Yes, something like that will happen
I can see him in trouble already. The other day I got one of this "painless" training contractions. They're quite painful, and I can't move when they come. We were shopping, and I stopped on the aisle, holding the trolley very hard. The conversation went:

Mark: Do you want to sit down?
Me (almost breathless): No, I can't move
Mark: Go and sit down
Me: I... can't... move
Mark: Go and sit down
Me: I CAN'T MOVE

He got upset because I shouted at him. I don't want to know what'll happen the real day.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 18 Oct 2011, 11:56, 1 reply, 14 years ago)

Yeah, he should man up a bit and prepare himself for more and worse.
It is a scary thing to witness though.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 18 Oct 2011, 12:01, Reply)

I don't think he'll cope with it
After my second shouting he'll probably get all upset and grumpy and leave me on my own. He doesn't do well with shouting.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 18 Oct 2011, 12:05, Reply)

He can't leave.
As I said at the start, the one thing that the father can do is be there in the room. And however much you appreciate the medical professionals or want to call for your mum, his presence is necessary however pointless and useless he feels.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 18 Oct 2011, 12:09, Reply)

You tell him that

(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 18 Oct 2011, 12:21, Reply)

Get him to read this page
and remind him that I was the helpful one who suggested you should be consuming his semen regularly for medicinal purposes.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 18 Oct 2011, 12:28, Reply)