A man was sick and tired of going to work every day while his wife
stayed at home. He wanted her to see what he went through each day, so
he prayed:
"Dear Lord, i go to work every day and put in 8 hours of hard work,
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 his kids, set out their school
clothes, fed them breakfast, packed their lunches, drove them to school,
came home, picked up the dry cleaning, took it to the
cleaners and stopped at the bank to draw money to pay the electricity
and telephone bills.
He drove to the electricity 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. By then it was already
1:00 pm, so he hurried to make the beds, do the laundry, vacuum dust,
sweep and mop the kitchen floor.
He rushed to the school to pick up the kids and got into an argument
with them on the way home which he had to sort out in a gentle
'motherly' fashion. He set out cookies and milk and got the kids
organised to do their homework, then set up the ironing board and was
able to watch a bit of TV while he did the ironing. By then it was
4:30pm, so he began peeling potatoes and washed greens for salads. He
prepared the chops and fresh vegetables and got everything ready in time
for an early dinner.
After supper, he cleaned the kitchen, ran the dishwasher, folded laundry, bathed the kids, and put them to bed.
At 9:00 pm he was exhausted and although his chores weren't finished for
the day, he went to bed where he was expected to make love, which he
managed to get through without complaining. The next morning he awoke
and immediately knelt by the bed and said;
"Lord, I don't know what I was thinking. I was so wrong to envy my
wife's being able to stay home all day. Please, O 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 just have to wait 9 months though, because you got
pregnant last night!"
Learn your lessons, be contented with whatever you have and try not to be envious or make silly wishes...
Amma's diary would be coming up soon right here... The story of my adult life... #watchout#
