The Tribe

This is a story of a lovely lady who was bringing up 3 very lovely boys...  Already, Casa de Tribe Atherton detours from the norm!

Back in 2010, Julie and Rainy were living as confirmed bachelorettes, their lives seemingly fulfilled by the 4 legged creatures who cared for them.  Then they met and got this crazy idea to get married and throw all of the 4 legged creatures and themselves into the same house.  That house is called Casa de Tribe Atherton, and it is a place of constant entertainment and hijinks that we just can't bare to spare the world from anymore!!  This is us:

Hi, my name is Paco and I am the elder tribe leader. I've been through a lot in 15 years.  I used to live in California, but then my mom Julie decided to move, and I spent 2500 miles pressed as tight as I could against the tail light of our hatchback.  She said we would be riding in style.  She was wrong.  This is one of the many lies I have been told in my life.  We bought a house in 2006, but we only lived there for 4 years when I was ripped from my home once again to live in this new house.  Now I have dogs. I also have my own door so I can go outside anytime I want, I like that.  My mom Rainy and I share a desk in our office.  Sometimes when I get frustrated on a project, I throw the mouse on the floor.  It makes me feel better.

Hi, I'm Frankie, and as you can see, I love my mom Rainy a whole lot.  She and I have been together since I was 6 months old.  I was living on the streets and when she brought me home I was really scared of everything.  Now I have my own security service and I guard my house and yard against all intruders.  Sometimes I get in trouble for my alerts, but I say, safety first!  I really like my brothers and sister. My favorite cat is Griffin.  I love my mom Julie too.  I really, really love my mom Rainy.  She looks just like an angel, see?

My name is Isabel.  I don't know why my brother Paco is the "tribe leader."  Who does he think he is?  We came out of the same litter, and I was probably even born first but my mom Julie doesn't know.  I control all the IT services in our house by doing mind meld with the router.  It's really quite effective.  If you have a computer problem, put in a ticket.  I'll get to it.  Anyway, I live with a house full of boys now.  I did before too but now it's worse.  Now I live with DOGS.  For 2 years, I've been getting used to these things.  Sometimes they can be useful, I guess, like when...ok, this one time, they did make my brother run away from me, and that was funny!  I don't know why I had to live my whole life with Paco.  Now that we're older, I guess I like him, but he still steals my cookies and that pisses me off.


Hey, I'm the Bruce!  Specifically, Bruce Lee Wayne Springsteen Atherton.  I'm the last guy to join the tribe but I'm 7 so I get to go before Max, which is awesome!  Don't get me wrong, I like Max.  I like to one up him a lot.  Some people think that makes me kind of a dick, but I don't care, I'm a happy guy!  I have an awesome super power too!  I can eat an entire chicken in 3 seconds flat and leave no crumbs!  Wanna know how?  Do ya?


Uh, hi!  My name is Griffin.  I'm a real, real nice guy.  My job is to love everyone and escort the ladies back and forth to the car.  I do a good job.  I always wanted to have a puppy, so I was real excited when I got to have 3 of them!!  My favorite dog is Frankie.  We're real good friends.  My papa Eddie raised me to be a nice guy, and that's who I am.  My mom Julie says Papa would be proud of me. I have a brother Simon who looks a lot like me, although we didn't have the same parents.  But Simon is kind of wild--I like him, but I'm not like my brother!

Hey, I'm Hansel...I think.  I've had so many names I'm not sure.  My mom Julie was taking care of me for some guy who never came back.  He called me Handsome because that was my name at the shelter, and Julie said that I should have a real name, so now I'm Hansel, I guess.  It doesn't matter because I don't come when I'm called anything.  I LOVE to be outside.  My moms call me the prettiest alley cat there is because I guess I'm some kind of cat that's kind of a big deal, but I'd rather be out playin in the ditches, man.  One time I didn't come inside for a week, and I was just fine!  Okay, probly I still come in to use the litter, but whatevs.  I've got good kibbey.  The dogs don't freak me out like they used to.


Hello, my name is Max!  I can look pretty vicious and stuff, but I just love you!!  Can you take me home?  I love my family but I'll go home with you!  I might have ADD, I dunno what that is but it sounds right.  Sometimes my job is to look big and scary, but I just can't do it very long.  I'm too nice.  I'd rather lick your face.  Everyone I meet is my friend, so far.  I like everyone in my house and I give the Bruce a run for his money (he's kind of a dick!) but I make sure I listen to Isabel when she tells me to do somethin.  She's little but she's not messing around!  People think that's funny.  I don't know why.

Well, finally!!!  I don't know why I always have to go last!  My moms think this is a funny picture of me because it looks like Santa's about to bash me in the head with a bat. The truth is, Santa and me are real tight and I got lots of good stuff for Christmas this year that no one even knows about, so take that Mom and Mama Rainy!  My name is Simon, and about 5 years ago I crawled right up out the Mississippi River and made my way to Nashville.  When my mom met me, I was trying to chew my way out of a cage where I had been falsely imprisoned after all my adventures.  My mom thought I was cute.  Cute!  I guess I can use the cute thing from time to time to get what I want, but I'm a hunter and an adventurer!  I've got a lot to say, and I couldn't wait anymore to say it.  I said, "Mom, you just gotta put up that blog for me!  I NEED it!!!  The people need to hear my voice, dang it!"  And so she did!  Finally!


This is my moms, Julie and Rainy.  They are crazy but maybe I like that about them, except that they're always messin with me and it makes me real mad.  Mama Rainy and I come up with all kinds of ideas and someday we're going to take over the whole planet.  My mom and I are pretty tight, we go way back.  And I like my family a lot, especially my brother Griffin.  He taught me how to climb trees, even though some assholes I got stuck with cut my front toes off and some people would say that makes me handicapped.  I'm still plottin my revenge.  Those dang people even called me Festus.  What is wrong with them??  I haven't figured it out.  I'm tryin to toughen up Max so we can ride into battle and cut off their fingers and see how they like it!  Maybe I'll give them a retarded name too...  Anyway, I have been everywhere, but it was before I met my moms.  Now I just kind of hang around my house.  The only real adventure I've been on lately was a nine day trek of the Himalayas, and when I got home my moms were all freaked out and then they thought I had gotten kidnapped or somethin, which just isn't true!  I tried to tell them, but they just made me wear this retarded collar so I wouldn't get "lost" again.  I ditched it.  I'm too cool and wild for a dang collar.

Love, Simon