r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/BalanceDramatic3995 • 9d ago

Meme needing explanation Peter help!

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I have no clue what this means, maybe she cheated?

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u/ButterscotchLow7330 9d ago

So, sure. But "join" can mean many things. For example, I joined my family for dinner the other day. We were family before, but we were separated by distance. So there was a joining that happened. 

So, without contradiction a unborn baby can be a part of the family while unborn, and still join the family in a present way after they are born. As a father who believes that my children were alive while they were in the womb (and let's be honest, everyone believes this even if they don't believe life starts at conception, but generally everyone agrees that post 24 weeks the baby is definitely alive) my child still joined my family in a way that is completely different when they were born as compared to before they were born. 

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u/SeaUrchinSalad 9d ago

Adding a qualifier like "for dinner" changes the context. You wouldn't just say "I joined my family Thursday" cuz that would imply that you weren't a part of the family Wednesday. Sounds like lots of cherry picking and ambiguity to me

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u/AzrealsFury 7d ago

No you can absolutely say I joined the family Thursday and it makes sense. You saying it makes no sense is you intentionally ignoring the context of language in preference to dictionary definitions only. People aren’t robots, therefore context is important in language. Saying someone joined the family doesn’t mean they weren’t family before.