Have you ever played Wii Fit Plus and done the circus guy that juggles?

You first have to keep your feet steady and balance on a big rubber ball. Then, people on the side toss you balls to juggle. First one. Then another. And another.

Of course that is just life; constantly juggling things while keeping your feet. Why do I feel like I am somehow more challenged than other people? I have three kids with very strong personalities, all (sometimes literally) screaming for attention. I have limits, mentally, physically, and financially, on how much I can do at any given time. Sometimes it is an easy fix – my daughter woke up this morning and wanted maple sausage. No fucking WAY she was going to be talked out of it, not even when her brothers insisted they would rather die of starvation than have to eat maple fucking sausage. We worked it out to where most everyone was happy.

It seems like I’m looking for pity but I’m not, I’m just venting a bit and in the process realizing that it isn’t that unusual. Families do this, kids especially. Everyone wants to get what they want.

As the song goes, if you try sometimes, you get what you need.