It's The Story Of A Lovely Lady

For as much as I loathe the concept of polygamy, it is amazing how many times I hear myself say, "God, I need a wife." I used to joke about it when I was married but now that I am a one woman show - providing for my children emotionally & financially, running a house & earning a living all on my own - I say it with increasing frequency.

My mom and I were talking about the concept of tribes and how, historically, the human race lived in tribes for hundreds of years. Groups of people, friends and family, lived and worked together doing all that needed to be done for the welfare of the group. I'm sure there were drawbacks to that - there are many people in my life that I would vote off of Tribe Island in a heart beat. But in many ways it would be so nice and could work so well. Now we have our little encapsulated nuclear families and sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't - especially for us single parents.

It does take a village to raise a child and to support the family unit. I really don't think that we are made to go it alone - not as families and certainly not as parents. I know that I'm not built to do all that I do alone. I have amazing friends but everyone is busy and swamped in their own lives. And no one really has the tribe mentality these days even though it could make life so much easier, more productive and happier for so many people. I am still not giving up on finding my perfect male counterpart to share life with but, in the meantime, it sure would be nice to have a wife.

Okay, I guess not a wife. I need an assistant. A maid. I need... an Alice. I need the backbone of the Brady's to move into my house and live in her room just off the kitchen. I need her to clean and shop and cook and drive kids around and always be there and give a shit about what happens in our lives every day. Plus, in my home, Alice would also be a masseuse. Ah... a massaging maid. Now we're talking.