A Question for the Men

[Wake]

...is it true that we men like being babied by women when we're sick? The females in our family always joke/complain about how the men "act all helpless" when we're sick and how we LOVE homemade chicken soup, etc. :mrgreen:

Do we just crumble when we're down with the sickness, and is it true that females have a higher threshold of pain as in getting through illnesses better than males?

OK, OK... maybe I do embellish my condition a bit when sick... but what man can resist being taken care of when sick... complete with great food, attention, care, etc? :lol::lamo

 

[tessaesque]

Not a man (obvs) but here's my 2 cents:

1. It depends on the man. My dad HATES to be around people when he's sick. He doesn't want attention, pampering, soup, cuddles..he just wants to be left alone to wallow in discomfort until it passes. Boyfriend, on the other hand, likes to exaggerate his sickness and LOVES to be babied. That's hard for me to deal with because I'm kind of a "man up, kid" kind of person, but I try my best.

2. It depends on the woman. And for me it depends on the illness. I can work through sinus infections, colds, sniffles, stomach bugs...but a severe headache/migraine or strep throat? I'm dead to the world.

 

[Medusa]

after all i have experienced until now,i can make a soup for him only if he makes me believe that he can make a soup for me too when i am sick..........

 

[clownboy]

I'm like your Dad tessaesque, when I'm sick I want to be left the hell alone. Don't pester me. My daughter is the same way. Funny thing though, we both want to pamper those we love who are sick.

As a parent you hear these echoes of things you've told your children when they have kids of their own. Made me laugh the first time I heard my daughter tell one of her children who was whining about a boo-boo, "It isn't bleeding much and it isn't broken, suck it up and go play now".

 

[Wake]

When my little sister is sick she's still in commando mode, taking care of business like it barely affects her. When my male cousin (2 months younger than me) is sick, he's wrapped up in three quilts like a huge ******* bagworm in front of the TV, complete with homemade chicken soup, coughdrops, phone at the ready, tea with honey, etc. :lol:

 

[Lutherf]

As long as nobody tries to stick a thermometer up my butt I'm good with being babied.

 

[Thorgasm]

I am a bit of both. I want my wife to make me some soup but after that leave me the hell alone. :lol:

 

[wolfman24]

I tend to get really bad headaches alot. When that happens you better leave me alone. If however i have the flu or and injured I don't mind being babied because my wife knows for a fact that I will do the same for her.

 

[Tigger]

In the past I've generally preferred to be left alone when I'm under the weather. In the spring and fall I tend to have significant allergy/sinus issues which are exacerbated by my birthmark. I can be quite unpleasant to be around when this is happening, so I've generally tried to avoid beomg around people when I'm like that. Especially since I have my own remedies for it (hot showers, etc...) rather than taking OTC drugs. In the last couple months, since I've had a wonderful lady in my company a good portion of the time, I've become more open to being catered to when I am not feeling well. She still has to basically force me to accept her help, but I'm getting more used to it.

 

[Helix]

i'm split on it. while i did enjoy having someone there who was concerned and could take me to the hospital if things really went south, the last thing i want to do is make someone else sick. i don't like being around contagious people, and i especially don't like giving someone else my illness. i guess i'd lean towards leave me alone when i'm sick.

 

[lizzie]

I'm like your Dad tessaesque, when I'm sick I want to be left the hell alone. Don't pester me. My daughter is the same way. Funny thing though, we both want to pamper those we love who are sick.

As a parent you hear these echoes of things you've told your children when they have kids of their own. Made me laugh the first time I heard my daughter tell one of her children who was whining about a boo-boo, "It isn't bleeding much and it isn't broken, suck it up and go play now".

I'm the same way. When I am sick, I want to hibernate and be left the hell alone. I don't want soup, and I don't want sprite to drink. I want to go to sleep and awaken when it's over.

As for the kid thing- yeah- same here. Wash the cut, slap a bandaid on it, and go back to what you were doing. Funny thing is, in spite of my attitude about sickness, I went to nursing school, and am very good at my job, and my patients love me as a rule.

 

[Slartibartfast]

...is it true that we men like being babied by women when we're sick? The females in our family always joke/complain about how the men "act all helpless" when we're sick and how we LOVE homemade chicken soup, etc. :mrgreen:

Do we just crumble when we're down with the sickness, and is it true that females have a higher threshold of pain as in getting through illnesses better than males?

OK, OK... maybe I do embellish my condition a bit when sick... but what man can resist being taken care of when sick... complete with great food, attention, care, etc? :lol::lamo

I tend to feel guilty when I am sick because I am not pulling my weight.

 

[molten_dragon]

I don't mind being taken care of when I'm sick, as long as it's not smothering. My wife is pretty good about asking if I want/need anything and leaving me be if I say no. It's not a one-way street though. I do the same for her when she's sick.

 

[jet57]

...is it true that we men like being babied by women when we're sick? The females in our family always joke/complain about how the men "act all helpless" when we're sick and how we LOVE homemade chicken soup, etc. :mrgreen:

Do we just crumble when we're down with the sickness, and is it true that females have a higher threshold of pain as in getting through illnesses better than males?

OK, OK... maybe I do embellish my condition a bit when sick... but what man can resist being taken care of when sick... complete with great food, attention, care, etc? :lol::lamo

Yes it is true. It's no different than women wanting a big strong strapping decisive man when they feel insecure.

