Regretful Parents: "I'm German. She's Japanese." | Reddit Stories
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Regretful Parents: "I'm German. She's Japanese." | Reddit Stories

This week on the Regretful Parents series, Erika and Kristen react to a Reddit post from a 34-year-old German father who says he never wanted kids, claims his Japanese wife lied about being on birth control, and now regrets both his marriage and his baby — while living in a completely different country from them.The post is equal parts heartbreaking and baffling.

In this episode:
  • A German man describes his marriage to a Japanese woman and the culture clash that followed
  • Why "you have to read the air" is the most iconic line of the episode
  • The baby was born in Japan — while he was in Germany
  • What you need to know about international custody laws when one parent is Japanese
  • Why living together before marriage matters (especially across cultures)
  • Our hottest take: get a vasectomy, babe
Whether you're here for the relationship drama, the cultural commentary, or just two women yelling "you're not even in the same country!" — this one's for you.

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Chapters:

0:00 Intro
0:27 Reading the post — "I just need a channel to let out despair"
1:21 The birth control lie
2:09 "I regret many things" (very German)
2:52 "You have to read the air" — Germany vs. Japan culture clash
5:29 Wait… she gave birth in JAPAN?
6:45 International marriage: are they even legally married?10:15 Reddit comments react
11:36 Japan's strict custody laws explained
13:21 Our verdict: snip snip, bitch
14:19 Outro + how to find us

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