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Pain Men Suffer

March 1, 2020 5 Comments

Pain Men Suffer

By Kevin Saitta

Women, they will never understand the pain men suffer when stricken with horrific illness. The agony we face. No medication to ease the despair as our bodies fail us. Our hearts are broken from this wicked beast. The pillow which seeks to afford solace and comfort is of no use in our darkest hour.

Then, to add insult to injury, they tell us we will be ok.

Liars! A lie from the pits of hell.

Not even birth equals to the torment we encounter when stricken with the deadliest common cold.

How dare they minimize our plight as death draws near!

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  1. Archie Iyer says

    March 1, 2020 at 7:22 am

    Ah..that’s exactly how men behave when they suffer the simplest of illnesses. Well written!!

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  2. Cathy Cade says

    March 1, 2020 at 8:08 am

    Well described. We suffer with you – until almost the end.
    I would swop around those last two sentences to make the common cold your punchline

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  3. lisafriedlanderlicsw says

    March 1, 2020 at 8:14 am

    So funny. So true.

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  4. Rosemary Reader and Writer says

    March 1, 2020 at 10:00 am

    Ha ha. Very funny.

    Reply
  5. Liz says

    March 21, 2020 at 12:15 pm

    Pain Men Suffer… thought this was going to be a PMS story…

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