Every new mum knows that our bodies need months to recover from the marathon that is giving birth. So it’s little wonder that this viral video, filmed by a mum two days postpartum, has caused an uproar.
The video, which has been circulating online but doesn’t appear to have an original source, is captioned: ‘I gave birth two days ago and he expects this …’
In the video, a woman is sitting on a couch, while a man is standing nearby. It starts mid-conversation, with the woman saying, ‘Pardon’, in a bid to get her partner to repeat what he just said. And he obliges.
“Can you do a roast?” he asks. To which she responds, “You want me to do a roast? Can I just remind you of something? I gave birth two days ago.”
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And thus ensues a sickening exchange, in which the new dad asks his partner to make a roast for his mum and dad, because she’s been doing ‘nothing but resting’ since she gave birth … two days ago.
“Yeah, two days ago,” he says. “And you came out the hospital straight away and you been sitting around all this time so you can make a roast, surely?”
The new mum replies, “They send me home to get rest, at home.”
“Yeah, but you’ve been doing nothing but resting, look at all these cups of tea for a start,” he continues.
To which the mum replies, “Oh, I’m sorry that I need caffeine to keep going with a newborn baby.”
The new dad then tries to deflect, saying he’s also tired after the birth.
“It’s not easy for me either,” he says. “Right, I didn’t give birth, no. But I’m not sleeping like you, so I’m knackered. You’re awake so. Me mum and dad are coming and you know what they’re like, they always wants a roast.”
She replies: “They always wants a roast but I’ve not just given birth two f***ing days before! You can get up and make it yourself.”
The new dad then tries to defuse the situation, telling his partner that she does a roast better than him, but she accuses him of gaslighting her.
“You’re trying to manipulate me into a making a roast for your mum and dad because you can’t be assed,” she says. “Do you know what? I’ve just cooked for the last nine months, your kid.”
Her partner says he’ll entertain his parents and their baby, she can just cook. “I’ll sit with them, talk to them, with the baby, you’ve got like a couple of hours to yourself,” he offers.
“Oh you sit on your ass with baby while I’m stood slaving over a hot stove, it doesn’t work like that,” she replies.
Wow.
Just wow.
The video has attracted thousands of comments from people across the world, on all social media platforms, enraged at the dad’s behaviour.
While we can’t verify if this video is actually real or fake, the fact it’s ignited heated conversations about the demands on mums after birth can only be a step in the right direction.
What do you think of this situation? Leave your opinion in the comments below.
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