r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Apr 24 '26

Meme needing explanation Lois?

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u/New_Musician8473 Apr 24 '26

Lois here, it's one of the phrases that enrage the woman. What do you know, Peter? Do we really got this? Would you be 'getting it' if your inside felt like being torn apart by an infant the size of Meg?

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u/WeaponsGradeYfronts Apr 24 '26

That's such a negative take. 

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u/Background-Edge-2243 Apr 24 '26

Yeah but it's true. He's trying his best to be supportive and help, but when you are at a 10 on the pain scale and scared and overwhelmed, someone saying "you got this" is probably infuriating. Neither of them is wrong, it's just a crazy situation and in high stress situations when tension is high, saying something like that usually elicits this kind of response

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u/WeaponsGradeYfronts Apr 24 '26

I'm sure there's any number of women who don't slap their other half when they're giving birth.