Regretful Parents: "I'm German. She's Japanese." | Reddit Stories
About this episode
Erika and Kristen discuss a Reddit post from a German father regretting his marriage and child with a Japanese woman amidst cultural challenges.
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. Take a trip with us! South of France in June: https://trovatrip.com/trip/europe/france/france-with-erika-abdelatif-jun-2026 Christmas Markets trip in December…
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