Staying At Home

[mtatum4496]

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 to
draw money to pay the electricity 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
cat's litter box and bathed the dog. By then it was
already 1:00 pm, so he hurried to make the beds, do
the laundry, vacuum, dust, and 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 organised 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 4:30 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 9:00 pm he was exhausted and although
his chores weren't finished for the day, he went to
bed where he was expected to make 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!!!"

[LyricB]

I've heard this one before, and it cracks me up every time. The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence, right?

[mtatum4496]

LOL yep, I don't think any of us realize that no matter where you happen to be, there is work to be done, schedules to meet, and things to do.

While most of us would love to think staying home is a piece of cake, reality is that it certainly is not.

[LyricB]

I'll have to admit, though, that it's easier than it used to be. When the kids were both in diapers...yikes!

[mtatum4496]

LOL that would most definintely be true, LyricB.

Of course, running a home is a lot like managing an office when you think about it. The main difference is the manager doesn't always have any staff to get the tasks done. But it is nice when the kids are a little older and you can delegate some tasks to them.

[tater03]

When my husband does stay home with the kids alone he cannot wait for me to get home. He always tells me that he cannot figure out how I do it all and still want to get up the next day and do it all over.