At the risk of stating the obvious, childbirth is one of the most painful experiences humans go through. Sure, everyone has differing pain levels and tolerances, and modern medicine can do a lot to ease or numb the pain if you have access to those resources, but it’s still fair to say that it’s not typically a pleasant process. So it follows that most of us going through labor will probably not be at our most pleasant when it happens, or at the very least, not overly focused on the other people in the room. One husband and new father on Reddit didn’t seem to grasp that fact while his wife was giving birth, and is now contemplating taking (rather drastic) action because of it.
The husband (aka OP, or original poster, in Reddit-speak) explains in the post that he and his wife (ages 32 and 34, respectively) just had their first baby today — as in, the day of the post. As in, he snuck away from his newborn child and recovering wife to post on the Reddit AITA (aka Am I the Asshole?) forum, of all things, in the hours after the birth. (No, we don’t have proof that he snuck, but we can imagine.)
What could be so important that he would use this precious time to post about it online? Please join us on this ride with us and find out.