S. C.
The mitten state
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> 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
> >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 check 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 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
> 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
> >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 check 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 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
