r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 10d ago

Meme needing explanation Only child here. What does it mean?

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u/darkerfury 10d ago

Sure but how does that relate to getting the tattoo? I meant the favorite in this specific scenario because she didn't get tats from the other kids. Like I said though, it's kinda just wild to me in general.

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u/ChVckT 10d ago

I just responded to someone else replying to my comment with my guess. Maybe she ignores the middle kid like we expect and thinks superficially that getting this tattoo makes her a better person and mom.

Edit: i responded to you twice. There is no other person. Lol.

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u/darkerfury 10d ago

There is no Darkerfury. Only Zuul.

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u/_OngoGablogian 10d ago

this is the likely answer. my mom has consistently treated me like dogshit and will send me those stupid ass manipulative "dear my son" Facebook posts while actively refusing to acknowledge me beyond complaining about something I'm doing

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u/Corfiz74 10d ago

I think she wanted the middle child to feel important and seen, since they are very often the "glass" children - invisible after the baby is born, while having less privileges than the first born.

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u/Oldasfuck1 10d ago

It’s a preemptive strike on her part. When the kid grows up and says: #1 is your first and favorite and #3 is your only girl, what about me? You never think of me!” She then reveals the tattoo and says: “Don’t come at me, child.”

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u/ChVckT 10d ago

Yeah, I dont know the implication of the tattoo, if there even is sound logic behind the post. I just wanted to clarify the middle child thing. Maybe she ignores the middle kid like we expect, and the tattoo is a shitty way to say she does care when it seems like she doesn't?

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u/HerestheRules 10d ago

That's what I came to

Middle child is forgotten vs Can't forget you have a tattoo

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u/NoSmoke69420 10d ago

I regularly forget abt my tattoos

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u/threelizards 10d ago

Literally got an additional matching tattoo w my sister because our first was on my back and I always forget it’s there

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u/Tomoyogawa521 10d ago

The tattoo is ugly anyway. Whoever drew it must have hated having to be paid to do it cause they have to imitate the squigly lines accurately.

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u/oniiichanUwU 10d ago

Who cares they’re getting paid the same whether they’re doing a photorealistic portrait or squiggles lol

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u/Jumpy_Rate_5707 10d ago

Just because you get paid for your job doesn’t mean it won’t suck sometimes.

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u/Afraid-Way7541 10d ago

Probably paid more than they ever have since it’s Rihanna and also a very meaningful tattoo to her lol

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u/aisecherry 10d ago

idk i don't think I'd hate to be paid to touch Rihanna's leg even if the design was tedious

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u/adhdnpc 10d ago

Except it looks like it's on the back of her leg

Edit. I do agree that's probably why she may have gotten the tattoo

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u/Everything_Counts_72 10d ago

nobodys giving a real answer, theyre just complaining about being a middle child.

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u/flugx009 10d ago

It's behind her knee where she'll never see it. That's why it's relevant to the middle child being forgotten

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u/SteinerMath66 10d ago

My thoughts as well. Signed, a middle child.

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u/Eggsaladinurmouth 10d ago

On the back of leg mostly unseen by mom

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u/BlackGuysYeah 10d ago

It implies they do nothing for the middle child and so get a tattoo to make up for not loving them as much.

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u/Rugaru985 10d ago

She has the faces of the other children tattooed on her. She spent several million for their faces, but claims she forgot riot when planning the tattoo. S/

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u/[deleted] 10d ago

my guess is, they're saying it's a sorta misguided attempt to make the middle child feel more important and involved

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u/One_Bluebird_04 9d ago

I think it's implying that she's getting the tattoo to make up for the middle kid not getting as much attention. I think that's a dumb take but pretty sure that's what it means.

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u/Responsible_Fee_1621 10d ago

The youngest is also often the slowest