text: is pms really that bad, or do women use it as an excuse to get their way ???   it is an excuse . . . to do a lot of things men can not get away with.  i had a medical problem before . . . and i tried getting time off . . . and i couldn't . . . because i had to pay the bills.   women call in sick all the time . . . get check-up 2-3 times a month . . . and also call in sick when they have their monthly friends.  true all women are different . . . then why do most women take sick days and men do not.  because the law protect them . . . that is why.