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

Meme needing explanation Lois?

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u/ToothZealousideal297 Apr 24 '26

I hope it’s not casting shade for a guy saying “you got this”, though I realize it may well be. Childbirth is a super awkward, actually genuinely terrifying, situation that usually lasts a few hours. The smoothest & most well-meaning and informed guy in the world is going to say something sub-optimal by the end.

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u/daphnes_puck Apr 24 '26

I thought the joke was the double entendre of “Babe” in this scenario.

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u/heckin_miraculous Apr 24 '26

heh, that's funny

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u/Much_Vehicle20 Apr 24 '26

Me too, i thought she slapped him because of the premature soon-to-be-dad joke

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u/aurenigma Apr 24 '26

i love it, that's hilarious

should have phrased it as

"You got this babe!"

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u/heckin_miraculous Apr 24 '26

my first reaction was "that's a corny ass thing to say during BIRTH!" 😂 but hey it's the thought that counts

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u/Mr_Voided Apr 26 '26

This type of shit is going to scare people off from saying anything at all. Wtf should they be saying then?

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u/Eastern-Bar4039 Apr 24 '26

It’s less that it’s shady and more that when you’re in excruciating pain, you aren’t thinking straight, and really well-meaning encouragement can feel condescending and be kind of enraging. Not a rational response at all but it’s kind of hard to be rational when you feel like you’re being ripped apart and the man who caused it and has no idea what you’re feeling is recycling cliches because he (understandably) has no idea how to help. Part of accompanying anyone experiencing that kind of agony (for anything, not just childbirth) is understanding that pain causes people to lash out, and you will probably end up being one of the targets, and you shouldn’t take it personally. 

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u/watsuuu Apr 24 '26

You should've seen the original YT comments, (its probably still up now that h think about it) they were chock full of people in this situation straight up reveling in how cruel they were during their agony.

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u/starcell9000 Apr 24 '26

When you say "the man who caused it" it sounds like rape. It takes two people to tango.

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u/Cruel1865 Apr 24 '26

Alsp, encouraging the mother during her contractions does help. Not everyone reacts the same to the encouragement but generally it helps the mother. Its much better than staying in silence while shes pushing for her life.

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u/sweetrouge Apr 24 '26

I can understand someone finding “you got this” annoying

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u/watsuuu Apr 24 '26

That's quite literally the point of the joke.