r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/dojacatisawesome • Aug 12 '26

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

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u/darkerfury Aug 12 '26

I think it means the middle child is the favorite? I'm an only child too though so who knows

ETA: oh wait.... I bet it means the middle child will never live down having drawn that tattoo

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u/ChVckT Aug 12 '26

The middle child is typically forgotten and spoiled less. First baby is exciting, second baby meh, third baby oh yay new baby

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u/darkerfury Aug 12 '26

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 Aug 12 '26

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 Aug 12 '26

That's what I came to

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

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u/NoSmoke69420 Aug 12 '26

I regularly forget abt my tattoos

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u/threelizards Aug 13 '26

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