There’s an old saying that goes you can’t really understand another
person’s experience until you’ve “walked a mile in their shoes”. In the case of
the husband in the story below, he feels under-appreciated and believes his
stay-at-home wife doesn’t work as hard as he does. He wants to teach her a
lesson and prays to God to let him switch places with her, so she can know what
it’s like to work as hard as he does every day. So, God grants him his wish,
only for the husband to soon realize he’s the one about to learn a lesson.
“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. ‘
“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.. Amen!’
“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. But you’ll have to wait nine months, though. You got pregnant last
night’.”
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