When men tell women they have the flu That they have never felt so bad The universal response, alas it’s true Is for women to go stark raving mad!
Men with the flu are not taken seriously By members of the opposite *** Their illness the subject of great levity Despite the debilitating effects!
Men are often told to simply stop whining, (Like women never complain themselves) Though it’s obvious their health is declining They are just told to “get over your selves”
They tell us to grow up, be a man suggest we need to grow a pair “I work when I’m sick and so you can” We are informed with a deathly stare.
We are told to man up, to stop snivelling, They question whether we are men or mice “Try giving birth if you want to know about suffering” A phrase thrown at us more than once or twice.
They are always convinced it is just a cold Though our temperature may be sky high They are often adamant and will not be told Though we feel like we’re going to die
Though sneezing and coughing like never before Though our whole bodies are obviously aching Sweating and shivering, every muscle sore Yet they seem convinced that we are faking
We are accused of being overly demanding! They tell us not to be such a Mummys boy! And though we might expect a little understanding Most times they cannot even bother to try!
You would not think it was too much to ask But it most certainly seems to be though we are incapable of the simplest task we can not get one ounce of sympathy
They accuse us of expecting a full time nurse Though all we need is some loving care But all the arguing just makes us worse They never see they are being quite unfair
It seems that they really could not care less they could not be bothered even trying we feel bad enough but all this added stress only makes us feel we’d be better off dying!
They accuse us of making a song and dance Of making a mountain out of a mole hill And really us men do not stand a chance Unless we can prove beyond doubt we are ill.
Thank God for researchers at Stanford University all men will forever be in their debt They took the issue of men’s health very seriously And studied the subject in depth.
They published their findings in 2013 Confirming the existence of the “Man Flu” The research and conclusions are there to be seen Facts with which no woman can argue.
It outlines facts you might not have known Which may make you feel much better at once It seems it’s men’s high levels of testosterone That seriously weaken the immune response.
It is only because you are a real man, because you actually have a pair that you feel sicker than any woman ever can it’s a scientific fact, so there!
So next time we get sick hopefully Women might just believe that it’s true Perhaps we may be taken more seriously just in case we have the dreaded “Man Flu”!
The bad news alas, is that there is no cure Though they are doing the best they can So if your man gets the flu, ladies be sure To be more patient,take great care of your man!