justamouse Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 :glare: Maybe I should buy him a box of tampax? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirch Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 :lol: You poor thing! Do you have your bell handy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 There's one here, too. :grouphug: You have my sympathy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gailmegan Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Hilarious!!! Only because it is soo true. *sigh* :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang!Zoom! Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 :lol: Poor lil' Bunny. Bahahha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluechicken Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Hahahaha. Such true words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meriwether Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 :lol: Dh gets anything he needs when he is sick. Medicine. Drink. Special food. The heating pad. Peace and Quiet. The remote. Anything. Except my sympathy. He lost that during my first pregnancy. We only had one bathroom. As I was throwing up, he would call in, "Are you about done in there? I've got to get ready for work." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FO4UR Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 :lol: and :grouphug: So true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denisemomof4 Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 :glare: Maybe I should buy him a box of tampax? :lol::lol::lol: get OB's instead. Put one in each nostril. A pad across the chin to catch the drippies may help, to.:tongue_smilie: What ever you do. DO NOT LET HIM USE YOUR WATERMELON POTHOLDERS TO BLOW HIS NOSE INTO!!!!!!!!:scared: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denisemomof4 Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 :lol: Dh gets anything he needs when he is sick. Medicine. Drink. Special food. The heating pad. Peace and Quiet. The remote. Anything. Except my sympathy. He lost that during my first pregnancy. We only had one bathroom. As I was throwing up, he would call in, "Are you about done in there? I've got to get ready for work." :boxing_smiley: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 :lol: Meriwether I am surprised you had more kids after teh first, I think I would have damaged my husbands "goods" enough to render him sterile if he made a comment like that to me ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Ha! That was great!! And very true too LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 I'm so sorry. We sometimes have that around here, as well.:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simka2 Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Oh no! May you have much patience!!!! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer3141 Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 The world is ending! The world is ending!! Oh wait. Maybe that happens only at my house??? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted September 18, 2011 Author Share Posted September 18, 2011 I see it's going around! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momofeight Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 get OB's instead. Put one in each nostril. A pad across the chin to catch the drippies may help, to.:tongue_smilie: What ever you do. DO NOT LET HIM USE YOUR WATERMELON POTHOLDERS TO BLOW HIS NOSE INTO!!!!!!!!:scared: :smilielol5: Ha ha ha ha ha This had me seriously laughing out loud! My kids were like, "what is so funny, mom?" :lol::lol::lol:...:001_huh:nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staceyobu Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 I LOOOOOOVE that video. DH can't figure out why I think it is so funny. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenade Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 :glare: Maybe I should buy him a box of tampax? I love that clip! LOL, just for fun, I tried that poor little bunny bit on my 11 year old last winter when he was sick, and he gave me the strangest look. Had me crackin' up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 thanks for giving me new videos to watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamauk Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 I told my husband last night that I could totally convince him he was sick, even when he wasn't. He doesn't believe me. I've decided to try it sometime. *hand on head* "Oh honey, you feel warm. Are you feeling ok?" "Well now that you mention it, I have been feeling a little worn down" (his favorite line, ever) "Why don't you go and rest for a bit" ~ I predict he'll be in bed for at least two days.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazakaal Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 :lol::lol::lol: get OB's instead. Put one in each nostril. A pad across the chin to catch the drippies may help, to.:tongue_smilie: What ever you do. DO NOT LET HIM USE YOUR WATERMELON POTHOLDERS TO BLOW HIS NOSE INTO!!!!!!!!:scared: baaaaahaaaaahaaaa :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peela Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 I am really LOL! It's so true! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucy in Australia Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Oh dear... As a recent carer for one with Man Cold, I sympathise and send you extra strength to not strangle anyone. My friend sent me this recently: Man Flu - The Facts... 