A man’s wish
A Man’s Wish
A man was sick and 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 and took it to the dry cleaners. He
stopped at the bank to draw out money to go grocery shopping and then came
home and put away the groceries. He cleaned the cat’s litter box and
bathed the dog. Then it was already 1pm and he hurried to make the beds,
do the laundry, vacuum, dust, sweep and mop the kitchen floor. He ran to
school to pick up the kids and settled an argument with them on the way
home. He 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 lettuce for salad. He
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 9pm 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 don’t 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.
