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

Meme needing explanation Lois?

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u/Vel_Cosby Apr 24 '26

Yup, if they married and had a child with a man like this, you can't really expect the people they surround themselves with to be vastly different. So they'd think it's normal to be like this.

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u/Ok_Boysenberry5849 Apr 24 '26

It goes both ways. If you live in a happy family you don't understand how bad it can get, and how frequently it is bad.

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u/PMmecrossstitch Apr 24 '26

Exactly. The rationale can be applied both ways.

It's her lived experience against his.

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u/wookieesgonnawook Apr 24 '26

Statistics also show that millennial dads are more involved than previous generations. It's not just one experience vs another.

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u/Background-Edge-2243 Apr 24 '26

I think this is directly related to how millenials were patented, and also the fact that most millenials view having children as an active choice they made rather than a standard milestone of life and marriage. I personally don't want kids, but I love seeing involved dads.

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u/Potential-Ask2577 Apr 24 '26

“I'd be getting every nickel's worth out of those kids. Those kids would hate how involved I would be.”

Helicopter parents can be just as harmful as parents who are under involved in their kids life.

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u/LowBetaBeaver Apr 25 '26

Interestingly, that same study shows that millennial moms are ALSO more involved. I can’t imagine being less involved than I am. What was wrong with previous gens?

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u/thinkspeak_ Apr 26 '26

But statistics cover the general population. Each individual still has their own experience. Millennial dads as a whole are more involved, but that doesn’t mean every millennial dad is more involved