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Annoyed about this birth announcement

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KickAssAngel · 03/11/2016 14:21

Someone at work is currently on paternity leave. We all sent a card and a gift, and he thanked us. It's the second child.

In his thank-you, the Dad gave a brief description of the birth & how the family are doing.

It contained the line "we went in to labor"

It has really annoyed me. Probably because he's done other things that annoy me, too. But since when did men go into labor. I'm sure he was there, being as involved and caring as possible (this isn't sarcasm, he would have been very kind & supportive to his wife). But I'm equally sure that he didn't get one labor pain or have to push for even a little bit.

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Ineedmorelemonpledge · 03/11/2016 14:38

He was probably really excited about his kid and wanted to share it?

why would it have been such a problem to acknowledge his wife's strength during her labour during his excitement sharing email then?

Why did he have to muscle in on that?

My boss came in full of bewildered exhausted joy when his DS was born. He couldn't emphasize enough how much awe he felt for his wife, and all women during the pain of labour and how brave and amazing she was on the day.

You are right, he's a glory seeking tosspot.

There was a man in my prenatal courses who always spoke over his wife about the birth plan. He had a broken arm fixed without pain relief so she didn't need any pain relief for her labour. She just sat there, staring at the floor.

Jesus, can't we own anything these days.

JunebabyT · 03/11/2016 14:38

Ahh this would annoy me! my DP has been guilty of saying "we're pregnant" - he better not come out with this corker!

TheLegendOfBeans · 03/11/2016 14:36

InTheNick

Seconded but let's be honest - the "we" is a tad cringe Grin

VestalVirgin · 03/11/2016 14:36

Well, it is the logical conclusion of "we are pregnant". Confused
So, probably no surprise that things eventually got to that point?

I wonder ... do housewives also do this with their husband's career?

"We were promoted", "We earn X salary" et cetera?
It would be way more justified, as there's actual work involved in helping a husband achieve things, and work is all that the husband invests, too - while even a very supportive husband won't have to go through even a fraction of the pain and discomfort a woman goes through in pregnancy and childbirth.

But I cannot remember having seen it happen except with women being called by their husband's academic title in some areas, which is more a side effect of taking the husband's name than anything else.

Inthenick · 03/11/2016 14:35

I think it's a pity to shit on him when he's just had a baby and is excited and has just experienced probably the most exciting, terrifying and overwhelming situation in his entire life, albeit without any labour pains himself. He did just experience labour, not his own of course, but his own wife's and baby's labour.

Mozfan1 · 03/11/2016 14:31

gardencentre won the internet today

What a git, did WE fuck go into labour. Stupid fucking man.

KickAssAngel · 03/11/2016 14:30

Everything else was perfectly accurately typed. I doubt it was a typo.

I have worked with this guy for 8 weeks and he has already annoyed me on multiple occasions with mansplaining, ignoring, inviting all the guys round for sports. I suspect that he genuinely believes that he was as much as part of the birth as his wife was.

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Shutupanddance1 · 03/11/2016 14:29

He was probably really excited about his kid and wanted to share it? Hmm

OlennasWimple · 03/11/2016 14:27

Typo for "she" in a befuddled, new baby moment?

crystalballbroke · 03/11/2016 14:26

Grin that made me chuckle.

TheLegendOfBeans · 03/11/2016 14:24

GardenCentre

I don't know you
I've never seen you on here
But I love you 😍

😂

Gardencentregroupie · 03/11/2016 14:23

ARGH that is a million times worse than we are pregnant, unless he was kicked in the ball sac every time she had a contraction and they did an episiotomy on his arsehole.

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