 

[Thrilla]

I don't like being babied... sick or not.

 

[Gardener]

I tend to feel guilty when I am sick because I am not pulling my weight.

When I get really sick, I don't even feel like pulling my....

Oops, you said weight.

Never mind

 

[Risky Thicket]

We pretty much take care of each other regarding the sickness thing. We don't often get sick. If either one of us is sick we basically want to be left the heck alone. Maybe soup or something, but other than that, nothing.

I don't like being babied. I grew up in a family of boys. Nobody got babied. If you looked too week your brothers would steal your possessions.

 

[ChrisL]

I like being babied when I'm sick. I want my mommy! LOL!

 

[Wake]

I like being babied when I'm sick. I want my mommy! LOL!

I LOVE it.

Mom brings out her big cooking pot, brings out the fresh celery, carrots, and onions and potatoes and starts making an excellent soup. The broth alone is enough to fight for. And in my flu-addled state I'm gleefully thinking... "YESSS..." "YESSSSSS..." "YAEUSS!!" :lol::lamo

If I'm really lucky she'll bake homemade biscuits from scratch and top them with garden-grown raspberry jelly.

 

[ChrisL]

I LOVE it.

Mom brings out her big cooking pot, brings out the fresh celery, carrots, and onions and potatoes and starts making an excellent soup. The broth alone is enough to fight for. And in my flu-addled state I'm gleefully thinking... "YESSS..." "YESSSSSS..." "YAEUSS!!" :lol::lamo

If I'm really lucky she'll bake homemade biscuits from scratch and top them with garden-grown raspberry jelly.

Yeah! Home-made chicken soup!!! Whenever I had a throwing-up type illness, my mom would give me ginger ale with the fizz stirred out of it. Sounds gross, but it's actually pretty good when you're sick.

 

[Goshin]

...is it true that we men like being babied by women when we're sick? The females in our family always joke/complain about how the men "act all helpless" when we're sick and how we LOVE homemade chicken soup, etc. :mrgreen:

Do we just crumble when we're down with the sickness, and is it true that females have a higher threshold of pain as in getting through illnesses better than males?

OK, OK... maybe I do embellish my condition a bit when sick... but what man can resist being taken care of when sick... complete with great food, attention, care, etc? :lol::lamo

Most of the time, men are expected to be stoic, tough, hard-boiled, strong, aggressive, and to suck it up and do whatever needs done.

Being sick is a rare chance to chill out, let all that go and be coddled for once.... which is sorta nice once in a while, especially if you really do feel like hammered owl crap.

 

[lizzie]

We pretty much take care of each other regarding the sickness thing. We don't often get sick. If either one of us is sick we basically want to be left the heck alone. Maybe soup or something, but other than that, nothing.

I don't like being babied. I grew up in a family of boys. Nobody got babied. If you looked too week your brothers would steal your possessions.

Hehe- I grew up in a family of girls, and nobody got babied. :lol:

 

[Thrilla]

I'm the same way. When I am sick, I want to hibernate and be left the hell alone. I don't want soup, and I don't want sprite to drink. I want to go to sleep and awaken when it's over.

As for the kid thing- yeah- same here. Wash the cut, slap a bandaid on it, and go back to what you were doing. Funny thing is, in spite of my attitude about sickness, I went to nursing school, and am very good at my job, and my patients love me as a rule.

I do not love nurses as a rule...you are all evil pain-bringers who exist to relish my pain, and cause me additional pain....sometimes, y'all create pain where pain did not exist before.

evil, evil people, those nurses.


:lol:

my Grandma was an RN... I would do anything to NOT have her treat my wounds or help me in any medical way.
cut my foot with some glass?.... hmm.. call grandma? or hack off the leg?...screw it, I have another leg, I don't need this one :lol:

 

[lizzie]

I do not love nurses as a rule...you are all evil pain-bringers who exist to relish my pain, and cause me additional pain....sometimes, y'all create pain where pain did not exist before.

evil, evil people, those nurses.


:lol:

Yes, we do tend to take a somewhat matter-of-fact approach. :lol:

 

[Goshin]

I do not love nurses as a rule...you are all evil pain-bringers who exist to relish my pain, and cause me additional pain....sometimes, y'all create pain where pain did not exist before.

evil, evil people, those nurses.


:lol:

my Grandma was an RN... I would do anything to NOT have her treat my wounds or help me in any medical way.
cut my foot with some glass?.... hmm.. call grandma? or hack off the leg?...screw it, I have another leg, I don't need this one :lol:

I wouldn't mind them nearly so much if they'd frickin' LET ME SLEEP through the night at the hospital!!!!!

Worst place to be if you're sick and need to rest. Rest?? Hah!


A few years ago I got carried off in an ambulance, due to having some symptoms of a heart attack. Taken to the ER, after some ungoshly long time they concluded I was not having a cardiac event, just that my BP had shot way up and messed me up. They wanted to do a stress test to be safe, but could not do that until Monday. They wanted to keep me in the hospital over the weekend (it was Friday morning).

I said "Screw that, I'm going home. If I'm gonna die before Monday, I'll do it in the comfort of my own home thank you." They squawked, but I walked. :mrgreen: