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,
woke 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 the afternoon 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 don't know what I was
thinking. I was so wrong to envy my wife 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.