Women share a joke that when they get a cold they power through it – especially women with young children – and that when men get a cold they languish on the couch, doing nothing. The memes and social media posts hint at the rigors of childbirth, the pain many experience around menstruation, and the fact that men can’t handle physical discomfort.
The Man Cold. Lying about, sleeping in, eschewing chores, leaving a trail of used tissues.
I think we’ve got it wrong. We shouldn’t mock the Man Cold, we should aspire to it.