1. Man-Flu is more painful than childbirth. This is an irrefutable scientific fact*. *(Based on a survey of over 100,000 men.) 2. Man-Flu is not 'just a cold'. It is a condition so severe that the germs from a single Man-Flu sneeze could wipe out entire tribes of people living in the rainforest. And probably loads of monkeys too. 3. Women do not contract Man-Flu. At worst they suffer from what is medically recognised as a 'Mild Girly Sniffle' – which, if a man caught, he would still be able to run, throw a ball, tear the phone book in half and compete in all other kinds of manly activities. 4. Men do not 'moan' when they have Man-Flu. They emit involuntary groans of agony that are entirely in proportion to the unbearable pain they are in. 5. Full recovery from Man-Flu will take place much quicker if their simple requests for care, sympathy and regular cups of tea are met. Is that really so much to ask? Florence Nightingale would have done it. 6. More men die each year from MFN (Man-Flu Neglect) than lots and lots of other things. (Like rabbit attacks or choking on toast). 7. Men suffering from Man-Flu want nothing more than to get out of bed and come to work, but they are too selfless to risk spreading this awful condition amongst their friends and colleagues. In this sense, they are the greatest heroes this country has ever known. 8. In 1982 scientists managed to simulate the agonising symptoms of full blown Man-Flu in a female chimp. She became so ill that her head literally fell off. 9. Man-Flu germs are more powerful than He-Man, The Thundercats and The A-Team combined. They are too strong for weak, nasty tasting 'lady medicines' like Lemsip, so don't bother trying to force them on a victim of Man-Flu. 10. While it may seem like a Man-Flu sufferer is just lying around enjoying 'Diagnosis Murder' it is a commonly recognised medical fact that the exact pitch and frequency of Dick Van Dyke's voice has remarkable soothing powers. Every minute in this country one man is struck down by Man-Flu. Women, all we ask is that each of you offers them a cup of tea, some kind words and your undivided attention and care. Then maybe, just maybe, we'll beat this monstrous disease together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awisha. Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 :grouphug: for the first poster, you have my deepest, sincerest sympathy. But I also have to add... :lol::lol::lol: you ladies are on a roll today!!!! :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 :lol: Poor lil' Bunny. Bahahha! :iagree::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishboneDawn Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 *ahem* We all had a cold last year. Or so I thought. My husband was by far the worst one, barely dragging himself around the house and weakly asking for all kinds of things. I finally went to the doctor with the kids. My son and I had bronchitis. And I had been the one catering to everyone. Redemption. Until my husband went and discovered he had pneumonia. I felt like a heartless idiot after that. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thia Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 *ahem* We all had a cold last year. Or so I thought. My husband was by far the worst one, barely dragging himself around the house and weakly asking for all kinds of things. I finally went to the doctor with the kids. My son and I had bronchitis. And I had been the one catering to everyone. Redemption. Until my husband went and discovered he had pneumonia. I felt like a heartless idiot after that. :) Well of course he had pneumonia. Part of the man cold is that whatever he has is worse than what you have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 DH has had a cold for less than 24 hours. He came home last evening and it was evident that he was at death's door. Or so he sounds -- groaning and very weak voice when he talks. He reminds me of a petulant 5 year old. He ate a regular supper, so at least his appetite is healthy :D He probably thought he would die in the night if he didn't get nourishment. This morning he went to work, likely convinced that I poisoned him by giving him Benadryl. He refused a dose higher than that for a 40 pound dog, after asking me to come and get it out of the drawer he was standing next to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herbalgirl Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 get OB's instead. Put one in each nostril. A pad across the chin to catch the drippies may help, to.:tongue_smilie: :smilielol5::smilielol5: That provided a real good visual! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 :lol::lol::lol: Thanks for sharing, justamouse! I agree about the OBs. That's practically how DH walks around when he has a cold--well, when he rises from the bed, that is! thanks for giving me new videos to watch Don't miss the lingerie one!!! I told my husband last night that I could totally convince him he was sick, even when he wasn't. He doesn't believe me. I've decided to try it sometime. *hand on head* "Oh honey, you feel warm. Are you feeling ok?" "Well now that you mention it, I have been feeling a little worn down" (his favorite line, ever) "Why don't you go and rest for a bit" ~ I predict he'll be in bed for at least two days.... :lol: DH's phrase is, "I feel like I've fighting something off." I was unusually stuffy four or five days ago, and I asked him if his allergies had been