201d my wife, Jenna, would say. \u201cEncourage her to be a little lady.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNot a chance, Jenna,\u201d I would always say. \u201cLet this sweet girl just be herself.\u201d<\/p>\n
Now, after everything Lily had done to make her garden her own space, all I wanted to do was try and save her hard work.<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t worry, honey,\u201d I said, a plan already forming in my mind.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow, Dad?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause we\u2019ll sort this out. And we\u2019ll do it together.\u201d<\/p>\n
The next evening, I showed up at Lily\u2019s place with my truck and a few friends. We were armed with flashlights and a healthy dose of righteous anger.<\/p>\n
\u201cRight, guys,\u201d I said. \u201cWe\u2019re going to do this for my daughter. We\u2019re going to teach Jack a lesson. That as a landlord, you cannot go around and take advantage of young women.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"