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Demeter

(85,373 posts)
28. Some women, yes
Mon Jan 23, 2012, 02:23 PM
Jan 2012

I have known some horrible whiners. They have never done any significant physical labor in their lives, including childbirth.

On the other hand, I have known stoic, capable women, who know good pain from bad, fixable from unfixable, and temporary from permanent. They make good mothers.

And then there are those that deny their bodies rest, care, and treatment, but suffer silently, needlessly. They have mental problems. They want to be martyrs.

But then, I've known men in all three categories, too.

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Women found to report much more pain than men [View all] The Straight Story Jan 2012 OP
alternate question: dana_b Jan 2012 #1
Tis but a fleshwound The Straight Story Jan 2012 #3
lol dana_b Jan 2012 #8
That was my first thought obamanut2012 Jan 2012 #19
Let me qualify my response of "Duh!" ... zbdent Jan 2012 #2
Yep - probably enough gender-specific training to account for 20 percent of variation bhikkhu Jan 2012 #4
Experiencing something that feels like you've pulled your bottom lip over your head, while Ecumenist Jan 2012 #7
It is very, very true. Jennicut Jan 2012 #12
part of the reason why I think that women don't really realize that zbdent Jan 2012 #14
Why would you be flamed for this? redqueen Jan 2012 #13
the part about the birthing ... (see #7) zbdent Jan 2012 #15
But it's just a factual statement... redqueen Jan 2012 #16
I think women are more likely to talk about what they're feeling physically, wheras men, "man up and Ecumenist Jan 2012 #5
They obviously haven't met my husband. Liberal Veteran Jan 2012 #6
Girl, tell me about it. when Baby gets the flu, you would swear he had the Black Plague ... Ecumenist Jan 2012 #11
LOL MuseRider Jan 2012 #17
Exactly! I think that not reporting pain is the major reason why women, GENERALLY out live men. Ecumenist Jan 2012 #21
Thank you Missy Vixen Jan 2012 #25
My wife is much tougher than me Chuuku Davis Jan 2012 #9
When the men go through childbirth and report their level of pain frazzled Jan 2012 #10
Ditto! Wind Dancer Jan 2012 #18
Women seem to be BETTER at sucking it up to function...UNTIL they see the doctor pinboy3niner Jan 2012 #20
It's not really about a "tolerance for pain." chrisa Jan 2012 #22
Mythbusters covered this -- Hell Hath No Fury Jan 2012 #23
Our response is in our DNA. And upbringing Thirtieschild Jan 2012 #24
Related: Man flu is real! redqueen Jan 2012 #26
So we may have to rethink the conventional wisdom about "the weaker sex"? pinboy3niner Jan 2012 #27
At least when the context is the immune system, redqueen Jan 2012 #31
Some women, yes Demeter Jan 2012 #28
Every nurse I know riverwalker Jan 2012 #29
We guys repress out pain? NO SHIT, Sherlock!!! Odin2005 Jan 2012 #30
And they live longer, too. Iggo Jan 2012 #32
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