NO patience for DH's Man Flu

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You're all misandrists, and the feminist author of this article thinks so too
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/manthreading-mansplaining-manflu-man-im-sick-this-misandrist-nonsense-1597232

You will also fail to recognise examples of male disadvantage, like the fact that men serve as much as 100% more jail time for the same crimes as women, or that last year 75% of all UK suicides were male.

We legislate the way men sit on public transport. Men are significantly less likely to see a doctor when they're ill, and we trivialise their illness by calling it "manflu" – a paramedic even misdiagnosed a patient with meningitis last year.

We wring our hands because men don't open up and talk about their feelings, then in the same breath we refer to their masculinity, their very maleness, as "toxic" and "fragile" and write articles that are a literal attack on their free speech. What do we want from our men?

Oh what?! No woman has EVER been misdiagnosed and told to get over it/it's all in your head. Never never never. Women having heart attacks aren't sent at home with Maalox ever.

[Anonymous]

I feel sorry for these men married to you haters

[Anonymous]

I am a woman and I have "man flu". There is no reason to carry on like you are not sick. Stay home, be sick. Anything that is not life support or food does not "have" to get done. Stop being a martyr. Everyone will survive, I promise.

If I try to have the "woman flu" I end up such for a month or hospitalized. So not worth it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You're all misandrists, and the feminist author of this article thinks so too
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/manthreading-mansplaining-manflu-man-im-sick-this-misandrist-nonsense-1597232

You will also fail to recognise examples of male disadvantage, like the fact that men serve as much as 100% more jail time for the same crimes as women, or that last year 75% of all UK suicides were male.

We legislate the way men sit on public transport. Men are significantly less likely to see a doctor when they're ill, and we trivialise their illness by calling it "manflu" – a paramedic even misdiagnosed a patient with meningitis last year.

We wring our hands because men don't open up and talk about their feelings, then in the same breath we refer to their masculinity, their very maleness, as "toxic" and "fragile" and write articles that are a literal attack on their free speech. What do we want from our men?

Oh what?! No woman has EVER been misdiagnosed and told to get over it/it's all in your head. Never never never. Women having heart attacks aren't sent at home with Maalox ever.

So how is making fun of men who want to take it easy for a day or two helping women's health problems getting taken more seriously?

[Anonymous]

OP's husband has been at death's door for more than a day or two.

[Anonymous]

Wow sounds like the husband is just a slave in this marriage. OP you should write him up and put him on a pip. Remember you can replace him and he needs to know that. Now get out there and get back to your yoga, lunch and tennis at the club.

[Anonymous]

So many posts here just leave me shaking my head thinking a) why do these women accept these men's marriage proposals? and b) why do these men ask these women in the first place? Maybe it's just a DC thing--unmarketable nerds pairing off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You're all misandrists, and the feminist author of this article thinks so too
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/manthreading-mansplaining-manflu-man-im-sick-this-misandrist-nonsense-1597232

You will also fail to recognise examples of male disadvantage, like the fact that men serve as much as 100% more jail time for the same crimes as women, or that last year 75% of all UK suicides were male.

We legislate the way men sit on public transport. Men are significantly less likely to see a doctor when they're ill, and we trivialise their illness by calling it "manflu" – a paramedic even misdiagnosed a patient with meningitis last year.

We wring our hands because men don't open up and talk about their feelings, then in the same breath we refer to their masculinity, their very maleness, as "toxic" and "fragile" and write articles that are a literal attack on their free speech. What do we want from our men?

Oh what?! No woman has EVER been misdiagnosed and told to get over it/it's all in your head. Never never never. Women having heart attacks aren't sent at home with Maalox ever.

So how is making fun of men who want to take it easy for a day or two helping women's health problems getting taken more seriously?

Oh Geez lighten up its just a joke...you know...Women's Locker room Talk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You're all misandrists, and the feminist author of this article thinks so too
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/manthreading-mansplaining-manflu-man-im-sick-this-misandrist-nonsense-1597232

You will also fail to recognise examples of male disadvantage, like the fact that men serve as much as 100% more jail time for the same crimes as women, or that last year 75% of all UK suicides were male.

We legislate the way men sit on public transport. Men are significantly less likely to see a doctor when they're ill, and we trivialise their illness by calling it "manflu" – a paramedic even misdiagnosed a patient with meningitis last year.

