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I'm sure y'all have heard this story, but I think it's great....
An Indiana wife looking for a little more appreciation went on strike at home and found instant celebrity.
Kathy Thompson quit doing housework Sept. 25, refusing to do laundry, cook or make the bed. She said she was tired of working, going to school and caring for the house while her husband Gary went out fishing.
When her unconventional campaign made it into The Star Press of Muncie, calls from around the world started pouring in, she said.
"It'll be something I can tell my grandkids," the 45-year-old said Friday.
Thompson has appeared on television shows including "Inside Edition," "Good Morning, America" and Indianapolis television stations. She was expecting an interview with CNN, and a television crew from Germany was due Saturday.
"I've got those women in Germany in an uproar," she said.
Friday, the booking chief for Dr. Phil McGraw, late of Oprah Winfrey's show and now the star of his own daytime show, called from Los Angeles to ask a newspaper staffer for help contacting Thompson.
Holding correspondence from a woman who had seen her story, Thompson read a passage from the letter, asking that she keep her in her prayers.
Other women have driven past and honked.
Probably nobody has been more surprised by all this than her husband. "He thought it was pretty amazing," Thompson said. "I think he was a little shocked."
While her story has taken on a life of its own, Thompson is quick to remind people that it started as one woman's campaign for appreciation.
"Like I keep telling people," she said, "This wasn't for publicity. This is a personal thing."
One thing is for sure; she is appreciated now.
But the roses and an offer of a Las Vegas vacation she received this week came from the folks at Inside Edition, not her husband.
"He's going to buy those flowers and take me on vacation," she insisted.
An Indiana wife looking for a little more appreciation went on strike at home and found instant celebrity.
Kathy Thompson quit doing housework Sept. 25, refusing to do laundry, cook or make the bed. She said she was tired of working, going to school and caring for the house while her husband Gary went out fishing.
When her unconventional campaign made it into The Star Press of Muncie, calls from around the world started pouring in, she said.
"It'll be something I can tell my grandkids," the 45-year-old said Friday.
Thompson has appeared on television shows including "Inside Edition," "Good Morning, America" and Indianapolis television stations. She was expecting an interview with CNN, and a television crew from Germany was due Saturday.
"I've got those women in Germany in an uproar," she said.
Friday, the booking chief for Dr. Phil McGraw, late of Oprah Winfrey's show and now the star of his own daytime show, called from Los Angeles to ask a newspaper staffer for help contacting Thompson.
Holding correspondence from a woman who had seen her story, Thompson read a passage from the letter, asking that she keep her in her prayers.
Other women have driven past and honked.
Probably nobody has been more surprised by all this than her husband. "He thought it was pretty amazing," Thompson said. "I think he was a little shocked."
While her story has taken on a life of its own, Thompson is quick to remind people that it started as one woman's campaign for appreciation.
"Like I keep telling people," she said, "This wasn't for publicity. This is a personal thing."
One thing is for sure; she is appreciated now.
But the roses and an offer of a Las Vegas vacation she received this week came from the folks at Inside Edition, not her husband.
"He's going to buy those flowers and take me on vacation," she insisted.
More than once I think. Actually, I've done it too, but it's been a long while.
