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yesterday was helpless male day

ltman's picture

Don't ya just love it when your dh gets a cold and they think they've got the flu? And they have a project they think needs to be done that day? So dh gets the cold I had the week before. It is a nasty bug and it really messed with my sleep cycle. I was 4 days into it before dh noticed.

So when dh started getting sick it was 'hey drop everything you're doing and cater to me, me, me'. I kept telling him to stay in bed and go to sleep. Best thing to do with this bug. Wish I would have done that.

Then it was sgs12 needing constant help with math. This is stuff we had already gone over and over and over. He wanted attention.

Then sgs21 missed his bus and wanted a lift. It's a 20 minute walk, no rain. Guess who had to hoof it?

And they all lost at least 4 items each. It was a constant barrage of 'do you know where is my whatzit' all day long.

Even the fur babies were needy and would not stay off me or out from underfoot.

At one point I was in the bedroom trying to get some bills paid over the net and dh was calling the house phone from downstairs, sgs21 was calling on my cell and sgs12 was knocking on the bedroom door and 2 of the cats were vying for laptime.

It was like that all damn day until Margarita joined the party.

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Done62's picture

I hate when FDH is sick. He lays on the couch and there are used kleenex all over the coffee table... :jawdrop:

ltman's picture

There was a commercial for Boots pharmacy in the Uk. Two women meet in a blustery, wet street, both are obviously very sick, red nose, watery eyes, hanky. And they talk about running errands to the pharmacy for their DH's who are home sick with a cold. I thought how spot on when I first saw it.

goincrazy.com's picture

Hahahaha }:)

goincrazy.com's picture

FDH is the BIGGEST baby when he is hurt or ill. Seriously, I don't have time for it.

Now I know I may risk sounding like an insensitive bitch when FDH got his reversal but please be assured I was more then accomodating and waited on him hand and foot. He was pumped up on pain pills, I was switching his ice bags every hour even through out the middle of the night, making his favorite meals and serving him in bed. All he did was eat and drink all day. I couldn't get anything done because I was constantly bringing shit up to him and taking dishes and wrappers and cans back down. I had to help him shower then when he was drying had o quick make up the bed with clean linens from all the fucking crumbs and food droppings.

You name it, I did it because I know it's a sensitive area and he was doing it so we could hopefully make a baby together one day.

That shit got old real quick. He milked it until I just couldn't do it any more. I was exhausted and stressed out. He got 3 weeks off of work (physical job). I swear to God he limped for 2 months, it was pathetic. He went through my phone and caught me talking crap to my BFF about what a big baby he was being and he still won't let me forget it and now says I was mean to him and sick of him.

I was so super patient until it got ridiculous. He still denies milking it- I call BS.

Never again!!!! UGH

IslandGal's picture

I can totally relate! SO does EXACTLY the same thing when he's sick. Stay's in bed and acts like he's dying. Doesn't do a single, solitary thing. When I'm sick, I still manage to tidy the house, wash the dishes, hang the washing, bring it in, fold it and put it away AND make dinner.

It just baffles the hell out of me when they act like this. WTF is wrong with them?!!

IslandGal's picture

Oh - and what about the overreacting to everthing?? Honestly, makes me want to bang my head against the wall!!!