bunk bed, an audience, & arguing parents

imagine if you will-

an unnamed family needing to assemble a bunk bed. the room consists of 3 girls, 2 adults (yeah, right), a Pug, & a white cat.

the night before the male adult, during the dinner meal, says to his family that we're going to have a "bunk bed party". he said it would be a real blast. something to celebrate. what a dork.

the bunk bed assembly goes pretty darn good- for most of the time. as they approach the finishing line- the last few screws aren't fitting so well. tempers start to rise & the audience is looking at the adults w/ pity. why are there so many screw holes that don't properly house the provided screw?

the bunk bed has been assembled & the girls are mucho happy. the older daughter was incredibly disappointed in comparing how the "bunk bed party" played out & what was pitched the night before. :-(

here's what i hope is a helpful hint to assembly embarkers: don't tell your family that you're going to do it. don't tell them when you're going to do it. don't tell them that it'll be a party w/ lots of quality family time. lock all access doors to the area of assembly. consider the cost of inviting your spouse.

have i ever mentioned how much "assembly required" sucks?