[Slynky]

This was YEARS ago:

My grandfather rented a small house to a loser (also single) mother and her 3 daughters. The daughter were 5, 12, and 13. I was 19 and rented a basement "apartment" a few houses down.

Various men in various stages of drunkeness came and went to this ladies house. Her 5-year-old girl smoked cigarettes. The 2 older daughters drank, smoked, and (gulp), sniffed gasoline when they could get some. The oldest, 13, wanted to have sex with me. I'll admit she was a bit cute, nice and slender (like I like them). BUT, statutory rape and noticing her failure to stay obviously clean (her hair was dirty and ratty, fingernails were dirty, dirt between her fingers, and dirty clothing, etc.) was a "kind" turnoff. Even though I was a horny teenager.

Eventually, they left after failing to pay the rent several months in a row. When my grandfather and I went to take a look at the house after they left, it was trashed! Speaking of trash, they emptied the garbage cans in the corners of various rooms (and had been for several weeks). BIG holes were punched in the walls and trash was thrown in there. The toilet was stopped up and rather than plunge it, they had "done their business" on the screened-in back porch...for several weeks. Even had toilet paper sitting on the floor for use after they were done.

I remember thinking then that I'd never EVER rent out a house that I owned. (also, thanked my upright-walking God that I had had the good sense to stay out of the oldest daughter's pants!)