As a dad myself, dudes who willingly deny themselves being in the presence of the miracle of childbirth let alone being there for the entirety of what comes after baffles me.
I will never understand the whole “miracle of childbirth” perspective. The miracle was the fact that the baby made it to that point. The birthing process is basically just shitting out a small person through a different orifice.
I’ve had 2 and I think the miracle is how physically difficult it is to get it out, especially the first one. It’s horrifying and magical to get to the end of what feels like a marathon, then you or your loved one shoves a (in my case) 8-10 pound creature from a space that we are all used to being way less accommodating. It’s been years and I still barely understand how I could shit out such giant babies, the body is miraculous. It’s like Mary Poppins’ bag or watching an octopus escape an enclosure.
Plus there’s a lot of emotion once it’s over. For the birthing person it’s hormonal/biological. I’m not emotional at all normally and I almost cried. It’s just such a relief and your brain is flooded with all these euphoric chemicals.
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