The Myth of Sisyphus' Mother

Get out of bed. Take toy box and bucket of blocks out of the closet.

Get baby out of bed. Change baby's diaper. Dress baby. Unfold baby's chair. Feed baby. Wipe baby clean. Wipe baby's chair clean. Fold baby's chair. Wash baby's dishes. Put dishes away.

Play with baby. Baby takes blocks out of block bucket. Baby takes shoes out of shoe boxes. Baby takes cups and bowls out of cabinet. Baby empties diaper bag. Baby takes books off of bookshelf. Baby takes toys out of toy box. Baby takes magazines out of magazine rack. Baby tears pages out of magazines.

Change baby's diaper. Unfold baby's chair. Feed baby. Wipe baby clean. Wipe baby's chair clean. Fold baby's chair. Wash baby's dishes. Put dishes away. Take baby's soiled clothes off and put clean clothes on. Rock baby. Put baby to bed.

Put blocks back in block bucket. Put shoes back in shoe boxes. Put cups and bowls back in cabinet. Re-pack diaper bag. Put books back on bookshelf. Put toys back in toy box. Throw magazines away. Collect pages torn out of magazines and throw them away. Empty the trash. Replace trash bag.

Get baby out of bed. Change baby's diaper. Unfold baby's chair. Feed baby. Wipe baby clean. Wipe baby's chair clean. Fold baby's chair. Wash baby's dishes. Put dishes away.

Play with baby. Baby unfolds basket of folded laundry. Baby disassembles cordless phone. Baby hides pieces of disassembled cordless phone. Baby scatters Cheerios through three rooms. Baby unrolls toilet paper. Baby shreds unrolled toilet paper. Baby takes toys out of toy box. Baby dances on scattered Cheerios and crushes them to a fine powder. Baby discovers Inbox on desk. Baby empties Inbox. Baby takes blocks out of block bucket.

Change baby's diaper. Unfold baby's chair. Feed baby. Wipe baby clean. Wipe baby's chair clean. Fold baby's chair. Wash baby's dishes. Put dishes away. Take baby's soiled clothes off and put clean clothes on. Rock baby. Put baby to bed.

Re-fold basket of laundry. Search for pieces of disassembled cordless phone. Reassemble cordless phone. Vacuum Cheerios. Empty vacuum. Collect shredded toilet paper and throw it away. Replace roll of toilet paper. Put toys back in toy box. Refill Inbox. Find another piece of cordless phone. Disassemble and reassemble cordless phone. Put blocks back in block bucket.

Put toy box and bucket of blocks back in the closet. Go to bed.

Get out of bed. Take toy box and bucket of blocks out of the closet...


(The Myth of Sisyphus tells of a figure in Greek mythology who was condemned to spend eternity pushing an enormous rock to the top of a mountain. Each time he reached the peak the rock rolled back down and Sisyphus had to push it all the way up again.)

Sally Bacchetta - Freelance Writer
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