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Originally Posted by Trev
Not wanting to ruin my chance of you being the next ex-Mrs Jenkins, I'd have to say that's utter shite. 
Flame away, I'm far too busy to care.  |
I'll field this one.
Men in this society are trained from birth to think and act a certain way. They've done studies that showed the nurses in the hospital nurseries even carry boy babies differently than they do girl babies. They carry girl babies much more tenderly and carry boys like they're heading for the goal line. There comes a time in most (I said "most," not "all") boys lives when he runs to his Dad for a hug and to his shock gets a handshake. Men are supposed to be strong; they're supposed to be providers; they're supposed to be protectors. (A woman who does the "stay at home Mom" thing is "exercising her options." A man who does the exact same thing, with just as much quality...is unemployed.)
A lot of men are stripped of the essence of their being when they get sick and shoved into a role they aren't equipped to handle: being dependent and helpless. Nobody functions well when the rules suddenly change on them.
When I get sick, or worse, am in pain, I'm allowed to cry. A while back, my husband had this idiotic accident involving a running cat and his foot attempting to go into a shoe. He had to jolt sideways to avoid hurting the cat and in doing so, ripped his big toenail right off. I cried, he didn't. Occasionally I mention that I wouldn't be a man for all the money in the world. How the hell can a person have a body part ripped right off and be in that much pain and not cry????
And, if the ladies will forgive me, it's also possible that being sick puts a man in a position for a little payback time. "I took care of YOU, now you take care of ME."
I'll be over here with Trev when the flames start....
