A woman’s work may not be visible; this means she has done it right!
~Angel Cope
A man came home from work and found his three children outside, still in their pajamas, playing in the mud, with empty food boxes and wrappers strewn all around the front yard.
The door of his wife’s car was open, as was the front door to the house and there was no sign of the dog. Proceeding into the entry, he found an even bigger mess. A lamp had been knocked over, and the throw rug was wadded against one wall.
In the front room the TV was loudly blaring a cartoon channel, and the family room was strewn with toys and various items of clothing.
In the kitchen, dishes filled the sink, breakfast food was spilled on the counter, the fridge door was open wide, dog food was spilled on the floor, a broken glass lay under the table, and a small pile of sand was spread by the back door.
He quickly headed up the stairs, stepping over toys and more piles of clothes, looking for his wife. He was worried she might be ill, or that something serious had happened.
He was met with a small trickle of water as it made its way out the bathroom door. As he peered inside he found wet towels, scummy soap and more toys strewn over the floor. Miles of toilet paper lay in a heap and toothpaste had been smeared over the mirror and walls.
As he rushed to the bedroom, he found his wife still curled up in the bed in her pajamas, reading a novel. She looked up at him, smiled, and asked how his day went.
He looked at her bewildered and asked, “What happened here today?” She again smiled and answered, “You know every day when you come home from work and you ask me what in the world I do all day?”
“Yes,” was his incredulous reply. She answered, “Well, today I didn’t do it.”
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I love that email! Its circulated around a few times and I always get a kick out of it! I don’t need to do that to my dh now, though. One year when I was just out of my mind depressed, he sent me to my mom’s in AZ and took the week off so he could “set the standard” by homeschooling daily, not eating fast food, cleaning the house, etc. After 6 days I came home. He couldn’t find a reason to go to bed, to get out of bed, to shower or change his clothes, he didn’t clean the house, my cousin tried when she popped in one day, hehe, but they didn’t eat fast food, they went to IHOP, and he didn’t do school even one day. I asked him about setting the standard and he said “I did. Really low.”
It was awsome! Now he understands totally, and I came back refreshed and tackled things.
Yes, I have also been blessed with a Hubby that “gets” it too.
He works from home, since May ’06, and being around, he sees what I do all day. He has also learned to help me a little, goes a LONG way. Thanks to “Sex Begins In The Kitchen” by Dr. Kevin Leman, and a very wise Pastor. HEE HEE!
This is one of my all time favorites. Thankfully, my hubby has always been not only aware but very gracious with the roles and responsibilities of me at home. In fact, he’s often telling others how he’s the one that gets it easy because he gets to go to work 5 days a week. *laugh* I still love this little clip though – always makes me smile.
Hugs,
Holly
Holly’s Corner
That’s hilarious! 🙂 Thanks for helping me to live vicariously through this woman who had the “guts” to do just that…even if she’s a fictional character, I adore her. Except that in our neighborhood she’d probably get reported to social services, with good reason I suppose!
Kelly