r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Apr 24 '26

Meme needing explanation Lois?

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u/Square-Singer Apr 24 '26

This. Everyone sees themselves as the standard, the "normal". Even if they are far, far away from "normal".

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u/Vel_Cosby Apr 24 '26

Yup, if they married and had a child with a man like this, you can't really expect the people they surround themselves with to be vastly different. So they'd think it's normal to be like this.

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u/Ok_Boysenberry5849 Apr 24 '26

It goes both ways. If you live in a happy family you don't understand how bad it can get, and how frequently it is bad.

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u/Ekillaa22 Apr 24 '26

That’s where you see the meme about women complaining about truly bad partners and than one lady goes “I guess him not taking the trash out ain’t that bad” than again comparison is the thief of joy they say