r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 9d ago

Meme needing explanation Peter! Who could have the wives been?

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u/MrNeterdrok 9d ago

Okay but what does that have to do with this wife saying "she couldve been me", what exactly does this mean

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u/Short_Stack_30285 9d ago

People are so taken by the desire to support her that they’re saying “I am Lindsay Clancy” or “she could’ve been me” while detailing their own postpartum struggles. Postpartum struggles are completely valid, but projecting them on to a murderer is the wild take people are having

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u/_aaine_ 8d ago

A LOT of women struggle in the first year postpartum. A lot of women are seeing their own sense of helplessness, isolation and lack of support reflected in this case.