THE UNAPPRECIATIVE MAN’S PRAYER
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 the 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 ATM to withdraw money
to pay the electricity, water 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 dog's litter box and bathed the
dog. By then it was already 1:15 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 organized 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 3:30 pm, 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 9:30 pm he was exhausted and
although his chores weren't finished for the day, he went to bed where he was
expected to perform his marital obligations, made 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!!!"
