Brandy's "I Want A Wife": An Analysis After reading " I want a wife" by author Judy Brandy I found, it illustrated the rigid role that a mother in today's society performs a harder role than a father does. A mother has to take care of household chores, a child's life, and her husband needs. Judy Brady describes the household chores that a mother goes through. Each day she has to wake up early in the morning in order to make sure that every member of the family eats a healthy breakfast, and prepare lunch for her child. On weekends, Mothers go grocery shopping. Also, mothers have to see that the family clothes are clean and iron. She has to keep track of who i