Should Men watch their wives give birth.
There is an old 2005 opinion piece on Slate about a NY Times article, that I thought I’d post.
Quick summary, men watching their wives give birth and their reactions. Seems the “Joy of Birth” can be traumatizing to men, but men don’t speak about it. (Unwritten man law)
What shouldn’t phase me by now, is the personal attacks when men after the birth seek help with the trauma. One blogger wrote an entire article, “Would it hurt if I called you a Big Pussy?”. Even going on as far as calling men assholes who don’t want to be in the room.
Personally, I was there for my first 2 kids being born, even turned white and light headed. The doctor even had me cut the umbilical cord. I could easily see how some men could find nerve racking.