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ibelongtothatClASsificationofpeopleknownaswives.iamaWife.And,notaltogetherincidentally,iamamother.
Nottoolongagoamalefriendofmineappearedonthescenefreshfromarecentdivorce.Hehadonechild,whois,ofcourse,withhisex-wife.Heislookingforanotherwife.Asithoughtabouthimwhileiwasironingoneevening,itsuddenlyoccurredtomethati,too,wouldliketohaveawife.Whydoiwantawife?
iwouldliketogobacktoschoolsothaticanbecomeeconomicallyindependent,supportmyself,andifneedbe,supportthosedependentuponme,iwantawifewhowillworkandsendmetoschool.Andwhileiamgoingtoschooliwantawifetotakecareofmychildren.iwantawifetokeeptrackofthechildren"sdoctoranddentistappointments.Andtokeeptrackofmine,too.iwantawifewhowillwashthechildren"sclothesandkeepthemmended.iwantawifewhoisagoodnurturantattendanttomychildren,whoarrangesfortheirschooling,makessurethattheyhaveanadequatesociallifewiththeirpeers,takesthemtothepark,thezoo,etc.iwantawifewhotakescareofthechildrenwhentheyaresick,awifewhoarrangestobearoundwhenthechildrenneedspecialcare,because,ofcause,icannotmissClASsesatschool.Mywifemustarrangetolosetimeatworkandnotlosethejob.itmaymeanasmallcutinmywife"sincomefromtimetotime,butiguessicantoleratethat.Needlesstosay,mywifewillarrangeandpayforthecareofthechildrenwhilemywifeisworking.
iwantawifewhowilltakecareofmyphysicalneeds.iwantawifewhowillkeepmyhouseclean.Awifewhowillpickupaftermychildren,awifewhowillpickupafterme.iwantawifewhowillkeepmyclothesclean,ironed,mended,replacedwhenneedbe,andwhowillseetoitthatmypersonalthingsarekeptintheirproperplacesothaticanfindwhatineedtheminuteineedit.iwantawifewhocooksthemeals,awifewhoisagoodcook.iwantawifewhowillplanthemenus,dothenecessarygroceryshopping,preparethemeals,servethempleasantly,andthendothecleaningupwhileidomystudying.iwantawifewhowillcareformewheniamsickandsympathizewithmypainandlossoftimefromschool.iwantawifetogoalongwhenourfamilytakesavacationsothatsomesonecanaomtinuetocareformeandmychildrenwhenineedarestandchangeofscene.
iwantawifewhowillnotbothermewithramblingcomplaintsaboutawife"sduties.Butiwantawifewhowilllistentomewhenifeeltheneedtoexplainaratherdifficultpointihavecomeacrossinmycourseofstudies.Andiwantawifewhotypemypapersformewhenihavewrittenthem.
iwantawifewhowilltakecareofthedetailsofmysociallife.Whenmywifeandiareinvitedoutbymyfriends,iwantawifewhowilltakecareofthebabysittingarrangements.Whenimeetpeopleatschoolthatilikewhowillhavethehouseclean,willprepareaspecialmeal,serveittomeandmyfriends,andnotinterruptwhenitalkaboutthingsthatinterestmeandmyfriends.iwantawifewhowillhavearrangedthatthechildrenarefedandreadyforbedbeforemyguestsarrivesothatthechildrendonotbotherus.iwantawifewhotakescareoftheneedsofmyguestssothattheyfeelcomfortable,whomakessurethattheyhaveansahtray,thattheyareofferedasecondhelpingofthefood,thattheirwineglassesarereplenishedwhennecessary,thattheircoffeeisservedtothemastheylikeit.Andiwantawifewhoknowsthatsometimesineedanightoutbymyself.共3页，当前第1页123※本文作者：佚名※
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