r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/WithSkelly • Apr 24 '26

Meme needing explanation Lois?

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u/Okita_Souji03 Apr 24 '26

What kind of country do you live in where that's okay? Or even if not okay, common...

Granted I'm no father yet but my girlfriend means too much to me to be able to abandon her if she needs me by her side normally, let alone during childbirth

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u/npdady Apr 24 '26

American maybe? I personally do not know a single person like this in my social circle.

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u/Subject_Driver_7822 Apr 24 '26

I mean I'm American and personally if I ever have a wife that's going through labor i'm going to be right there with her holding her hand and giving her hugs and doing everything I can to let her know I'm there for her.

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u/wheniaminspaced Apr 24 '26

She's probably not going to want hugs just a heads up.  Your there to be a set of hands for getting things and give her someone to vent to mostly, also a source of distraction from the process.

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u/butt_butt_butt_butt_ Apr 24 '26

I also noticed multiple men in this thread talking about “hugging my wife with every contraction” or similar.

Made me laugh.

I think I would have beaten my husband to death with my IV pole if he tried to hug me while I was pushing.

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u/wheniaminspaced Apr 25 '26

I think also knowing when to bend the truth a bit, my wife asked if there was much bleeding. I said no its not that bad. It was fairly substantial, not big problems substantial, but substantial. The last thing she needed to hear right then was the truth.