bothering him. "No, but I do feel like I've been fighting something off for the last few days." Here we are, five days later, and I'm still fighting off what I'm afraid is going to turn into pneumonia, and he's hopping around just like always, perfectly fine :glare: The man who takes to his bed for three days every time he gets a cold had the nerve to half-jokingly call me a lame-o the other day because I decided to stay home from his mom's house (so I wouldn't infect his 60-year-old mother and tweenaged niece! You're welcome!!!!). Well of course he had pneumonia. Part of the man cold is that whatever he has is worse than what you have. :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 This morning he went to work, likely convinced that I poisoned him by giving him Benadryl. He refused a dose higher than that for a 40 pound dog, after asking me to come and get it out of the drawer he was standing next to. :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted September 18, 2011 Author Share Posted September 18, 2011 get OB's instead. Put one in each nostril. A pad across the chin to catch the drippies may help, to.:tongue_smilie: What ever you do. DO NOT LET HIM USE YOUR WATERMELON POTHOLDERS TO BLOW HIS NOSE INTO!!!!!!!!:scared: I missed this last night! And you're right, I'll have to stash the potholders. :D thanks for giving me new videos to watch np ;) Oh dear... As a recent carer for one with Man Cold, I sympathise and send you extra strength to not strangle anyone. My friend sent me this recently: Man Flu - The Facts... I think I'm putting that one on facebook. DH has had a cold for less than 24 hours. He came home last evening and it was evident that he was at death's door. Or so he sounds -- groaning and very weak voice when he talks. He reminds me of a petulant 5 year old. He ate a regular supper, so at least his appetite is healthy :D He probably thought he would die in the night if he didn't get nourishment. This morning he went to work, likely convinced that I poisoned him by giving him Benadryl. He refused a dose higher than that for a 40 pound dog, after asking me to come and get it out of the drawer he was standing next to. See, I think you FEED the Man-Cold. Or at least, they think that the Man Cold is supposed to be fed. The Benadryl at that dose probably made his fingers and toes a little tingly. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda in TX Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 :lol: Dh gets anything he needs when he is sick. Medicine. Drink. Special food. The heating pad. Peace and Quiet. The remote. Anything. Except my sympathy. He lost that during my first pregnancy. We only had one bathroom. As I was throwing up, he would call in, "Are you about done in there? I've got to get ready for work." This reminds me of when I was pregnant with DD. I was horribly nauseous and very, very tired. I spent a lot of time laying on the couch the first few months. At one point, DH said to me, "Even if you're feeling bad, you need to just go ahead and get up and get things done. It's like when you have a bad cold, but after 2-3 days you just know you can't lay around anymore and get up anyway." Umm, no. It's not like that. After 2-3 days of a cold, you get up because YOU ARE FEELING BETTER! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda in TX Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 I can't have a single cold symptom without DH piping up with, "Oh, yeah. I've had the same thing." Really, really irritating. What is this? A competition? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 This reminds me of when I was pregnant with DD. I was horribly nauseous and very, very tired. I spent a lot of time laying on the couch the first few months. At one point, DH said to me, "Even if you're feeling bad, you need to just go ahead and get up and get things done. It's like when you have a bad cold, but after 2-3 days you just know you can't lay around anymore and get up anyway." Umm, no. It's not like that. After 2-3 days of a cold, you get up because YOU ARE FEELING BETTER! :blink: That would have brought out the shrieking howler monkey in me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted September 18, 2011 Author Share Posted September 18, 2011 :blink: That would have brought out the shrieking howler monkey in me. Oh, you do that too? Glad to see I'm not alone with that. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarreymere Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 I can't have a single cold symptom without DH piping up with, "Oh, yeah. I've had the same thing." Really, really irritating. What is this? A competition? I'm competing with DH right now. We are both sick, and dd has chorus practice. I do not want to take her. He does not want to take her. Periodically he looks at me and says things like "I am really nauseous...." and I say "Yeah, me too." "Wow, I am really sweating. This stinks". "I know, I feel really light-headed too". And so on. I am going to lose, I know it. