Despite a recent rise in the number of stay-at-home dads, mothers typically stay home during maternity leave to look after their children, and often end up having to leave their jobs because of expensive childcare costs.
One man was left feeling disgruntled working long hours every day whilst his wife stayed home to raise his child. He was fed up of being the sole breadwinner, he worked hard for his money and it was rare that he got to spend much of it on himself. It created tension between the couple, and he prayed to God to let him switch places with his wife. So that she would know what is was like. So god granted him his wish, only it turns out to be nothing like he had imagined. He learns a valuable lesson and I think we can all take something from it.
Wait until you see how this story ends. It’s nothing short of brilliant…
A businessman in hotel room
Sick and tired of working everyday, he wanted to his wife to know what the strain was like.
‘Dear Lord, I go to work every day and put in 8 hours while my wife merely stays at home”
God in his wisdom granted his wish. He woke to find himself in his wife’s body. He followed her usual suit and cooked breakfast, awakened the kids, set out their school clothes, fed them, 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 balance the check book.
Dirty dishes piled in kitchen sink, close-up
Dirty dishes piled in kitchen sink, close-up
He cleaned the cat’s litter box and bather the dogs.
Dogs in the bathtub.
Then it was 1P.M and it was time to
1. Make the beds
2. Do the laundry
3. Vacuum, dust, and sweep
4. Mop the kitchen floor
5. Run to school to pick up the kids and get into an argument with them on the way home
6. Set out cookies and milk and get the kids organized to do their homework
7. Then set up the ironing board and watched TV while doing 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.’
Woman's hands together in prayer
Woman’s hands together in prayer
The Lord 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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