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.
Nah it's not. I can see how someone would want to normalise such a shitty event to deal with it but the fathers I know and myself have been much much more involved and supportive than our fathers were
Healthcare professional here. In our public system, it’s a rule of thirds I would say. 1/3 are a lovely couple, husband is v supportive, aware and engaged, attentive; 1/3 seem disengaged/not really bothered or part of conversation (and honestly sometimes those are the ones that cry and you’ve misjudged completely that they’re “not engaged”) and the final 1/3… hoo boy. Either not there, which is probably best for all, or absolutely fucking useless. Drunk. Or “cracking jokes” like an ahole.
It’s great you’re an involved dad and I do think even in the last 10 years it’s gotten a lot better, it’s more expected dads are involved and they are made feel welcome (cos I accept that’s a big issue and problem sometimes) but it’s certainly not abnormal to see bad treatment of/indifference towards delivering mothers by their spouses.
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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.