A Mother's Job Description
A woman, renewing her driver's license at the Motor Registration office, was asked by the
counter clerk to state her occupation.
She hesitated, uncertain how to classify herself.
"What I mean is," explained the counter clerk, "do you have a job or are you just a ...?"
"Of course I have a job," snapped the woman. "I'm a Mum."
"We don't list 'Mum' as an occupation, 'housewife' covers it," said the clerk emphatically. I
forgot all about her story until one day I found myself in the same situation, this time at our
own Medicare office.
