Having lived in major metropolitan areas all my life, I don’t get fazed by a lot of things I see.  You get your standard weirdos and assorted public tomofoolery here and there but for the most part us cityfolk are jaded by things someone in a rural area might not be used to seeing.  From seeing Baton Bob walk down Peachtree Street every week when I worked in Midtown in full cheerleader outfit, whistles, and twirling baton to meeting Wesley Willis on the El train in Chicago before he died, I’ve seen lots of characters.  Of course, the flip side to that is I’m sure I’d be fascinated to see a meth lab in the country or witness the shearing of sheep or some other action that a city boy wouldn’t normally see. 

Maybe what I saw at the park by my house last week wasn’t really out of the norm.  I really don’t know.  What I do know is that while Ally was “driving” the bus at the playground with me in the back and being amused at her getting pissed off at “drivers who cut her off” (gee, where does she get THAT from?!) I noticed two girls, probably in the 12-14 age range, walking on all fours to the baseball field area.  So far, that’s not all that odd.  Yeah, they might have been a tad old for role playing like that (at least in the non-pornographic line of thought, you pervs) but what was eye-catching was that they had dog leashes around their neck and were being led by what I’m assuming was their mom (or a reasonable fat facsimile).

Why would an adult willingly lead two teens in dog leashes around their collars (unsafe and creepy) while they crawl on all fours in front of everyone?  The two girls seemed to be in full dog character with their tongues panting.  Thankfully they didn’t sniff strangers’ crotches or go to the bathroom in front of us but it still is a hard thing to explain to a 4 year old who you instilled in her head that putting things around your neck is a no-no.