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Childbirth: "a disgusting moment"

279 replies

bojo7 · 21/06/2026 16:53

Cannot see this anywhere else.

Footballer Jeremy Doku plans to leave his Belgium team mates to be at the birth of his first child.

From BBC website:
However, Doku's plan to leave the USA and return home has brought fierce criticism from L'Equipe channel presenter France Pierron, who labelled a father "completely useless" at the time of their child's birth.
"The World Cup is an incredible joy," she said in a message posted to the Facebook page of French sports publication L'Equipe.
"There are hundreds of footballers who would kill to be in your shoes. It might never happen again in your life.
"You're living out a childhood dream, yet you're going to walk away from it all to attend the birth of your child - a disgusting moment, if you'll pardon the expression, where the dad is completely useless."

OP posts:
WhatNextImScared · 21/06/2026 16:59

They might be useless at birthing the child but they are not (or shouldn’t be) useless at supporting their partner at the most physically vulnerable moment of her life outside death. Grotesque comment from
the tv presenter. Hopefully she’s been ripped a new one.

Laiste · 21/06/2026 16:59

I haven't voted as you haven't said where you stand OP.

Laiste · 21/06/2026 16:58

As if playing a game of football is in any way comparable to seeing your child born 🙄

And yes my DH was fantastic as a birth partner and nothing would have kept him away.

TheLightSideOfTheMoon · 21/06/2026 16:55

To be fair, while I was in labour exDH was completely useless.

Anyone else?