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1、•WhyIWantaWife•JudySyfers•Ibelongtothatclassificationofpeopleknownaswives.Iamawife.And,notaltogetherincidentally,Iamamother.•Nottoolongagoamalefriendofmineappearedonthescenefreshfromarecentdivorce.Hehadonechild,whois,ofcourse,withhisex-wife.Heislookingforanotherwife.AsIthoughtabouth
2、imwhileIwasironingoneevening,itsuddenlyoccurredtomethatI,too,wouldliketohaveawife.WhydoIwantawife?•IwouldliketogobacktoschoolsothatIcanomeeconomicallyindependent,supportmyself,andifneedbe,supportthosedependentuponme.Iwantawifewhowillworkandsendmetoschool.AndwhileIamgoingtoschoolIwan
3、tawifetotakecareofmychildren.Iwantawifetokeeptrackofthechildren'sdoctoranddentistappointments.Andtokeeptrackofmine,too.Iwantawifetomakesuremychildreneatproperlyandarekeptclean.Iwantawifewhowillwashthechildren'sclothesandkeepthemmended.Iwantawifewhoisagoodnurturantattendanttomychildr
4、en,whoarrangesfortheirschooling,makessurethattheyhaveanadequatesociallifewiththeirpeers,takesthemtothepark,thezoo,etc.Iwantawifewhotakescareofthechildrenwhentheyaresick,awifewhoarrangestobearoundwhenthechildrenneedspecialcare,ause,ofcourse,Icannotmissclassesatschool.Mywifemustarrang
5、etolosetimeatworkandnotlosethejob.Itmaymeanasmallcutinmywife'sincomefromtimetotime,butIguessIcantoleratethat.Needlesstosay,mywifewillarrangeandpayforthecareofthechildrenwhilemywifeisworking.•Iwantawifewhowilltakecareofmyphysicalneeds.Iwantawifewhowillkeepmyhouseclean.Awifewhowillpic
6、kupaftermychildren,awifewhowillpickupafterme.Iwantawifewhowillkeepmyclothesclean,ironed,mended,replacedwhenneedbe,andwhowillseetoitthatmypersonalthingsarekeptintheirproperplacesothatIcanfindwhatIneedtheminuteIneedit.Iwantawifewhocooksthemeals,awifewhoisagoodcook.Iwantawifewhowillpla
7、nthemenus,dothenecessarygroceryshopping,preparethemeals,servethempleasantly,andthendothecleaningupwhileIdomystudying.IwantawifewhowillcareformewhenIamsickandsympathizewithmypainandlossoftimefromschool.Iwantawifetogoalongwhenourfamilytakesavacationsothatsomeonecancontinuetocareformea
8、ndmychildrenwhenIne
