In the original audio of the video the pregnant woman slaps the husband after he says this. It's a joke about how during labor there's alot of high emotions and stress that the mother to be is experiencing and how such a situation can be awkward for the nurses in the room to be involved in.
I was assuming something in that regard.
The woman is in an extreme amount of pain and her hormones are going wild. Having a man, who often can't even deal with a normal flue, say "It's ok, you can do this" can trigger a lot of aggression coming out.
(Especially because we sometimes lash out at people we consider safe in high stress situations)
How is trying to encourage your wife wrong? And why are you assuming her husband can't handle a normal flue? Also, how does this have anything to do with giving birth? I feel like you're making a lot of assumptions here.
There's nothing wrong with trying to encourage your partner while they need you. If anything, it should be normal and encouraged in my opinion.
It's not wrong, and this shouldn't be taken as it being wrong to do so. Just a fair warning that childbirth is hard and sometimes people might lash out in the moment because of the stress and pain. (This doesn't excuse hitting someone, that's so fucked up.)
Like, my husband noticed I was hyperventilating and started coaching me through breathing exercises we learned beforehand, and I screamed at him to get out of my face. He was too close and I couldn't breathe, and I was just trying to communicate what I needed as fast and with as few words as possible. I didn't mean to scream at him, and apologized repeatedly after the baby was there, and he assured me that he wasn't upset at all. That's just how childbirth can be.
The flu comment is just weird sexism, but that comment can seem patronizing when most men have not experienced something comparible to childbirth.
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u/darubus Apr 24 '26
In the original audio of the video the pregnant woman slaps the husband after he says this. It's a joke about how during labor there's alot of high emotions and stress that the mother to be is experiencing and how such a situation can be awkward for the nurses in the room to be involved in.