What My Wife’s Friend Taught Me About Respect, Dignity, and the “Invisible” Work
My wife laughed when I said that out loud. “You thought she just dusted?” housekeeper - my wife's friend
And I think: That’s not just a job. That’s a gift. A recovering snob who now cleans his own bathroom once a week—badly—and has deep respect for those who do it right. What My Wife’s Friend Taught Me About Respect,
We’ve all heard the phrase, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” But let’s be honest—we do it anyway. Especially when it comes to job titles. A recovering snob who now cleans his own
That was my mistake.
But Sarah isn’t waiting. She’s building. She put her daughter through community college. She bought a used van for her business. She takes Fridays off to hike. She is not a woman in a waiting room. She is a woman in motion. You may not have a wife’s friend named Sarah. But you have people in your life—or passing through your home, your office, your hotel—who do this work.