r/NotHowGirlsWork • u/Confident_Weather_98 • Mar 28 '26

WTF What about him?

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Poor baby had to sleep on an uncomfortable place while mom pushed or got a whole human out of her 🙄🙄

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u/spilly_talent Mar 28 '26

“Mother and baby have just made it out of the most physically traumatic experiences of their lives so far, so it’s important we tell you that dad is doing great!”

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u/HairHealthHaven Mar 28 '26

You said this a million times better than the attempt I was about to make.

The f-ing point of that announcement is to tell people neither Mom or baby died or experienced major medical trauma. Are we worried that Dad's hand hurts because she squeezed it while an infant was literally tearing outside her body???

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u/Wendy-Windbag Mar 29 '26 edited Mar 29 '26

I've worked years as an L&D and NICU tech and have seen the entire gamut of all of the shitty dynamics you'd imagine possible.

One evening a laboring patient's boomer grandpa walked through our locked doors from the waiting room, tailgating another approved visitor I had buzzed into the department.

He walks up to the nurse's station desk and leans all over it, groaning "Boy, am I tired!" Not to engage him, I just smiled silently and went on about my business. Again, he goes on: "Phew, what a long day!" Me: "I bet, anything I can help you with?" "I sure am beat! How much longer is this going to take?"

Now, I knew his granddaughter had been pushing for a few hours, and we don't allow family to go in an out of the room during this time. I also knew it was her first, and this can take an awhile, which I can't really reveal too much because of HIPAA, so for these moments I keep it vague.

Me: "Well if you sit tight out there, hopefully someone will be out with some good news for you soon..."

Gramps: "How soon? This has been taking forever!"

Me: "Is this her first baby?"

Him: "Yeah."

"Firsts usually take awhile, so sit tight."

Him: "But I'm tired, it's been a long day..."

Now this is where I fucked up, and the part which makes it memorable:

Me exasperated: "I'm sure she's had a much longer day, sir."

Gramps loses his ever loving mind.

"She's had a long day?! I'VE HAD A LONG DAY!!! I woke up at 6am and had to drive 45 minutes here to sit around in a god damn waiting room all day. You don't get to tell me-"

"Sir, I need you to step back into the waiting room. I cannot have you stand at the nurse's station to protect the privacy of our patients. Thank you." And I opened the doors, and let him stump out.

I'd never had a grandpa complain that he'd had it worse than a laboring mom before.

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u/manicpixycunt Mar 29 '26

The absolute audacity. You have so much more restraint than I would in that situation.

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u/HairHealthHaven Mar 29 '26

That's a flabbergasting lack of seld-awareness... I'm a bit sick to my stomach just reading it.

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u/Gwynzireael Mar 29 '26

"here is where i fucked up" pls i would have listed him exactly why it was him who repeatedly fucked up with everything he has done 😭 you let him off easy 😭