Guest guest Posted September 6, 2003 Report Share Posted September 6, 2003 Dawn, My husband is great, does all the physio, which I hate doing. I think maybe men think they are supposed to be this big strong thing, who protects the family, and maybe they feel they let it down by not 'protecting' and not being able to 'fix' their child. Also I know in my family, women talk ALOT and we talk about things together, men don't. They don't talk about emotional things in 'normal' circumstances, and if they have a sick child they may think other men don't understand or don't want to hear. (Australia) Men in denial I'm sitting here pondering the idea of why men seem to go into more denial than women when it comes to their child and it being dx'd with CF. I've noticed a lot of people saying things like....my husband does not take any role in treatments....he ignores the fact that our child has CF.....or my ex does not think our child needs the meds....Why is this? Women admit they are in denial and they ask for help in how to cope with the diagnoses, but it's rare to see a man do this. Is it because of pride? Please don't flame me, I'm not speaking against any of the men on the list....you guys are the greatest, and contribute greatly to the list. Hopefully you GUYS can answer (or at least give me some insight) as to WHY? Dawn mom to Tyler 5.5 w CF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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