A comical video is making waves online, showcasing the stark difference between how women and men cope with the common cold. Titled “The Man Cold,” this clip resonates with countless women who often find themselves nursing their husbands through minor ailments. It humorously captures the frustration of being sick yourself while caring for a grown man who can’t seem to handle a sniffle or slight fever.
The video, shared by mom and blogger Lisa Collins on her Facebook page, has garnered over 19 million views, striking a chord with women everywhere who are tired of their husbands’ melodramatic responses to a simple cold. It opens with a familiar scene: the husband dramatically rolling over in bed, appearing to be on the brink of death, while Collins, herself feeling under the weather, acknowledges that yes, she knows he’s sick too—because she has the same cold.
Throughout the skit, Collins exemplifies the daily grind of a mom, juggling chores, tending to the kids, and checking in on her utterly helpless husband. She tells her audience, “Every year, the kids bring home those back-to-school germs, and we all end up sick. I work from home, and there’s no such thing as a sick day. I adore my husband, but he turns into a blubbering mess when he catches a cold.”
For moms, a cold is just a minor inconvenience, and it can be incredibly frustrating. The laundry still needs to be done, meals still need to be prepared, and kids still require attention. Meanwhile, her “Man Baby” remains ensconced in blankets, oblivious to the chaos around him.
Collins expresses the sentiment we all share while looking at our ailing husbands wrapped in their cozy blankets: “No, you’re not dying. I’ll dig a hole, toss you in, and cover you up… you just have a cold.”
Labeling him a “big, baby man-child” who “clearly needs more rest,” she continues her day as normal, while her husband languishes in bed. Many of us can relate to this scenario. As a new mom with a toddler and an infant, I quickly lost any sympathy for my husband when he succumbed to a ‘Man Cold.’
Now, when he retreats to the bedroom, wrapped in a quilt and moaning, I close the door behind him and ignore his pleas for pampering. Sorry, buddy. I have two little ones who genuinely need me. You can shuffle your 38-year-old self to the kitchen for your own tissues. I might be a mom, but I’m not your mom.
As Collins wryly notes at the end of the video, she acknowledges her lack of compassion, but that’s because no one shows compassion for mothers when they catch a minor illness. We tuck tissues in our pockets and soldier on. We don’t get to take two days off, and no one’s bringing us chicken soup with little star noodles.
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In summary, the humorous contrast between “Mom Cold” and “Man Cold” is a relatable experience for many women, highlighting the disparities in how men and women handle illness.