Five things not to say when your daughter announces she's pregnant: A guide for dads
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Loading... - Harper Cooper
- 29 Aug 2022
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Your daughter has just joyously announced she’s pregnant. Don’t f**k up her big moment by blurting out one of these responses.
‘Whose is it?’
You say this in jest, as your daughter has been happily living with her boyfriend for the last six years, but there’s a grain of truth in you wishing the baby didn’t belong to him as you think he’s a pretentious twat. They both know this but feel obliged to laugh along, before slagging you off viciously when they get home.
‘Are you keeping it?’
Again, another joke, as they’re clearly over the moon about being pregnant. However, your hilarious comment disguises your fear of ending up doing hours of unpaid babysitting for their annoying little brat when you could be tinkering in the garage. Your childcare days are over, as far as you’re concerned.
‘Were you not taking precautions?’
They’ve been trying for a baby for six months, so it seems not. The weird thing is your wife knew all of this because apparently they’d been talking about it to you both. You must have zoned out or left the room in embarrassment at the very mention of menstrual cycles and missed what was going on. That or there was football on the telly. Read More...
