Lol! My dad felt kind of the same way - he wasn't there when we were born. But in those days, the men kind of weren't. It was a girl thang.

The father should get educated because labour is a long, drawn-out process that is very traumatic and painful and difficult for the woman - and can also be quite dangerous. There's really more to it than you realise - much more. The more you know, the better equipped you are to be that support person. Plus, it's your child. You have a responsibility to your child to be as informed as possible. Plus, you are BOTH parents. Why should the woman shoulder all the responsibility for the labour, birth and pregnancy? Sure, she's physically going through it, but you're in it together.

Men in Australia really must be different to men in America. Like I said, all the guys I know get really excited and interested about this stuff. After all, it's their baby too.

And for anyone to suggest that they're only interested because their women tell them to be, is just typecasting and is pretty darn sexist, too.

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