Sally was writing her letter...
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Sally was writing her letter of resignation. "I hereby resign from any and all
responsibilities of the position I have held for the last 20 years," her letter began. "I will no longer cook, do laundry, pick up after people, run errands, attend meetings, buy groceries, or keep schedules for other members of this family." Yes, Sally was resigning from her position of 21 years as wife and mother.
She had a husband and two children (Sean, who was 12, and Bethany, who was 10). They all said they loved her dearly. But when it came time to get anything done around the house, they seemed to vanish. She had finally realized that she was the only one taking any responsibility for seeing that the family functioned. And she wasn't going to do it any more.
Sally had thought about this for months before she actually sat down to compose her letter of resignation. Of course, she knew her husband and the kids would read it; she also knew they wouldn't take it seriously. That was the reason she had to take it as deadly serious --just to get their attention; just to get them to realize how they were taking her for granted.
She knew she was doing the right thing, but it certainly did feel irresponsible, even selfish. But she wasn't doing the family any favors by letting its members expect everything of her and nothing of themselves. She hoped this latest plan of attack would at least get their attention.
--Fannin
responsibilities of the position I have held for the last 20 years," her letter began. "I will no longer cook, do laundry, pick up after people, run errands, attend meetings, buy groceries, or keep schedules for other members of this family." Yes, Sally was resigning from her position of 21 years as wife and mother.
She had a husband and two children (Sean, who was 12, and Bethany, who was 10). They all said they loved her dearly. But when it came time to get anything done around the house, they seemed to vanish. She had finally realized that she was the only one taking any responsibility for seeing that the family functioned. And she wasn't going to do it any more.
Sally had thought about this for months before she actually sat down to compose her letter of resignation. Of course, she knew her husband and the kids would read it; she also knew they wouldn't take it seriously. That was the reason she had to take it as deadly serious --just to get their attention; just to get them to realize how they were taking her for granted.
She knew she was doing the right thing, but it certainly did feel irresponsible, even selfish. But she wasn't doing the family any favors by letting its members expect everything of her and nothing of themselves. She hoped this latest plan of attack would at least get their attention.
--Fannin
