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Totally making a generalization here... ...but why is it that I can still go to work ( without complaining too much)with strep throat or a migraine, but when my husband comes down with a cold he acts like he has the plague? Coming out of lurkdom in 2011 | |
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Because you have an inflated sense of your own importance? We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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Genesia said: Because you have an inflated sense of your own importance? Are you sure you should be lecturing anyone about that? everyone's a fruit & nut case | |
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naaah, it's more a DEFLATED sense of a man's stamina
it's not just lady m here. EVERYONE I know says the same thing, their man gets the flu everytime they catch a cold, wtf is THAT about men surely don't have weaker immune systems do they? Or lower pain thresholds?
I make sure I go to bed for every little sniffle and cough though, I hate to play the martyr AND this way I get my breakfasts in bed | |
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Why in the world would you want to infect everyone in the office with strep throat?
If I were your coworker, I'd want to kick your ass. | |
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This is what I had in mind when I said what I did. We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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I don't go to work sick, dumbass. We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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Ouch, Genesia! I was exaggerating about going to work with strep throat. I was just making commentary on my experience with tolerating not feeling well differently than my husband. We had a kind of round table discussion about this during lunch at work today, and there seemed to be a general consensus among the group that this was par for the course. Since my workplace is made up of mostly females, I was looking to generate more talk about this here. Coming out of lurkdom in 2011 | |
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Men like women who are like their mothers so they can get babied
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If I was your boss I would send you home.
I've been sick to the point that I felt I needed to miss work a grand total of two times since I was 15 years old (I'm almost 40 now). One time I was dieing from food poisoning - I stayed home (and should probably have gone to the hospital). The other time I had a terrible chest cold that was going around and I stayed home for two days because the office sent out a memo saying it was getting passed at work.
If a women tries to baby or mother me I dump her, immediately. Most annoying shit on Earth. Women only THINK that's what all men want. Trust me, they don't. | |
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where did THAT come from
I was chosen by my spouse because of my complete unlikeliness to mother him, one mother was already more than enough | |
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I totally made a generalization... damn it! *uhum* SOME women think that's what all men want. And that's a fact. A truly annoying one.
One mother is almost too much, even though mine is cool. | |
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I think it's a weird thought that men want to be babied or that women want to baby men or that women think men want to babied and they don't
this whole thread is about how we want the men in our lives to not make such a frikkin drama when they are sick precisely because we don't want MORE mothering on our plates (for those of us who already have our hands full with kids ) | |
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The mothering instinct is VERY strong in some women. And when you become close to them emotionally, intimately or physically it often kicks in to some degree.
I did make a generalization in saying ALL of them think ALL men want that. But I feel pretty safe in saying a lot of them have no control over the instinct whether or not they believe it's what a man (even a friend) may want. However, some of them do FULLY believe that it is the way to a mans heart. I've had the conversation more than once with friends and significant others. "Oh he's just looking for someone to take care of him like his Mother." Grrrr! The thing is, unfortunately, SOME men are. But not all of us. | |
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I am sure there actually ARE guys out there who would lap that up ugh, a man like that wouldn't get past my first base | |
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Genesia said:
I don't go to work sick, dumbass. yawn... what's it like being perfect, Princess Sanctimonia? everyone's a fruit & nut case | |
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Genesia said:
I don't go to work sick, dumbass. Dumbass? Why are you always so rude to people who are not your friends? | |
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I'm not a very sympathetic person. Nor do I expect sympathy from others. We all get ill, get on with life...
My husband knows better than to whine about his ailments to me.
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I wish I had more bosses like you. Not often, but enough times, I've been sick enough with a cold where I shouldn't be working, but since where I work its hard to cover a shift once someone calls out, I often have to stay. Its not even whether or not I'm spreading germs, its where I don't feel well enough to perform my duties. At this point in history, we have a choice to make
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Men are the real drama queens. And, actually, you should have stayed home. You could have gotten a co-worker sick. Better to be safe than sorry.
And we know you will take care of us..lol All you others say Hell Yea!! | |
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The end. | |
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marry me right now!!! | |
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strep throat is not contagious after 24 hours antibiotic treatment starts. "Keep on shilling for Big Pharm!" | |
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Exactly! Stay the fuck home. | |
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You think maybe, you were attracted to your work place because you all share the same taste in men? Possible | |
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I hate it when my co-workers are sick, pretending to be strong as if we all need them to be there for OUR sake. My Legacy
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Could be that your coworkers might want to kick your ass for lesser reasons | |
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At least you understand the meaning of the word "generalization," unlike the thread starter.
Anyway.
Chris isn't into being babied when he's sick, either. I mean, I'll make him tea and get him his medicine and stuff, but that's just being kind and courteous, don't you think? He doesn't act like he's dying or anything. | |
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AHHHH CHOOOOOOO!!!! sorry, here's your coffee. | |
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Dear, I generally adore you | |
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