r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Apr 24 '26

Meme needing explanation Lois?

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u/ResponsibleTank7115 Apr 24 '26

What'd they do to your dad.

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u/Fear_Jaire Apr 24 '26

Based on previous experience my mom wanted my dad to immediately take the baby while she recovered. He was trying to support her by doing so but for whatever reason the nurses didn't let him and kept trying to give the baby to my mom. They basically had to yell at the nurses because they crowded my mom, boxing my dad out. Despite then doing the opposite of what my mom wanted/needed, I'm sure they tell the story of my dad being overbearing instead of realizing he was doing what my mom said she needed.

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u/BreadNoCircuses Apr 24 '26

I can tell you why they were trying to give baby to mom at least. Protocol is baby goes to mom immediately while she recovers, then the baby goes to dad while they check mom. Unless there's a medical emergency that requires immediate care to either mom or baby (like my son's birth where my partner had some blood loss from a torn uterus). They were basically defaulting to their standard pattern and either didnt hear or didnt understand your mom (or were just bad nurses, they do exist).

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u/Fear_Jaire Apr 24 '26 edited Apr 24 '26

Some degree of automated procedure is understandable but this was not a 5-10 second understanding