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

Meme needing explanation Lois?

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u/Dr-Assbeard Apr 24 '26

Chris here, the joke is sexism, she doesn't expect a man to be present and supportive durig childbirth

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u/ElfOverlord Apr 24 '26

as someone who's sister just delivered a baby, I can tell you that the nurses and doctors there said that most men sit in the corner (if they even come at all) and act annoyed. most of the time, they don't seem interested in becoming a father. it's very sad to see.

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u/Sand-Eagle Apr 24 '26

My mother in-law's husband tried to jump out the window at the hospital when she delivered her last kid. You never know what's going to happen.

I was supportive until I passed out. It was when doc held up the placenta sack like a fish he just caught so I made it far enough