Oddbean new post about login | logout @d646aae5 I'm surprised there's not a rash of shoulder dislocations from all the women in the world, patting themselves on the back for how hard their lives are...
@7502a322 It's to balance out how men across as if they're dying when they get a seasonal cold.
@7502a322 It's to balance out how men act as if they're dying when they get a seasonal cold. Edit bc I didn't catch that autocorrect*
@d646aae5 "No, I don't want to come out and have a bowl of soup right now, Karen. No, I don't need to put new sheets on the bed right now. The lights were fine. I don't need a blanket/fan/damp rag. Why can't you leave me the fuck alone, I'm sick?!" Men act like they're dying when they get a seasonal cold...
@7502a322 Most dudes I know, my husband included, is more like "ohhhh I'm dyyyyyingggg. I have a feeeeverrrr (99.9Β°) I'm so hottttt.. I'm stuffyyyyyy... I hurt. I have a headache..." while literal moaning and groaning with every 2 seconds. Bitch, I'm not allowed to get sick and if I do, I still have shit to do. Gotta cook, gotta wash dishes, still have to oversee homeschool. I don't get to lie in bed all day. Headache? Tylenol. Stuffy nose? Sudafed and shower. No sick days for Mom.
@d646aae5 Im the only one bringing home a paycheck. So I have to do the same shit, only not in the comfort of my own home. And when I do get home, and I skip dinner and just crawl into bed - don't fuck with me.
@7502a322 Oh you're one of the ultra workers who don't take a day off! Then you're in a minority I think. With PTO so prevalent, most dudes don't call in. My husband didn't get PTO (sick or vaycay) at his job, so I can think of like 3 times when he's called in sick in the last 11 years. He was a trooper and even worked with Coof (didn't encounter other coworkers bc like 3 guys total worked at the shop).
@d646aae5 yep, gotta walk it off. I get sick and have to do the same. No breaks, keep earning and keep maintaining the house, feeding everyone and making sure everything is tip top. @7502a322
@11036f3d @d646aae5 oh for sure, when my wife had back surgery a few years ago, I swapped shifts so I could work all night, come home and carry the kids to school. Come back home and take care of her. Get a little sleep, get up, go back and pick up the kids from school, cook them dinner and help with their homework, get em ready for bed, get another little nap in, if there was time, and then go back to work again. Gotta do what you gotta do.
@7502a322 I know when I was sick and feeling grumplestilskin about it all, I remembered the wedding vow, "in sickness and in health." People always think this is about them being taken care of when they're sick, but it is also about them STILL working through their sickness and suffering. Because that's what the savior did. (Not trying to get preachy but when I'm down and I've invited myself to a pity party, it helps me when I remember that) @d646aae5
@7502a322 Bravo! Well done for keeping everyone healthy and able to be successful while she mended! β₯οΈπ @d646aae5
@11036f3d @d646aae5 Thank you, although I didn't do it for a pat on the back. My wife has had a couple of other surgeries as a result of tough pregnancies that I had to take care of her as well, but there's been a couple of times she's also had to nurse me. I know each gender craps on each other in good fun, but we really should be taking care of each other.