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted September 18, 2011 Author Share Posted September 18, 2011 I am going to lose, I know it. :glare: :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 I'm so glad to know that I'm not the only one whose normally rational, caring, tough guy dh gets reduced to a snivelling toddler when a virus hits. I think vows need to be rewritten..."In sickness, and in health, and in Man Cold..." I also think nobody should be allowed to get married until spending time tending to Man Cold...let the poor single female really understand what she's signing on for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigitte Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 :glare: Maybe I should buy him a box of tampax? :lol::lol::lol:I would rather be sick myself and have both kids throwing up at the same time than deal with dh when he has even a tickle in his throat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 I think vows need to be rewritten..."In sickness, and in health, and in Man Cold..." :lol::lol::lol: I also think nobody should be allowed to get married until spending time tending to Man Cold...let the poor single female really understand what she's signing on for. What a brilliant idea! We could start right now with our daughters, except that it really feels too mean to make them deal with it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetterthanIdeserve Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Wow! I have the complete opposite experience with my hubby - I've learned it's best to not even acknowledge his existence when he's sick. He just wants to be left alone. I, on the other, like lots of TLC when I'm sick. :blush: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meriwether Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Oh dear... As a recent carer for one with Man Cold, I sympathise and send you extra strength to not strangle anyone. My friend sent me this recently: Man Flu - The Facts... 1. Man-Flu is more painful than childbirth. This is an irrefutable scientific fact*. *(Based on a survey of over 100,000 men.) 2. Man-Flu is not 'just a cold'. It is a condition so severe that the germs from a single Man-Flu sneeze could wipe out entire tribes of people living in the rainforest. And probably loads of monkeys too. 3. Women do not contract Man-Flu. At worst they suffer from what is medically recognised as a 'Mild Girly Sniffle' – which, if a man caught, he would still be able to run, throw a ball, tear the phone book in half and compete in all other kinds of manly activities. 4. Men do not 'moan' when they have Man-Flu. They emit involuntary groans of agony that are entirely in proportion to the unbearable pain they are in. 5. Full recovery from Man-Flu will take place much quicker if their simple requests for care, sympathy and regular cups of tea are met. Is that really so much to ask? Florence Nightingale would have done it. 6. More men die each year from MFN (Man-Flu Neglect) than lots and lots of other things. (Like rabbit attacks or choking on toast). 7. Men suffering from Man-Flu want nothing more than to get out of bed and come to work, but they are too selfless to risk spreading this awful condition amongst their friends and colleagues. In this sense, they are the greatest heroes this country has ever known. 8. In 1982 scientists managed to simulate the agonising symptoms of full blown Man-Flu in a female chimp. She became so ill that her head literally fell off. 9. Man-Flu germs are more powerful than He-Man, The Thundercats and The A-Team combined. They are too strong for weak, nasty tasting 'lady medicines' like Lemsip, so don't bother trying to force them on a victim of Man-Flu. 10. While it may seem like a Man-Flu sufferer is just lying around enjoying 'Diagnosis Murder' it is a commonly recognised medical fact that the exact pitch and frequency of Dick Van Dyke's voice has remarkable soothing powers. Every minute in this country one man is struck down by Man-Flu. Women, all we ask is that each of you offers them a cup of tea, some kind words and your undivided attention and care. Then maybe, just maybe, we'll beat this monstrous disease together. :lol: That is hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denisemomof4 Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 The world is ending! The world is ending!! Oh wait. Maybe that happens only at my house??? :D :smilielol5::smilielol5::smilielol5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pqr Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 :lol: That is hilarious. but accurate. Unless you have the correct X Y chromosome make-up you simply would not understand! I find the electric buzzer far better than the bell because the high pitched sound of the bell is "more painful than childbirth" and that IS an irrefutable fact :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denisemomof4 Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 I can't have a single cold symptom without DH piping up with, "Oh, yeah. I've had the same thing." Really, really irritating. What is this? A competition? :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigitte Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Dh has gone to bed, so I could watch the video. Now THAT was funny!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i.love.lucy Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 How does your average boy, who falls out of a tree, jumps up and yells "I'm all right!!!" grow up and turn into a sniveling, whining, gelatinous blob of goo when sick? I. don't. get. it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted September 19, 2011 Author Share Posted September 19, 2011 How does your average boy, who falls out of a tree, jumps up and yells "I'm all right!!!" grow up and turn into a sniveling, whining, gelatinous blob of goo when sick? I. don't. get. it. YES! Yes! Exactly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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