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Why is it that men act like the biggest rudest babies when they get sick? My dad comes home from work, runny nose and sore throat and when my mom asks him if he wants something warm to drink, he rudely tells her "I just got home, I don't want anything". I have a COVID test prepped and ready to go to make sure he doesn't have the virus. When he puts on his pajamas, he notices that the draw string got a little busted from the dryer machine. He then starts yelling at the top of his lungs that my mom is always against him and that he doesn't want her to do his laundry anymore. She gladly says fine and walks away.
A few minutes later she comes back and my dad tells her to leave her alone. While that's happening, I'm battling tears as I hate seeing my parents fighting. I'm 25 years old, still living at home as I'm still in graduate school. Hopefully by next year I'll be moving somewhere else. As I do the COVID test on my father, he yells my moms name as she's in the bathroom and we're in the kitchen-- I tell my dad that she's in the bathroom getting ready for bed and he says, "she can't hear me" I'm like no, she's brushing her teeth, and he's like "she can't say anything" and I'm like no, she's literally brushing her teeth lol. I then say plus, you did tell her to leave you alone in which he responds saying "oh yeah?"
At this point I'm livid, I go to my bedroom and just cry. I then tell my mom that he's a rude jerk and him being sick does not give him the right to be an asshole. What gives them the right to be rude when they're sick? What gives?
My ex was always extremely abrasive when he was in a vulnerable position (sick, sad, etc) too. They simultaneously want to be coddled but also they push you away and make you jump through hoops so they don't have to admit they actually need your support. They hate depending on women for anything no matter how briefly, because it threatens their ego. The cognitive dissonance of "I need women but I also hate that I need them" ruins so many men. They could just be single but they want that feeling of controlling and possessing a woman, and they do need someone to do their laundry. Of course they'll nitpick her work into oblivion because they don't want her to be too confident in her abilities (again, can't admit that they need women for something). It's really so mind boggling. Like, my ex would depend on me to make him lunch and still criticize my food endlessly (and I'm a good cook, literally no one else complains). And many other things like that.
I think men just like the convenient excuse. It also gives him the chance to guilt trip people who retaliate.
Men also generally have much weaker immune systems than women. Makes the illnesses last longer and more symptomatic.
I’m sorry that your dad is acting like a manic child. I can totally understand you and your mum’s frustration.
Like you, it boggles my mind how men act like insufferable babies when they’re ill. They act as if they’re going to die yet a woman will go on to do 10 things at once when she’s ill.
I think they act so irrationally when they’re ill because they have the emotional stability of children. Just like how they can’t handle most emotions like feeling love for a woman or feeling empathy for a sick puppy, in which they’ll do everything in their power to stop themselves feeling those emotions, they can’t handle being sick. Being sick is uncomfortable, yes, but they choose not to cope with how they feel. As most men are narcissistic, they choose to make everyone run around them when they’re ill which includes looking for attention by being dramatic. They whine and complain because they feel ill and choose to wallow in their sickness. Children can behave this way when they feel ill and seeing as most men behave like children, they're no different when they feel sick.
That's just my take anyway.
I realize that this post about men acting like little children has elicited a strong reaction from readers who have witnessed or experienced similar behavior. It is important to recognize that illness can make anyone feel vulnerable and in need of care, but that does not justify throwing tantrums or acting like an entitled person. As a society, we should encourage people to take responsibility for their own health and seek appropriate medical care when needed, while at the same time encouraging empathy and compassion for those who are struggling. It's a delicate balance, but it can help create a better and healthier environment for all. However, a sick man with a body temperature of 37 degrees is ready to die and the benefits are ZERO. It's a shame, because I went to work with a body temperature of 39 degrees.
One dude always went to see me or send a text msg and when he got a severe flu, I went to see him and he said I was smothering and when I got offended he was sorry saying he's moody because he's sick. I should have ended contact with him after the disrespect but I was emotionally attached to ppl and I don't like snapping ties, I thought snapping ties is cruel.
It's better to regret snapping ties with a person that disrespected you than regret not snapping ties.