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.
Same, the birth of my daughter was the greatest day of my life, being able to witness it was truly marvelous, i was warned that it might be gross but it was nothing short of beautiful, the fact that men shy away from it stuns me, its literally the miracle of life
Same, I even went to take a look at the front side when the nurse asked. It was so bizarre because it looked like I could just reach in and take the baby out.
Afterwards it wasn't such a great moment, my daughter wasn't breathing when she came out and of course I knew something was off, but I lied to my wife that everything was fine and that they were just checking her out, because I knew my wife would go into a blind panic, combined with her exhaustion I was afraid about what that would do to her.
In the end, my daughter came through, but they had to take her away to fully support her. At that point my wife was informed, but she was in a lot of distress and I had to choose to go with my wife or my daughter. Eventually my wife told me to go with my daughter so someone could be with her.
I am someone that forgets what I ate in the morning, or where I put my shoes, but that day is branded in my brain as I sit there in a room for children with a problematic birth and singing Remember me from Coco to her while my hand is softly resting on her.
My daughter and wife had no problems afterwards, so all ended up extremely good.
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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '26
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