Pandemonium:
a place or scene of riotous uproar or utter chaos; unrestrained disorder
While the
Occupy Wall Street movement has gotten some ink over the past few months,
Shelly and I have been besieged by the “Occupy David Household” movement for
over 16 years! And sadly, we have
gotten absolutely pummeled in the uprising.
Sure,
Jake’s initial insurgence weakened our defenses. The real trouble, though, didn’t begin until he brought in
his reinforcements. Peyton’s push
into the teenage years has been particularly destabilizing – as she has
single-handedly changed the family dynamics around electronic communication and
pounds of make-up per square inch.
Avery has been disruptive in a different way – provoking infighting by
cleverly pitting her siblings against one another while somehow appearing
innocent in the process. And then
of course, Jesse… seemingly born with two mouths and one ear, she promptly
learned to announce her presence with authority.
And now
she just keeps on announcing it…
