As a dad myself, dudes who willingly deny themselves being in the presence of the miracle of childbirth let alone being there for the entirety of what comes after baffles me.
for real. I've met some less than stellar dads but anyone I know personally is still right there next to their wife. even my father in law who literally faints at the sight of blood much worse than a papercut toughed it out and was there for my wife's birth and all 6 of her siblings. my own workaholic dad who occasionally missed our birthdays would always call his boss and tell him to get coverage now, or come work the store his damn self cause he's already walking out the building and taking his wife to the damn hospital (my dad's boss was a raging asshole).
Like even when the ass backwards culture was for the dad to wait outside, they were supposedly pacing the floor and plowing through a pile of cigarettes from anxiety, ready to be in there with their wife and kid the minute they were "supposed to" weren't they? can't get inside the head of a guy who just doesn't even care to be there.
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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '26
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