Diary of a Middle-aged Woman

01/28/07 - Call Rent a Wife!

Here it is, Sunday morning and I still have all of my weekend chores to do. Why you ask? All because I decided to spend my Saturday shopping with my sister. This was a shopping trip that we thought would be only an hour or two. It turned out to be an all day event. Now I have to make up for lost time. Which led me to the thought that if I had a wife at home, she would have done all of my chores.

This thought was originally prompted a few years ago when I received a call from my daughter's school. She had gotten sick and they called my husband, who works in town. He told them to call me because he was "in the middle of concrete-work" and couldn't leave. I work an hour away from home. I had to tell my male boss that I had to pick-up my daughter. He was not happy that I had to leave, and I thought, "Excuse me! I don't have a wife at home like you do to take care of these things." If I had a wife at home she could have picked her up.

Don't get me wrong, my husband is a big help with taking my daughter where she needs to be, and also with housework. He's not a slouch. However, there are times when I can't count on him to help out, especially if it conflicts with his work. He never asks to leave early and I can never count on him to pick her up from school if she gets sick. This is when I need a wife the most.

I wonder how a Rent a Wife company would do? Imagine the possiblilties. You'll be out of town, but your children still need to go to soccer practice - call Rent a Wife. If you have more than one child with activities scheduled at the same time - call Rent a Wife. You need weekend chores to be done, but you have a trip planned - call Rent a Wife. You'll be working late but your family still needs a home-cooked meal - call Rent a Wife. The phone company, cable company, or delivery of that new washing machine is scheduled between the hours of eight and five - call Rent a Wife to wait for them. Are you a single parent who needs a helping hand with managing schedules and chores - call Rent a Wife.

I could go on and on. Rent a Wife would really come in handy. Why you could even use Rent a Wife if you didn't have children, but were basically a lazy slob. Rent a Wife could clean your home or apartment, cook your meals, and run your errands. You could pay a monthly fee to have Rent a Wife on call, or have a "pay as needed" service.

Wow! The more I think about this idea, the better I like it! It could be a great service to everyone. No more walking the dog in the rain, or having dry, cracked hands from doing dishes and housework. If only there was such a service!

However, dreaming will not get my laundry or housework done. So, you'll have to excuse me while I start my Saturday chores.

Have a great day!