'MAN FLU' how pathetic????

[zephyrcat]

Myself, dd(2.11) and ds(0.4) all have a bad cold - but life goes on right? DP is lying on the sofa, in his dressing gown, wrapped in a quilt, dying claiming he has 'man flu'!!! I asked him this morning who was coming to look after the kids whilst I laid on the sofa ........ still waiting!!

This makes me laugh
Is it true all men are like this?

Men are a pain, when ive got flu etc im expected to carry on but as soon as dh has a sniffle he is convinced its pneumonia!

think the answer is to demand loads of help and running around when under the weather yourself, rather than suffering in snuffling simmering silence - now just need to remember that, rather than soldiering on!!!

sounds like my dh -

Yesterday he stubbed his toe on a door frame that miraculously moved 2 inches to the left to spite him. Said it was more painful than labour as I'd only needed gas and air after all......

Don't get me started on this subject! I have just had 5 WEEKS of 'ill' DP. To be fair he has had bronchitis and still has a horrid cough but as far as I am concerned you can still function on a day to day basis with a cough...can't you? Everytime he seemed to be getting better he had a 'relapse' and took himslef off to bed again! I should be so bl**dy lucky!

I have been accused of being very unsympahtic but I think letting him lie around recouperating (sp?) whilst I go to work, cook, bathe and feed the kids and then feed him is very kind. Just because i cant do it with a smile on my face....

Dh has always accused me of being unsympathetic.
"Honey, I am a nurse and I look after people alot worse off than you who cope alot better!" He hates it when I say that but there is no comeback

was thinking about this myself this week...as my DP is just like yours. Interestingly though DS (1) had a pretty bad virus a couple of weeks ago, was a model patient and did his best to carry on as normal, playing etc. So I think it's definitely 'learned behaviour'.

I am generally quite harsh when it comes to illness and my kids have to be dying before I'll let them stay of school/home from nursery. DP thinks this is a good thing and backs me all the way, but when it comes to him being ill its another story all together!

my dp suffers from eternal man flu... how come its not allowed when im ill??

It's definately learned behaviour RD - Ds is only 4 months old and looks dreadful with his cold but he hasnt stopped smiling

Awwww, he's fallen asleep, poor thing, ooh how tempting is a cold glass of water..... hehehehehe!!!