r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Apr 24 '26

Meme needing explanation Lois?

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u/Djaaf Apr 24 '26

Joke's on you : my father was so involved that he fainted in the delivery room, hit his head on the chair he had been waiting on and was evacuated by a nurse directly to neurology while my mom had her baby.

So... he wasn't really that supportive at that point, but he stayed the night at the hospital, at least.

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u/Ethernum Apr 24 '26

Hey, your dad gave his best. Birth is a monumental task and as a father you feel like a helpless bystander that is watching his wife perform a fucking miracle while screaming in pain or begging for help while all you can do is hold her hand and tell her she's doing great while there's excrement and blood involved.

Your dad is LEAGUES ahead of a guy that just leaves to smoke weed and fall asleep.

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u/themostreasonableman Apr 24 '26

You just described the birth of my first child in perfect detail. I was NOT ready for that much poop and trauma. All I can remember is poop and trauma. I thought my wife was going to die, then I thought our unborn child was going to die, then they put us all to sleep for a rest (even me!), only to wake up and get right back to the poop and trauma.

I absolutely can not believe that we went and did it a second time. I am now proudly desexed.

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u/No_Musician_1748 Apr 24 '26

Lmao my husband also thought everyone involved was dying. Surely seems like a thing that should kill you more often. I maintain…that is NOT supposed to fit through down there and for those reasons I am one and done