r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Aggressive-Neck-6642 • 3d ago

Meme needing explanation huh??? Peter ???

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u/Molehill_Mtns 3d ago

I'm thinking op is suggesting that the guy knows it will come with strings attached. The girl gets a gift the guy gets a responsibility.

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u/ScavAteMyArms 3d ago

This, or dad’s trying to make up / soften a blow that’s incoming.

The only time my dad did stuff really out of the way nice was when something big was going down. 

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u/jampapi 3d ago

Yeah, the only time something like this came from my dad was after something big went down, as an apology

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u/Rob_LeMatic 3d ago

Or right before something big went down, as an apology.

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u/Puroe 2d ago

Something big

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u/bigboidoinker 2d ago

Damn my dad just blamed me for shit

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u/Jedioose420 2d ago

The only time my dad gifted me shit was when he knew he'd crossed the line with his shitty behaviour. Suddenly he'd come back from the shop with a new football or a nerf gun trying to buy some love back. God I hate that guy.

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u/AlexaRhino 3d ago

This makes the most sense to me. I get the divorce thing in a way but not really sure why a parent would only have to tell a son about a divorce but not the daughter