Gotta Love Him, but Ahhh, sometimes....

He can be such a baby. Even though John slept in the guest room the past two nights to avoid getting my "cooties" (the flue bug), he still got sick. He woke up this morning feeling sick and stayed home from work. I brought him some gingerale home and he said with his most pathetic voice, "Rachel, you are going to have to stay home tommorrow, I can not possibly watch Ellie, I am just so sick". Here is why I am anoyed. I was just as sick Thursday and I went over to my sister's with Ellie to watch the kiddos. John was supposed to work a half day to help me, since I was throwing up all day but did not get there until almost 4pm. The second day is much better, just a bit queasy and very weak. Again, I took Ellie to my sister's to help with the kiddos since she stayed home from work. Now, If I can watch 3 kids both the terrible day and the recovery day (granite, my other sis did come over to help), when he could not possibly stay home from work, why am I supposed to stay home from work (I only work 2 Saturdays a month) on the second day of recovery?!!?! I promised him that day two is much better and he will be ok to watch Ellie. Mom is on stand by if he can not watch her. Another thing, if he is so sick, then get your but in bed and get off the couch!!!!! That bugs me.

Ok, just needed to vent, now I feel better.

LOL! I know what you mean. Guys are such babies when it comes to being sick! Women are sooooo much stronger!

That is precisely why it's women who give birth!! If men did it, people would quickly become an endangered species!! ;)

I understand completely! I get so irritated when my husband is down COMPLETELY for a week, when I wasn't even down a day! It is very frustrating! You want to be sympathetic, but DANG!

Hahahahahaha. Guys are such whimps. That's MY take, too!

I have to agree with you, but I think that my DH is one of the few guys who keeps going when he gets sick, which is rarely. I think that it is from his Ranger days in the Army.

I hope your DH feels better soon.

Men are typically wimps when they get sick. They never seem to understand when we're really sick either--it's like Bob thinks I'm faking it or something. Like Cathy said, it's a good thing that women have the babies!