One rock, one hill, getting some exercise outside: Sisyphus had it easy.

Managing a household can feel like rolling a bunch of boulders uphill. Just like Sisyphus, you have to get up every morning and start all over again, but unlike Sisyphus, you don’t ever reach the top. You might get one boulder almost there, but before you get to see the view there’ll be a bunch of other boulders bouncing off and hitting you on the head.

Sisyphus only had one task to focus on, and he had the luxury of being completely uninterrupted. He could focus. He could meditate. He could think about other things. He didn’t have to drop his rock at random intervals to take care of someone who had just thrown up, or needed to be fed, or was threatening to kick his baby sister in the head.

One boulder, one hill? Easy. If they really wanted to challenge Sisyphus he should have been given the task or rolling a huge boulder up a hill while caring for a toddler and a new born.

Taking care of a house and family is not easy. It’s complicated. It’s difficult. It’s a challenge. You can’t be casual about it and do it well. You can’t beat yourself up because you don’t find it easy. You don’t find it easy because it’s not easy. Rolling a huge boulder up a hill all day is easy. Caring for a home and family is not.