I have no idea why i feel this way...

mummy2girls wrote: and its frustrating to me. Marcus has a cold. he came down with it last night. He thought he was getting it last week but it never come to surface. Last night he was a bit achey and sore throat. this morning he has a sore throat, cough, stuffed nose. So what does he do? he calls in a sub. I get frustrated when he does this. Ok i can see if your sicker than a dog and cant lift your head from the pillow or out of the toilet bowl but the sniffles...COME ON!!! So he called a sub so he can stay home. He is in bed sleeping but it just makes me upset because he gets the bloody sniffles and he is in bed all day, his responsibilities around the house thinks can be put on the back burner because he has a runny nose. BUT if i get sick with a cold or the stomach bug with vomit and all 9 yards I am expected to still open up the dayhome, take care of jenna, the house, and cook. I DONT understand why its like this. It shouldnt bug me but it does. And to top it off he was snoring so flippin loud last night because of his cold and i had lets say 2 hours sleep because the other 6 I was nudging him to stop... so im tired so that make me sensitive and cranky!!!!!! I dont want to feel this way but thats one thing about marcus that ticks me off. He feels life shoudl come to a halt because he has a cold. He told me that i can stop and rest if im sick. but he doesnt realize that i cant, i have to open my dayhome( unless im vomitting) . i still have to watch 6 kids, jenna stioll needs to be taken care if and supper cooked for her and house clean for dayhome so i cant stop. UGH!!!!! I love him but man i hate this feelinga nd i wish he would just suck it up when he has a cold and continue on with life.

ok i feel better... vent done...

Crystalina replied: Let me please point out to you that this is not just a Marcus thing but a man thing. When men are sick or feeling sick they want their mommies and you're the closest thing. Women are tough (hence the reason we were chosen for birth and dealing with the everyday headaches). Give him a DayQuil, a hot cup of tea or soup, a kiss on the head and he'll be fine.



BTDT!!!!

cameragirl21 replied: Men are babies, Shelly, just big, overgrown babies. The sooner you come to that realization, the easier it will be to get past things like this. Sending you stay awake and don't be cranky vibes to get thru the workday....

mummy2girls replied:
I realize this jennifer and thats what ticks me off!!!!! it sucks big time. man he is in for it when i get preggo. i will be so whiney...LOL...

mammag replied:
AMEN!

They truely are just oversized babies when they get sick. I've found it's best to just laugh about it and accept it as part of our marriage. I have gotten better at asking for help when I'm sick though. I used to just try to do everything as usual but now if I'm sick (not a cold but really sick sick) I have him make dinner (which is either something completely simple or fast food) and take care of the kids.

I watch kids in my home too so I know what you mean about having to still work. But then, that is the work we chose so I guess we just have to muddle through.

Hope he's better....and out of your hair , soon.

lisar replied: this is a man thing. Get used to it. Dh doesnt get sick very often but when he does life stops for him.

mckayleesmom replied: Wait till he stubs his toe....


Welcome to the wonderful world of husbands....

A&A'smommy replied: ook well first off I would say "honey I love you but this ridiculous! either go to the doctor or get up and stop being a baby" only I would probably be a bit meaner. I hope you get some sleep tonight!!

btw not ALL men are like this he only stays home when he is really sick (or not sick at all ) he might come home and take a short nap but he wont even complain at all unless he is honestly very sick

Calimama replied: It's not just a man thing. My DH gets MORE sick because he doesn't rest when he's a little sick. It's ridiculous.

moped replied: An age old arguement! Sorry but it is!

gr33n3y3z replied: LOL you will find out more things that he does to tick you off he was just saving those up for after you married him LOL

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TANNER'S MOM replied: Oh believe me I know. I know when Randy was really sick w/ tick fever I wanted to kill him half the time and the other half I was worried to death about him. I will say though he only missed one day of work even though the doctor told him NOT to go to work. He is the opposite, he will work until he can't move and the be totally awful b/c he didn't rest and get better. But it will take an act of God to make him miss work!

Most men are big ole babies and want really abied when they have a cold!

punkeemunkee'smom replied:

That is why you wanted to kill him 1/2 the time when he was sick and why I want to kill Bill 1/2 the time when he is sick! They have to have a limb falling off before they stop working...but lord help ya if they get sick on the weekend!

msoulz replied: I think I mentioned this before, but after many years of DH dying at every sniffle, I finally, out of frustration, said to him "suck it up, candy @$$, you have a cold!". I think it was the name calling that got to him, I don't do that, or maybe it was the thought that he may really be a candy @$$, I don't know, but it cured him. Now he just has a cold like the rest of us!

Give him a dose of tough love and see if it helps!!