I'm totally unreasonable. DH putting on a 'ill voice'.

[ThirdChildFourthPile]

I know, I know I'm being unreasonable. And I've told myself a million times but it's still winding me up. I'm actually avoiding him because of it.

I'm 7 months pregnant, we have two kids.
He had a vasectomy today so I'm juggling the kids and uni and hospital appointments with this baby while he rests his testicals.
This, I have no problem with at all. It's been a long time coming! And the more he rests now, the better he will heal.

But the ill voice he is putting on is like nails down a black board.
He used to do it years ago, I haven't heard him 'put on' a voice in years. He used to put on this faint, wobbly voice whenever he had any ache or pain or cold. My sympathy used to instantly shrivel up.

Now he's putting on this small, high pitched little boy voice and it grates on my so much.
It's like pouring salt on my sympathy for his testicals. I really wish he wouldn't do it!

So I need to get it out here in this safe space where I can name change and move on.

[PussGirl]

XH would loll about sighing & saying "Oh dear, oh dear me, uuurghgh.....uh ugh...." with every mild cold, and do the awful tongue-sticking-out-cough

I asked him why he did it once - "You make a fuss when you're ill" - no - no I do not.

[ChilliCheese123]

What really annoys me is the total lack of sympathy for me if I’m ill or have an injury. Broke my finger once and didn’t even go to a&E, just strapped it myself for a few days. Dp was all ‘oh that’s a bit OTT!’ and wanted me to to take the micro pore off when we went out. He went to the walk in once with a splinter !!

[ChilliCheese123]

A vasectomy is barely as bad as having a tooth out

[Mama05]

Sorry to redirect this zombie thread but my ex p had the voice, shuffle and moan too!

After every complaint he would follow with the word.. Bad!

I.e my nose is running...bad .. I’ve got a headache...bad.

The moans and groan gets to me the worst. He doesn’t even need to be Ill to make the noise. He could just be having a large/watery poo and all I can hear is ahhh ohhhh from the toilet. 🤬

No one needs to be that vocal.

[IrianOfW]

I had a day more or less in bed on Sunday as I've had a sore throat and cough for over a week and I was just feeling like cack. On monday DH woke up with a cough and, apparently, breathing difficulties judging from the sighs and groans he was making. I studiously ignored him and was just a little more 'brisk' than usual until he cornered me in the kitchen and asked me 'What's wrong?' in an aggreived tone.

He's been off work with stress and depression since May, partly due to a work-related knee injury and I have been endlessly patient and supportive as well as dealt with all child. house and parent-related crises. I think I may have just depleted my sympathy buffer and he is pushing his luck!! .

[Mincingfuckdragon]

Oh god my husband does this. I regularly get "Do you think I should go to the hospital?" when it's just a cold and he doesn't have a temperature. And he doesn't whine, he croaks as though he has a whole pondful of frogs in his throat. Then he's fine within a few hours. I have absolutely no problem with providing lots of support when he's really sick, it's just the fakery that drives me bonkers...

[alfiesmam]

Once I get a request for soup or orange juice in the voice whilst wearing the DGOD and SPS’S I know I’m in for it .

[treaclesoda]

Also, they will play up symptoms to a woman as they cannot show weakness to other men - because the other cavemen will club them to death and steal their hunting kill, obviously.

Weird that they don't mind a mere woman thinking they are pathetic man children though.

I'm so glad I've never been exposed to this, the men in my family were very much of the 'never admit to being ill' variety. Although frankly, they took that a step too far in the other direction...

[Juells]

*they cannot show weakness to other men - because the other cavemen will club them to death and steal their hunting kill,

This thread is comedy gold.

[BackBoiler]

Ffs its the same day let him have a day of licking his wounds so to speak!

[Miscible]

DH has this thing of saying in a hopeful voice "Is it hot, or is it just me?" He's seriously disappointed when I point out that yes, it actually is hot, look at the effing thermometer, so that he has to accept that he can't retire to bed with raging fever.

[MothertotheLordsofmisrule]

Oh gawd - Dh does a bubonic plague level of shivering when ill, proper shuddering with clenched teeth breathing.

The most memorable occurrence of this was at 4am when a fox managed to get into the hen run.

Dh had gone to bed fine (this is important)

I’m outside rescuing hens and go to get something to deal with the wounds on one chicken, when he appears at the back door in his DGOD. Shivering.

