A desperate prayer with a nasty twist to it?
By myklaire
@myklaire (437)
Philippines
March 17, 2007 2:35am CST
Let me share you what I've read recently...
A man was sick and tired of going to work everyday while his wife stayed at home. He wanted her to see what he went through so he prayed:
"Dear Lord:
I go to work everyday 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, came home and picked up the dry cleaning, took it to the cleaners 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 cheque book.
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 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 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 ge 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, "My osn, I feel you have learned your lesson and I will be happy to change things back to the way they were. But, you'll just have to wait nine months, though."
"You got pregnant last night."
So, husbands and wives, what's your point of view in reaction to this?
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@suthernsmooth (54)
• United States
17 Mar 07
Hi Myklaire. That was too funny! It just goes to show, be careful what you wish (or pray) for, it just might come true. I agree with one of the other poster's (I'm sorry, I'm terrible with remembering names) that it does have some truth to it. There is no paycheck involved in being a stay at home Mom, but the rewards are great. If you do it right, no one will see that you have done anything at all. Therein lies the problem. The Hubby can be upset that we stay at home, but that does not mean that we don't do anything! You constantly give of yourself and it's never a 9 to 5 job. You are on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and just when you think that you can't take anything else, something else comes knocking on your door. I don't want anyone to misunderstand me, I love my Husband for providing for his family. He sacrifices for us everyday. But I wish sometimes that I could nap on the couch in the evenings, instead I'm helping with homework, cleaning, or doing any of the thousand and one things that somebody has to do.
And for the record, I would love to see the man in your post when his nine months are up! LOL :)
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@mummyofthree (2715)
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17 Mar 07
Oh dearie! That was so funny. But it has a very strong ring of truth to it. Alot of men do not realise let alone appreciate what a woman does at home all day in taking care of the house and children. Let alone doing it all whilst heavily pregnant!
Thank you for sharing that with us.
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