When I married my husband, I promised to, "Wash and to fold from this day forward," but forever is a long time to exhaust oneself on the hamster wheel of tedium. Especially when no one really appreciates my efforts. I make the bed every morning and Chester says nothing. I don't make it for five or six weeks in a row and he's calling me a bad housewife Motherhood isn't easy either. When my kids were little they hated naps. Sometimes they refused to let me take one no matter how tired I was But they do grow up quickly. My oldest son is now an MD: Manic Depressive. The youngest boy is still at...