A man
was sick & tired of going to work every day while his wife stayed home. He
wanted her to see what he went through so he prayed, “Dear Lord, I go to work
every day and put in 8 hours while my wife merely stays at home. I want her to
know what I go through, so please create a trade in our bodies.”
God,
in his infinite wisdom, granted the man's wish.
The
next morning, sure enough, the man awoke as a woman. He arose, cooked breakfast
for his mate, awakened the kids, set out their school clothes, fed them
breakfast, packed their lunches, drove them to school, came home and picked up
the dry cleaning, took it to the cleaners and stopped at the bank to draw out
money to pay the power bill and telephone bill, drove to the power company and
the phone company and paid the bills, went grocery shopping, came home and put
away the groceries.
He
cleaned the cat’s litter box and bathed the dog. Then it was already 1 p.m. and
he hurried to make the beds, do the laundry, vacuum, dust, and sweep and mop
the kitchen floor. Ran to the school to pick up the kids and got into an
argument with them on the way home. Set out cookies and milk and got the kids
organized to do their homework, then set up the ironing board and watched TV
while he did the ironing.
At
4:30 he began peeling potatoes and washing greens for salad, breaded the pork
chops and snapped fresh beans for supper. After supper he cleaned the kitchen,
ran the dishwasher, folded laundry, bathed the kids, and put them to bed.
At 9
p.m. he was exhausted and, though his daily chores weren’t finished, he went to
bed where he was expected to make love — which he managed to get through
without complaint.
The
next morning he awoke and immediately knelt by the bed and said, “Lord, I do not
know what I was thinking. I was so wrong to envy my wife’s being able to stay
home all day. Please, oh please, let us trade back.”
The
Lord, in his infinite wisdom, replied, “My son, I feel you have learned your
lesson and I will be happy to change things back to the way they were. You’ll
have to wait 9 months, though. You got pregnant last night!”
Moral: Never disrespect, underestimate or
devalue anyone.
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