NH Mom Delivers Her Own Baby In Target Parking Lot
GREENLAND, N.H. —
It was a special day that came a little sooner than expected for a Stratham mother who delivered her own baby in a car. Liv Tolliday was born at 1:13 a.m. Saturday morning. Her time of birth was made official by a 911 call made by her father from a Target parking lot.
"You know, I delivered her myself, I guess," Sara Tolliday said.
It was still a few days before her due date when she went into labor while the family was home in Stratham on Friday night.
They only made it a few minutes from home before little Liv made her appearance. The couple pulled into the parking lot of the Target store in Greenland.
"It was just so intense and fast, but then I was like, 'She's out.' And (Sam) was like, 'What do you mean, she's out?' And he stopped the car, looked over and there she was," Sara Tolliday said.
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Having spent half my life in New Hampshire I can tell you that Target is never quite as close as you want it to be, so it’s ironic that the one time this couple actually ends up there it’s the last place they want to be. Apologies are owed to mom here. Delivering a baby is your moment to be coddled to. You’re allowed to scream at everybody, tell your husband to fuck off, sweat a bunch, poop yourself if you want, and so much more! Understandably so! Women, you are true champions for giving birth. I’m scared to death of passing a kidney stone, so do you think I have the emotional composition to be able to pass a baby through my butt? Fuck no, I do not. It’s just one of those things that I don’t think I’d ever be able to “pros and cons list” my way into. Having a kid, that sounds great someday. Shitting this living, breathing, pissing, crying, red goblin out that’s tied to me with a flesh rope? That sounds not great, and I’ll pass. For women to go through the gauntlet that is childbirth, they deserve all of the coddling that can possibly be offered them. No woman should have to deliver her own child herself: that’s absurd.
So the first point here is, that sucks. The second point is, where the fuck was dad? He’s too busy driving to notice that baby is coming out of mom? Did the baby just fall the fuck out? Did he help and then get written out of the story? Either way, not a great look for dad here. First act of fatherhood, failed. You didn’t get your wife anywhere near a hospital, you got her to a Target. You didn’t even help your wife give birth, you just let gravity work its magic, you lazy fuck. Good for mom here. She’s earned her right to sleep through every intercom sob fest for the first five years at least. “Hey honey, you think you could change the 3AM diaper tonight?” “Hey honey, remember when you made me deliver our child myself?” This is leverage for life.
