r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Apr 24 '26

Meme needing explanation Lois?

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u/boostme253 Apr 24 '26

Same, the birth of my daughter was the greatest day of my life, being able to witness it was truly marvelous, i was warned that it might be gross but it was nothing short of beautiful, the fact that men shy away from it stuns me, its literally the miracle of life

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u/Mammyjam Apr 24 '26

Sounds like you were incredibly lucky. Don't get me wrong, holding my daughter for the first time was the greatest moment of my life but the 27 hours before that were an absolute shit show of tachycardia for mum and baby, sepsis, not knowing if we would need an emergency section, watching the person I love most in the world crying and sobbing from the pain. I got sent out of the room by the midwife twice because I couldn't stop crying. I was looking up vasectomies 18 hours in. My wife is pregnant atm and while I'm very much looking forward to being a dad again the birth is filling me with dread.

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u/internetnamesarefake Apr 24 '26

Dude same. My child is the best thing in my life, but the birth was the most traumatising experience in my life. I will NEVER forget the Sound of tearing and bursting flesh. I just stood there holding the hand of my wife and trying to be a comfort for 13 hours. It was not the greatest das of my life. Far from it. Im glad that my wife forgot nearly everything.

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u/Far_Raspberry_4375 Apr 24 '26

Yea men don't have to go through the pain but we also don't get the immediate amnesia that seems to be common lol. The grossest part to me from my wifes relatively uncomplicated birth was the nasty liquid that came out between the baby and the placenta