Why Not Trade

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, 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 cheque book.

he cleaned the cat's litter box and bathed the

dog. Then it was already 1:00 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 P.M. 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."