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Fairy28
Fairy28

With all we are going through , all our symptoms and anxieties why don't men understand. Moody, demanding and selfish - well mine is anyway, tired of running around trying to do everything and not an ounce of understanding. Everything's ok as long as I don't moan or complain or say I don't feel well, yet the slightest sniffle or cough and it's 'oh poor me' and we,re supposed to pamper and fuss - yet when it's us its a different story.

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  • Trish123
    Trish123 Fairy28

    Posted

    I understand!   I always try to find time when he is not around to rest, sleep or treat myself well.  Alone time is good.
    • Fairy28
      Fairy28 Trish123

      Posted

      Agree, can't wait for him to go to work or bed !
    • CCinCal
      CCinCal Fairy28

      Posted

      Lol

      Sorry I had to laugh at the work or bed comment. Here I am wishing I had one. Guess I would prefer being single to having a selfish moody one...

    • Fairy28
      Fairy28 CCinCal

      Posted

      Yes, a few of my single friends have the benefit of not picking up underpants and smelly socks from the floor, cleaning the filthy bath after he's been there, wiping up all the spilt sugar from the kitchen worktop after he's attemted to make a cup of tea, opening the bathroom window really wide after he's been there, picking up his dirty dinner plate he's left on the floor for me to pick up, listening to constant snoring when I can't sleep, listening to him eating a packet of crisps with his mouth open, rummaging through the cupboards looking for more food after he's been fed etc etc need I go on, wonder what would happen if I behaved like that ! Yuk.
    • sharcerv52408
      sharcerv52408 Fairy28

      Posted

      They never really grow up. You wonder were they ever taught any manners and etiquette, right?
  • ambercolleen
    ambercolleen Fairy28

    Posted

    They have no clue how to deal with us when we're not well.  I think it's because they always feel like they have to be able to fix something when it's broken/wrong, and they can't with this.  They have no power to make it better, and it frustrates them.  And men are stupid.  There, I said it smile  It's tough, most of the time I wish mine would leave me alone too, but then when he IS gone (he's a pilot) I'm sad and miss him (well, at night anyway).  What's the saying?  Men, can't live with 'em, can't shoot 'em! smile  hee hee
    • Fairy28
      Fairy28 ambercolleen

      Posted

      Ha ha ha ' men are stupid' so so so true! Sorry you miss your man when he's away, he's a pilot - lucky you he must be away a lot ! ..... I'm just watching mine munching his way through a packet of biscuits and I can hear every swallow and crunch and it's driving me mental. Did you read my reply to CCin Cal ha ha, ...... yep biscuits almost gone thank god !
    • sharcerv52408
      sharcerv52408 ambercolleen

      Posted

      I wish mine were a pilot or had a similar job that kept him out of my hair. Mine seems to just pluck my nerves raw sometimes. If he was away more often I think we'd have a much better marriage. You know what they say, "absence makes the heart grow fonder."
    • sharcerv52408
      sharcerv52408 Fairy28

      Posted

      I was putting my son to sleep but couldn't help chuckling out loud to your post. Too funny!
  • bobbysgirl
    bobbysgirl Fairy28

    Posted

    .... thus proving once and for all - they really ARE from another planet!

    I suppose in many ways I am lucky. We both know I'm not the girl he married, but then I'm not altogether sure HE'S the man I married. Some wrinkly old fart has taken his place. We have regular whinging sessions, trying to out-do each others complaints (he is diabetic and only found out when it had done a lot of damage).

    Perhaps your OH should take a long look in the mirror someday and realise that he is not actually Superman. Has his nose hair got any longer, his hair any thinner, his waist any fatter? Does he say 'oof' or 'argh' when he gets out of a chair? Yep, sure signs he's going through the male Menopause - poor dear.rolleyes

    • Fairy28
      Fairy28 bobbysgirl

      Posted

      Ha ha ha that made me laugh, yes all true and the eyebrows yuk, long hairs appear and the ears too ! ...........and bedtime it's ' are you coming up for a bit ! ' uuuugghh no im bloody well not !
    • jamie50513
      jamie50513 bobbysgirl

      Posted

      Hahahaha.😅😅😅..I just spit out my Ginger ale..he has MALEOPAUSE!!!
    • lorin2362
      lorin2362 jamie50513

      Posted

      My lady pals call it Manopause. I accuse my hubby of it when  hes being foul. He gets in a nasty mood far more often than he used too. My hubby is a pilot as well and I too am glad for the break when he is gone. I do miss him now and again but its nice to not have him adding to my crazy.
    • sharcerv52408
      sharcerv52408 lorin2362

      Posted

      Yes my hubby is very moody, overly-sensitive and critical. So I deal with a lot. He's never been tested but I think he has Aspberger's syndrome which is the adult form of Autism. He has angry outbursts and gets upset easily. He can be fine one moment and then all of a sudden he flips. It's like Dr. Jekel and Mr. Hyde. It is very stressful and unsettling being with someone like this.
    • bobbysgirl
      bobbysgirl sharcerv52408

      Posted

      All of that stress isn't helping you! I do understand, I have my 88 year old mum living with us. She's doing great for her age (better than me) but she does go through life with her glass half empty and she is an Olympic champion at stating the bxxxxxxg obvious - 'it's raining, you'll need at coat'. AGGGHHH!
    • CCinCal
      CCinCal bobbysgirl

      Posted

      We must have the same mom. Never encouraging just sees the negatives.
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