My Block- The Blue House

Growing up in Flint, Mi has allowed me to observe and share my block with some very interesting people. My neighborhood is low income. However, my block is kind of a mixed crowd. We have some homeowners who handle their business. We also have some renters that like to shake this street up with their constant outburts of randomness.
The people who live next door to me started out cool. They mowed their lawn, watched their 4 kids ( I thought) and didnt have a loose dog constantly roaming my yard. In Flint if a person has these "qualities", they qualify as being good neighbors. It didnt take long for me to realize that the people next door fooled me.
The first indication that something wasnt right with them, was the fact that they let their two yr old roam the block in a soggy diaper and barefoot. The only supervision of the toddler is his 9 yr old sister. He plays in the street and picks through trash. This all before 9 a.m.
One day all of the kids were playing outside, unsupervised as usual. I noticed the 10 yr old girl walking down my driveway. I went to the window and said, "Tiffany, what were you doing in my yard?" Her sister answered for her. " She just peed in your yard." Yes thats right people. The child copped a squat in my yard. You may be asking yourself as I did at the time, why the hell did she pee in my yard? It turns out her mom locked them outside of the house so she could take a nap. Way to flex those parenting skills.... She could have at least peed in her own yard. Where are all of the kids with manners these days?
I observed the kids itching their heads constantly for a few weeks. I called the girls over and asked them if I could look at their hair. I looked down only to see head lice bugs crawling through their hair like they were on a blonde obstacle course. "Does your mom know you have headlice?" I asked. They gleefully answered that she did know that they were infested and had known for weeks. Greeeaaattt.......
Side note: Just the other day I watched the kids as they brought their cats outside to play. Both the girls began sucking on and licking their cats ears. It wasnt something new. I think they do that when they watch t.v. or something. Maybe it is a nervous habit. Well, they didnt stop until one of the sisters said " Wait! We cant lick their ears anymore. Thats gross!" The other sister looked confused and with a mouthfull of calico cat ear said "Whats gross?" Her sister responded, " We cant suck their ears anymore, their OUTSIDE cats now!!" Right, you only suck your cats ears if they stay indoors. What rookie feline ear suckers they are!