Ah, the Joys of Motherhood
Maria Brunner waved to neighbours as police drove her away for not paying a £50 fine that had risen to £2,500 because it had been left unpaid.
"She opened the door and seemed really happy, if not relieved, to see us before asking us to take her away and lock her up," said one of the arresting officers from Poing in Germany.
The 38-year-old said she had had enough of scraping a living for her family as a cleaner every day while "my lazy husband sits on his backside doing nothing".
She added: "As long as I get food and a hot shower everyday, I don't mind being sent to jail. It means I can finally get some rest and relaxation without having to cook, wash and clean for everyone."
We can't say we blame her. We're always fearful that Mrs. Scheske will take a leave of absence to get away from three preschoolers and four children in elementary school. Her schedule: nurse, change one or more diapers, make school lunches, nag older children to get ready for school, see kids off. Eric can testify to all that since he's in the house during that time.
After that, Eric suspects she sits around and eats potato chips while the kids trash the house, but she assures him she does other things (like take sick kids to the doctor, pick up prescriptions, attend to older kids' "emergencies" at school, clean, shop, make meals, and change more diapers), but he doesn't see it and is a little skeptical. In fact, he has started counting his beers before he leaves in the morning.