We wring our hands because men don't open up and talk about their feelings, then in the same breath we refer to their masculinity, their very maleness, as "toxic" and "fragile" and write articles that are a literal attack on their free speech. What do we want from our men?

Oh what?! No woman has EVER been misdiagnosed and told to get over it/it's all in your head. Never never never. Women having heart attacks aren't sent at home with Maalox ever.

So how is making fun of men who want to take it easy for a day or two helping women's health problems getting taken more seriously?

Oh Geez lighten up its just a joke...you know...Women's Locker room Talk.

Seriously, that made me lol!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You're all misandrists, and the feminist author of this article thinks so too
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/manthreading-mansplaining-manflu-man-im-sick-this-misandrist-nonsense-1597232

You will also fail to recognise examples of male disadvantage, like the fact that men serve as much as 100% more jail time for the same crimes as women, or that last year 75% of all UK suicides were male.

We legislate the way men sit on public transport. Men are significantly less likely to see a doctor when they're ill, and we trivialise their illness by calling it "manflu" – a paramedic even misdiagnosed a patient with meningitis last year.

We wring our hands because men don't open up and talk about their feelings, then in the same breath we refer to their masculinity, their very maleness, as "toxic" and "fragile" and write articles that are a literal attack on their free speech. What do we want from our men?

Oh what?! No woman has EVER been misdiagnosed and told to get over it/it's all in your head. Never never never. Women having heart attacks aren't sent at home with Maalox ever.

So how is making fun of men who want to take it easy for a day or two helping women's health problems getting taken more seriously?

No one is talking about men who want to take it easy for a day or two. We are talking about men who are laid up on the couch unable to get their own food, clean up their own messes, or care for their own family members for nearly a week. I think that toxic masculinity is why they refuse to see a doctor (because that would be weak) and patriarchal entitlement is why they expect for their wives to just take care of everything while they're convalescing on the couch. Newsflash: if you're well enough to play GTA on the couch, you're well enough to bring yourself a snack.

My husband and I have a similar dynamic. No matter what I am sick with, his experience is always worse, and he always gets sick at the same time that I do. No one is bringing me soup and ginger ale on the couch. No one is getting food together for my office potluck. Those are things that if I want them to be done, I have to do them myself, but if he's sick, he begs and whines for me to help him because he's sooooo sick. Not so sick he feels like he should see a doctor. Not too sick to play GTA. But definitely too sick to even throw away his own snotty Kleenex.

[Anonymous]

Plus one million. If I ever complain that I have a sore throat or might be coming down with something he erupts "I've had that for WEEKS!" I can't get sick because he will come down with the same thing, only 20 times worse.

[Anonymous]

Totally. My DH gets sick ALL THE TIME and I cover for him. I never get sick, and when I do, I have to take care of it myself. As in, stay home with the toddler who has the same stomach flu. Uber myself to the ER and the drugstore in the middle of the night. Etc. Surprised I didn't have to deliver the baby by myself (I put my foot down on that one).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You're all misandrists, and the feminist author of this article thinks so too
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/manthreading-mansplaining-manflu-man-im-sick-this-misandrist-nonsense-1597232

You will also fail to recognise examples of male disadvantage, like the fact that men serve as much as 100% more jail time for the same crimes as women, or that last year 75% of all UK suicides were male.

We legislate the way men sit on public transport. Men are significantly less likely to see a doctor when they're ill, and we trivialise their illness by calling it "manflu" – a paramedic even misdiagnosed a patient with meningitis last year.

We wring our hands because men don't open up and talk about their feelings, then in the same breath we refer to their masculinity, their very maleness, as "toxic" and "fragile" and write articles that are a literal attack on their free speech. What do we want from our men?

1. For men to stop killing people (they commit the vast majority of violent crimes)
2. To stop oppressing women
3. To take responsibility for children they bring into this world
4. For women to have the same opportunities as men

[Anonymous]

Damn. You ladies chose poorly.

I've been sick for 5 days now. My husband has cooked, cleaned, tended to the fire, gone shopping, let me sleep some days until noon so I can recover, bought medicine, done just about everything needing to be done.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Damn. You ladies chose poorly.

I've been sick for 5 days now. My husband has cooked, cleaned, tended to the fire, gone shopping, let me sleep some days until noon so I can recover, bought medicine, done just about everything needing to be done.

do you have little kids?