Comeuppance
Growing up in the south, we had a phrase, “getting your comeuppance”. Though, most of my years, I thought it was spelled, “getting your Come Upins”. Now I know. But I also now know what it truly means and feels like. Here is the definition: (1) Punishment or reward for one's actions; (2) getting what you have coming to you; (3) getting what you deserve; (4) karma . I recently had a neighbor come to me because of how they interpreted my behavior, or lack of neighborly attitude toward them. First, I am a rule follower. When some neighbors came to me recently about some things they saw as being against city ordinances, I brought a couple of things to the attention of city officials and the Mayor’s Action Center. Why did I not approach the neighbor first about these things, as is my typical first response? (I even preach this in our community. We should be able to approach our neighbors with a dispute or concern without calling the city first. We have had that happen