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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 1P.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!
> > 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."
> >
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