It's a birth defect

[cjsmith]

My X chromosome is acting up again. I'm hunched in a nearly-foetal position, perched on the edge of my chair here at work, waiting for the painkillers to kick in.

Yet again the amazement rolls over me: medical science has so far done nothing about this problem. They don't fully understand its cause, they don't have a cure, they can't even usually mask the symptoms (ok I admit I haven't tried narcotics). If men as a group had anywhere near this much trouble from one syndrome, it would be Medical Enemy Number One. There'd be bazillion dollar grants to try to cure it. Until a cure was found, a man desiring corrective surgery to remove the whole offending area would be supported and empathized with and probably have the whole thing paid for by insurance. (Viagra is covered by many medical plans! That's about as medically necessary as a toupee! That's the type of service GUYS get, while I pay all my OTC painkiller costs AND my birth control pills out of pocket.)

Why are women so hated?

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[wcg.livejournal.com]

with you I find it absolutely believable that you had clue before you had kids, and that's about the biggest compliment I can think of right at this instant.

Thank you CJ. I appreciate that.

I was not interpreting your earlier comment as aimed specifically at me, and intended only to offer my own experience as something of a counter example. In general, I'd agree with you that a lot of men just don't recognize the severity of the situation until they see their daughters laid low by it. (And, alas, some don't even then, though this is usually because their wives and or mothers assure them that the girls don't really feel as bad as they claim.)