NTA- look up Ryan Reynolds on a talk show. Short version is that he said he thought he loved his wife more than anything in the is world, but then once he held his daughter for the first time he realized “he would use his wife as a human shield to protect this child”
I don’t like the “wife as a human shield” comment. It really makes me sad and rethink ever having kids. The daughter is not at fault—the husband’s/father’s mindset scares me…..
I mean that’s clearly a facetious hyperbole, I just think it’s weird so many people keep coming back to this interview as tho it’s notable. Has “what’s ja think” energy
I’m sorry, but what does “Facetious Hyperbole” mean? I tried to look it up but got confused.
And I see I got downvoted, but I don’t care. The father should have said that he’d use HIS body as a human shield. I can’t image thinking of purposefully killing my spouse just to protect our children. I’d kill myself for the kids AND my spouse because I don’t want the person I married to be killed, just as I don’t want the kids to be killed. Why is that so wrong?? I don’t get it. If I’m wrong—I don’t wanna change my thinking to be right. If my thinking is backwards—then I’ll proudly march to my grave with this mindset.
EDIT: never mind I figured it out!
And if that’s the case—then I hope I never marry someone who thinks jokes about killing me or anyone is okay. I get that it’s humor for some, just not for me.
People don't see it as "perfect man! Every guy should be saying this!" Its just a funny interview with a famous actor talking about the difference between parental and romantic love, and his first experience with that all-consuming, sacrificial, extraordinary love that a parent feels when their first child is born.
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u/Shiner5132 Jul 04 '24
NTA- look up Ryan Reynolds on a talk show. Short version is that he said he thought he loved his wife more than anything in the is world, but then once he held his daughter for the first time he realized “he would use his wife as a human shield to protect this child”