This past week, I wasn't feeling well. Apparently, my wife thought this was the man flu and decided to become more hostile towards me as I became more lethargic. I nearly drove the family off the road I was so tired one day. Then my knee swelled up and I can't walk.. She was less amused by my lack of mobility. Long story short, I got pneumonia and the infection is in my knee. I was pretty worried it was the flu... luckily it is not. Ohh holiday joy.
She feels pretty bad about her behavior.. ...... Now.. Only to feel better so I can cash in those sweet sweet guilt chips...
That's rough, Iggy, and quite serious. Hope you get well soon.
In reply to Dr. Hess :
thanks.. We shall see if the levaquin puts a dent in it..
What , may I ask is "The man flu"?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_flu
"Man flu is a phrase that refers to the idea that men, when they have a common cold, experience and self-report symptoms of greater severity, akin to those experienced during the flu. "
Basically.. women believe men over report symptoms and severity.
ddavidv
PowerDork
12/21/18 8:59 a.m.
You've experienced what is known as the 'burden of performance'. TRM - The Burden Of Performance
It is a 'feature' of the female, not a 'bug'. Welcome to the joy of relationships.
mtn
MegaDork
12/21/18 9:50 a.m.
Ugh. Pneumonia. That is fun. Not. Been down that road a time or five.
Thankfully I'm currently on my longest streak without it, going on 13-14 years. Knock on wood.
In reply to ddavidv :
with the guilt she has.. she'll have the burden of performance soon enough
In reply to Fueled by Caffeine :
Consider me educated. Gracias
In reply to ddavidv :
A feature of the female only? Males never take what women do for granted?
sorry to throw a fork into the conversation but that was frankly misogynistic. We all take for granted what we’re used to. It a feature of humans not “females.”
Ah yes, the Man Cold. Here you go (I wish I could imbed the video).
Man Cold
Fueled by Caffeine said:
In reply to ddavidv :
with the guilt she has.. she'll have the burden of performance soon enough
Hey! Keep it family friendly here!
dculberson said:
In reply to ddavidv :
A feature of the female only? Males never take what women do for granted?
sorry to throw a fork into the conversation but that was frankly misogynistic. We all take for granted what we’re used to. It a feature of humans not “females.”
You know what I don't take for granted?
That someone will find a way to be offended about basically anything.
In reply to z31maniac :
I don't take for granted that someone will be around to excuse any bad behavior. I'm sorry for calling out bad behavior. Do I need to lighten up? Almost certainly. But I also feel like the world would be a better place if we were collectively less willing to let our friends say things that are hurtful to others.
I'm really irritated about the whole "man flu" thing, because it's utter horseE36 M3 in my experience.
SVreX
MegaDork
12/21/18 1:17 p.m.
dculberson said:
In reply to z31maniac :
I don't take for granted that someone will be around to excuse any bad behavior. I'm sorry for calling out bad behavior. Do I need to lighten up? Almost certainly. But I also feel like the world would be a better place if we were collectively less willing to let our friends say things that are hurtful to others.
Yeah, perhaps you do need to lighten up a little.
Your response was correct, but there wasn’t anything inaccurate about the original statement.
The existence of a “man flu” does not rule out the existence of a “woman flu”.
EVERYTHING can be hurtful to SOMEONE. The answer is to reduce the overall level of butt hurt.
When I lived in Central America, they were offended with the word “American”. Whatever....
You can get pneumonia in your knee? I thought it was just a lung thing.
In reply to DeadSkunk :
That was my thought. Can someone elaborate?
SVreX said:
Yeah, perhaps you do need to lighten up a little.
Your response was correct, but there wasn’t anything inaccurate about the original statement.
The existence of a “man flu” does not rule out the existence of a “woman flu”.
EVERYTHING can be hurtful to SOMEONE. The answer is to reduce the overall level of butt hurt.
When I lived in Central America, they were offended with the word “American”. Whatever....
Maybe you're addressing a different comment than I was.
I was talking about this:
"ddavidv said:You've experienced what is known as the 'burden of performance'. TRM - The Burden Of Performance
"It is a 'feature' of the female, not a 'bug'. Welcome to the joy of relationships."
I stand by my comments.
1988RedT2 said:
In reply to dculberson :
Please stop being such a woman!
Haha! Casual sexism is so funny!
SVreX
MegaDork
12/21/18 1:39 p.m.
In reply to dculberson :
You’re right. I misunderstood you
Yes yes, congratulations, some of you are more "woke" than others. Absolutely not relevant at all to the topic at hand. Lighten up the lot of you.
What's this whole "I have pneumonia and the infection is in my knee" thing?
Pneumonia is a lung infection is it not? Or is this thing with the knee a bonus health issue on top of the pneumonia?
So I got my pneumonia shot and my flu shot. So I am safe.
