r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Apr 24 '26

Meme needing explanation Lois?

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u/Square-Singer Apr 24 '26

This. Everyone sees themselves as the standard, the "normal". Even if they are far, far away from "normal".

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u/Vel_Cosby Apr 24 '26

Yup, if they married and had a child with a man like this, you can't really expect the people they surround themselves with to be vastly different. So they'd think it's normal to be like this.

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u/Ok_Boysenberry5849 Apr 24 '26

It goes both ways. If you live in a happy family you don't understand how bad it can get, and how frequently it is bad.

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u/jasmine_tea_ Apr 24 '26

Yup. Even in the same family, the experiences between one relative and another can be wildly different.