If you live in Toronto you might be thinking about the G20 Summit… heck, it is in the news all over Canada. I have been thinking about how my life is similar to the G20 security. Have you?
First of all, I have security gates up all over my house. I also have protesting children similar to those that might be found around the G20 Summit. I have family members rioting over the security and new rules. Why security gates and locked doors? If I don’t, my youngest son will be in the washroom – throwing my cordless phone(s) into the “cool and very interesting toddler bowl of wet fun – AKA the toilet” (lost 2 cordless phones already – before the lock down started ).
My oldest son is always questioning the policies, rules and order of society. He is a rebel… perfect protestor for the G20.
Life in lock down mode is tough. No one can figure out how to get into the bathroom with the new security – you need special clearance to enter most rooms now. The side door is locked at all times or the crazy toddler will esape to the back yard for freedom. We are likely going to install a special motion dector to avoid anyone fleeing.
Business is slow here. It is hard to get where you want to go in our house. If I want to write an e-mail during lock down I can be assured that I will be interrupted at least 70 times. It takes 3 hours to finish an e-mail with my boys around. I am not going to lie – it is frustrating.
Alarms do go off quite a bit…. Those are the scary toys that go off unexpectledly in the toy box, scaring the crap out of me when I least expect it. There are road blocks constantly here.
I think that I could have been a security specialist hired to maintain order during G20 but I think I would be fired. Why? Well, at our house, I try to maintain order but fail. Things are messy, broken, wet, burned and destroyed before I can run to put out the fire.
What’s life like for you?
Thanks for the update from the front lines…. Ladies… it has not been easy, the second child is nuts. He just threw my laptop to the ground this morning. There is a lot of “NO Thank You” going down around here lately. I need a tall glass of chardonnay at the end of a long day.
Security Report – a 3rd cordless phone has been dunked and ruined – repeat, 3rd cordless phone has been dunked and ruined – over
good analogy Leigh!
Hilarious! Around here we also have road closures for hot wheels motorcades that seem to take all day to clear the hall.