By Jennifer Wheeler
This seemed to be the longest
pregnancy in history. I was eight months pregnant
with our third child and I was exhausted! My other
children were only one and two years old. As I
watched my husband get ready for work, I asked him
to please take the garbage cans to the curb for me
because my back just couldn't take doing it anymore.
He smiled sweetly at me and said he would take care
of it when he got home from work.
I was satisfied with that answer
because, even though I was pregnant most of our
married life, that never kept me from doing all the
chores around the home. Not only did I take the
trash out, I also mowed, painted, cleaned, cooked,
made repairs... basically all the guy stuff, as well
as take care of our two toddlers.
As night fall set in, I was
getting concerned because he wasn't home from work
yet. 30 minutes late and I was pacing the floor,
peering out the window. Suddenly, I heard his van
pull into the driveway and I ran out to make sure he
was ok. After all, how many men forget to call their
wives when they're going to be late?? (sarcasm here)
He got out of the van and walked
to the back of it. I asked him if he was ok. He
said, "Of course! I stopped on the way home and
picked up a surprise for you!" Well now I was
excited. I mean, he never bought me anything and
being 8 months pregnant, I could use the pick-me-up
of a surprise. He opened the back of his van and
told me to close my eyes.
Grinning, I shut my eyes tight,
thinking, "What could it be? A new rocking chair
I've been begging for? A dish washer?" NOPE!! He
told me to open my eyes and when I did, there stood
before me 2 brand new trash cans on WHEELS!!! He
said, "This should help keep the weight off your
back when you take the trash to the curb honey." I
could have killed him! He look insulted, as if I had
nerve to be upset by his "surprise". Needless to
say, I divorced him a few years later and married a
wonderful man who not only takes the trash out, but
he also rubs my back after a long day of taking care
of our five children.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: I am a 29 year
old mother of five wonderful children. After
divorcing the DH, I found my soul mate and best
friend 2 years ago and got married in October 2000. |