Not there to ask questions about the hens, what happened or to offer help.

No, I get “I’m ill” with a pained look and a shudder.

“Well then fuck off out of my way and let me deal with the situation.”

Not the answer I feel he was looking for.

Why the hell he came down to tell me this I have no idea.

And in any case it was the same flipping cold everybody had at the time.

[NarcolepticOuchMouse]

Valasca the fact that you compare a vasectomy to a c-section says an awful lot about you.

[Adnerb95]

DH does this A LOT. YANBU it drives me nuts. Hasn't even learnt to keep it going so that it has any semblance of authenticity.

"Ooh, feeling awful" (pathetic little boy voice, with a slight catch in the throat thrown in for good measure and a tilt of the head, complete with wan half-smile)

5 mins later - could I have some soup? (Completely normal voice, magically)

[MorningsEleven]

DH who is either having an affair or some weird fitness-based midlifer went for a run in the rain this morning. I'll be back tomorrow when he's ruining my first weekend off in ages with his fucking pneumonia.

[clarkl2]

A 2 stich vasectomy under local anaesthetic can't be compared to a c-section...... MAJOR SURGERY/TRAUMA

[Waydugo]

Ineke - or a Kelly Rowland voice as we call it at chez Waydugo after the spectacular poorly sick voice when she phoned into the X Factor that year 😂

[MsLexic]

maybe it's the vasectomy causing the high voice. Ask him. Is it a side effect?

[Teacher22]

The not they. Sorry.

[Teacher22]

The disparity between a woman’s reaction to pain (I had better not make a fuss but get on with it) and a man’s (call an ambulance, I’ve got a cold) is hilarious and infuriating.

However, studies show that men do feel pain more acutely and their colds and flu have worse symptoms. It is something to do with hormones in the womb and having less good immune systems. Also, they will play up symptoms to a woman as they cannot show weakness to other men - because the other cavemen will club them to death and steal their hunting kill, obviously.

Still makes me want to punch the DH when he does the voice, dons the dressing gown and shuffles.

Make him some hot lemon, sugar and whisky. It works for everything from flu to cholera as it is really they attention he craves.

[TheLittleDogLaughed]

Dh does the little voice and he’s 61! The worst though is after every sneeze he loudly exclaims, “shit a brick!!” God knows why. I just keep out of the way.

One of the finest moments was when I was admitted to hospital with a chest infection and was sitting in the chair by the bed waiting for obs to be taken etc. Dh, who had nit slept well due to my coughing had a little lie down on the bed and fell asleep all tucked up. The nurse came over and actually thought he was the patient when he started explaining how little sleep he’d had!

And yeah, the “think I’m getting what you’ve got” every time I’m ill. No sympathy for me ever.

[Ineke]

Am saving this thread to read when I have time as I can f it will make me laugh out loud. Man probably feels slightly immasculated so is feeling sorry for itself. Ah. Poor guy! It would drive me insane. Leave him alone as if it were me I would seriously loose it with him. His balls will become blue with bruising but the pain he feels is nothing compared to child birth. But, to be fair, has no one put on a pathetic voice when calling in sick at work!

[Norugratsatall]

DH adopts a special posture and hang dog expression when he is ill. Looks at me with puppy dog eyes and says 'do you think I have a temperature?'. The implication, at this point, is that I gently mop his poor fevered brow. Instead which, I gently tell him to get to fuck. His does not, sadly, possess a DGOD.

[babyno5]

OH had his vasectomy few years back and after driving him home (sick man shuffle to car) he stood in the kitchen dropped his trousers and asked me to “have a look”. So there I am on my knees examine his manhood when I noticed the window cleaner cleaning the kitchen window with huge grin in his face!!
When he came to door to get money I felt the need to explain why I was on my knees and I got to hear how painful his vasectomy was 26 years previous and he could still remember the pain 😂😂.
OP just beat the moaning fucker to death 😂😂 xx

[mindless02]

Aha ! I thought I was the only one to suffer.... mine has a special phrase which immediately has my eyeballs rolling so far I can see the back of my own head ...."sweetie, I'm not feeling terribly smashing" in the small voice. My response is usually along the lines of oh well then you won't want any roast chicken/chocolate/trip to pub type thing wherein he miraculously can "probably just manage it". God knows what I'd do if he was actually I'll .... can I get dobe for manslaughter for ignoring him??