Posted on 02/03/2015 8:40:24 AM PST by Thurstan
I’ve got two kids. Never once said “we’re pregnant”. To me it’s a presumption that has no responsibility with respect to the physical trials the mother has to undergo to have the child.
That said, a man with a pregnant wife has to bear the full implications of what that means. I don’t mean “baby daddy” like you see on “Maury” or “Jerry” - those are just harbingers of what this society is fast becoming
The implication, commitment and resolve needed cover a much longer responsibility are far greater. Few are ready to meet the challenge.
“I cringe when I hear that. ugh.”
Same here.
Smash the patriarchy, his inclusion ends with the sperm contribution.
THANK YOU!
When did this become a thing? and any guy that says that is a straight-up mangina.
No, but I certainly accept all responsibility. I think the saying does the opposite of what the piece claims. How many times do you hear an absent dad say “we’re pregnant”. It implies 2 people are onboard. The PC approach would be not to say that in fear they could offend a single mom.
Does that mean men should quit saying, “We’re having a baby”? After all, the man isn’t having a baby, the woman is. Saying “we’re pregnant” isn’t PC run amok or somehow emasculating, it’s an acknowledgment of the relationship between mother, father, and child.
That’s from the 9th grade.
We’re paying the bills for pregnant.
Joined FR just to post this?
Thanks! Or if I was a flatworm and cut myself in two...
I cringe too.
And we all know the role of the father.
“We’re pregnant”. Sure sign of a metrosexual pajama boy.
Ugh!
Splitters!
“We’re having a baby” and “We are expecting” are perfectly fine. Having a baby means more than the physical process of giving birth.
Saying “we’re pregnant”, sounds like lousy grammar, and makes no logical sense.
LMAO!
Only one carries the child in HER uterus.
We're expecting a child; my wife is pregnant.
(Not really; age has reared its ugly head ...)
“It takes two to make it happen.”
Yeah, but when it’s happening, do people say “we’re getting impregnated”?
This thread is worthless without pictures! (Of Jerry Doyle, not pregnant men, please.)
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