Small Town Public Peeing

Last night we went to the Marshall High School football game. While walking across the campus, in the somewhat crisp fall air, with campfire aroma, you could hear the roar of the crowd, and the band, and the PA guy calling the game, and I said to Denny, "ahhh...this is the stuff life is made of." Little did I know how much "basic life" stuff we would see that night.

Fast forward to half time. Josh has to go to the bathroom. I look at Denny and say, "it's halftime. Your line will be ALOT shorter than mine." So, Denny and Josh, go to the restrooom.

They weren't gone very long. "Josh won't go". "What do you mean, Josh won't go?" "They're all peeing with the door open, and Josh won't go." "You mean you can just walk by and see them peeing?" "yep". I thought to myself, "nooo way...."

"C'mon Josh, I'll take you to the bathroom". In order to get to our bathroom, we of course, have to walk by the men's. Sure 'nuff there they stand. Door wide opened. Lined up, with their backs to us, peeing. I was appalled, and had these random thoughts, "you guys are weird." "shut the door". "like we want to see that." And then I walked by again. JUST KIDDING! (that's gross)

So, a little later, we run into Tim and Jennifer (our youth minister and his wife) and I tell them about it...

Tim informs me, "oh yeah, it's always been that way. In fact, one time I had to go to the bathroom, and someone had the door locked, and I thought, 'who's the NERD that has the door locked to the bathroom!" (silly me. I thought it was abnormal) He said that it ended up being a man who had taken his little boy to the bathroom...(so between that boy, and the fact that Josh wouldn't pee with the door open, there may be hope for the next generation)

But nevertheless, this public peeing has become SO acceptable that the one who shuts the door is deemed strange!?! Even by the youth minister's standards? That makes me laugh. Where's the camera when you need it.