A man came home from work one afternoon and found his 3 children outside, still in their pajamas, playing in the mud, with empty food boxes and wrappers strewn around garden. 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.
Walking in the door, he found an even bigger mess.
A lamp had been knocked over and the throw rug was pushed up against one wall. In the front room the TV was on, volume very loud, blaring the cartoon channel. 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 refrigerator 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 piles of clothing, looking for his wife, worried she might be ill, or that some serious injury had befallen her.
Upstairs, he first discovered a small trickle of water as it made its way out the bathroom door. Peering 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 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 in bewilderment 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 do I do all day..?"
''Yes," was his stunned reply.
"Well," she continued, "today I didn't do it."
Walking in the door, he found an even bigger mess.
A lamp had been knocked over and the throw rug was pushed up against one wall. In the front room the TV was on, volume very loud, blaring the cartoon channel. 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 refrigerator 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 piles of clothing, looking for his wife, worried she might be ill, or that some serious injury had befallen her.
Upstairs, he first discovered a small trickle of water as it made its way out the bathroom door. Peering 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 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 in bewilderment 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 do I do all day..?"
''Yes," was his stunned reply.
"Well," she continued, "today I didn't do it."
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