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, came home and
picked up the dry cleaning, took it to the cleaners, stopped at the bank
to make a deposit, went grocery shopping, drove home to put away the
groceries, paid the bills and balanced the checkbook. 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
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'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."
