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Original poster

To be totally peed off with DH and his man flu.....

35 replies

RachelHRD · 17/01/2011 12:42

This is my first AIBU so please be gentle with me!!

DH has a slight sniffle man flu and has taken the day off work and is still in bed Angry. DS (3) and I have had the same thing for the last few days and just got on with it yet DH is doing a pathetic feeble cough and keeps on going on about his symptoms......

As a SAHM if I have a cold there's no day in bed for me I still have to look after DS and DD.

Men grrrrr!!!! Rant over!

OP posts:
ChinaCup · 17/01/2011 14:46

My brave soldier has dragged himself to work today despite needing two types of cough medicine.
I might have to make him a chocolate medal for when he gets home.

StayingDavidTennantsGirl · 17/01/2011 15:07

Dh has come and asked if anyone has offered him any sympathy yet. I think that awubble has come closest to sympathising, so have shared this with him.

He's now gone off to the conservatory with the dog, because she is very caring and sympathetic, apparently.

Adversecamber · 17/01/2011 15:14

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StayingDavidTennantsGirl · 17/01/2011 23:22

Dh is really upset that there hasn't been a rush of mumsnetters onto this thread to offer him sympathy for his slight cold extremely serious case of flu ebola virus.

mumeeee · 17/01/2011 23:34

Not all men are like this. DH won't take rime off of work unles he absolutly has to. When I wasn't very well last eek he madew sure that I sat down and rested.

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RachelHRD · 17/01/2011 23:49

Aww SDTG I'm sure awubble feels sorry for him. Please note how awubble came on, hurled an insult and left - obviously emotionally scarred from not having anyone to wipe his sniffles away Wink

DH is still going on about it - not sure if he'll be well enough for work tomorrow....I need to have serious words with MIL....Hmm

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whiteflame · 18/01/2011 01:55

it's all in how your DH acts when you're ill, isn't it? if he looks after you, then you don't mind doing the same back. but if he doesn't, and then expects sympathy FOR THE SAME ILLNESS, that's when it's annoying Wink

StayingDavidTennantsGirl · 18/01/2011 08:42

He's given it to me now. Such a generous chap, my dh.

spidookly · 18/01/2011 10:56

How has he managed to pass on a fake illness to you?

StayingDavidTennantsGirl · 18/01/2011 11:21

I didn't say it was a fake illness, though, spidookly. Though he does say it is ebola, at the very least, and I do think that may be a bit of an exageration. It was the regular and frequent updates on his condition, medication and symptoms that were getting to me.

He has a cold, possibly flu (though I doubt it, as he's able to go to work) and has kindly passed it on to me.

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