I'm gonna guess that she's happily startled because, for example, mine hit his weed pen outside every 15 minutes and fell asleep on the couch and never once came near me. I think that my experience (or smth similar) is pretty common.
Edit: Hi, I'm an actually human person and was the first to comment on this. I'm not trying to start a damn war of the roses, and apparently this is NOT the correct answer (see the next comment below mine). Just popped in with my stupid, obviously incorrect thought about what this could mean. So chill with calling me a stupid whore.
My husband slept on the couch while I was in labor, but that’s because 1) I was laboring overnight, and 2) the nurses told him to and promised they’d make sure he was up when he needed to be. And I thought that made sense. There wasn’t any reason for both of us to have zero sleep the night before meeting our newborn.
When it was go time, though, he was there. He was confused as shit when they woke him up and gave him the gear to put on to head back to the OR for my emergency C-section, but he did what they told him to do and was present and supportive for every moment that counted.
Yeah that’s entirely different. There’s no point in both of you being physically and mentally exhausted when other help is at hand. In the next day or two, all being well, it’ll just be the two of you to care for the baby and everyone needs to get sleep whenever possible.
Yeah, I don’t think the situation described in the initial comment is standard (or at least, not anymore), or my family members and friends have all managed to find partners who are outliers.
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u/BeatnikBun Apr 24 '26 edited Apr 24 '26
I'm gonna guess that she's happily startled because, for example, mine hit his weed pen outside every 15 minutes and fell asleep on the couch and never once came near me. I think that my experience (or smth similar) is pretty common.
Edit: Hi, I'm an actually human person and was the first to comment on this. I'm not trying to start a damn war of the roses, and apparently this is NOT the correct answer (see the next comment below mine). Just popped in with my stupid, obviously incorrect thought about what this could mean. So chill with calling me a stupid whore.