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

Meme needing explanation Lois?

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u/Unhappy-Light5939 Apr 24 '26

Just had our first child 3 weeks ago. I was saying this phrase and every other encouraging thing I could think of. 34 hours of contractions before finally going to C section... Things got repetitive honestly. Going through a dozen versions of "You're doing great honey. You got this"

My wife got sick of hearing me trying to encourage her! . She'd reply "I know! Shut up"

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u/No_Proposal_3140 Apr 24 '26

At some point you're gonna have to start using reverse psychology.

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u/Purple-Property8006 Apr 24 '26

“You can’t do this, just give up. You’re a failure of a woman.”

It’s a bold strategy, Cotton. Let’s see how it plays out.

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u/OkSun5094 Apr 24 '26

nah, had a nurse actually do this to me in labor. I wanted to murder her. Still wears on me years later. let’s not belittle and discourage a woman going through one of the most painful and traumatic events of her life