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
allow her
body to switch with mine for a day. Amen.
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, and stopped at the bank
to make
a deposit, went grocery shopping, Then drove home to put away
the
groceries,
Paid the bills and balanced the checkbook.
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 milk and cookies 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 vegetables for
salad,
breaded the chops and snapped fresh beans for dinner. After dinner,
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 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 just have to wait nine months, though. You got pregnant last
night."
