r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Apr 24 '26

Meme needing explanation Lois?

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u/Dr-Assbeard Apr 24 '26

Chris here, the joke is sexism, she doesn't expect a man to be present and supportive durig childbirth

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u/ElfOverlord Apr 24 '26

as someone who's sister just delivered a baby, I can tell you that the nurses and doctors there said that most men sit in the corner (if they even come at all) and act annoyed. most of the time, they don't seem interested in becoming a father. it's very sad to see.

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u/Dan-D-Lyon Apr 24 '26

Alright, I'm not calling those nurses liars, but humans are demonstrably and provably terrible at eyeballing percentages like that.

It's called confirmation bias. You get it in your head that a certain situation is likely to occur. Then, every time you encounter said situation your brain goes "aha, I knew it a", and every time the situation fails to occur your brain goes "well, of course there are exceptions". And, over time, you remember all the "aha" moments but minimize the exceptions.

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u/USMCLee Apr 24 '26

My kids are in the late 20's and we have a wide circle of friends with kids. I have not heard of a single Dad not being in the delivery room.

Now granted one barely made it in time because it was their 4th kid and she went from contractions to delivery in about 30 minutes.