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

Meme needing explanation Lois?

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u/Infamous_Try3063 Apr 24 '26

It is very common unfortunately.  The younger generation of dads are more supportive and involved and its so awesome to see.

*I have enough years in healthcare to be that many people my age are retired.

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u/upholsteryduder Apr 24 '26

86% of all fathers now attend the birth of their infant

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S026661381000104X

14% is not "very common", it's the exception, not the rule

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u/Deftly_Flowing Apr 24 '26

Off topic but what percentage of something do you think that something needs to be before it becomes 'common'?

Like I would think 20-50% is a solid range for common and then 50%+ is when its very common.

But then again, if you consider that there's probably 10-20 births a day in a hospital, then you would probably see 1 or 2 fathers not showing up daily. So if its a daily occurance does it drift back into the realm of commonplace even though the percentage is low?

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u/upholsteryduder Apr 24 '26

"Common" generally means shared, widespread, or ordinary. It refers to things occurring frequently.

To me, common means the thing that is most likely to happen or happens more often than not, aka the "norm".

Frequent/Widespread: Widespread, prevalent, general, popular, familiar, ordinary.