A dad has been reminded that he “doesn’t have authority over space and time” after he tried to change the day his son was born on the baby’s birth certificate to a date he preferred
The 34-year-old welcomed his baby boy who was born at 11:05pm on December 31, 2020.
But when he was given the form to fill out, he decided to tweak a few things about his child’s birth.
He filled out the new date and time of 12:05am on January 1, 2021 because “one hour difference wasn’t really a problem”.
However, he was stopped by the nurse who told him that the details must be filled out with the exact time and date, leading to an argument as he claimed he had the power to do it as he is the child’s father.
His family heard about the incident and also condemned him for “ruining their joy” and causing his wife to be “stressed out” – but his brother agreed it was “ridiculous” for them to focus on a specific time and also said the baby “was born in 2021 because he’ll have a whole year to live but only one hour of 2020”.
In the end, the form was taken from the man and he wasn’t allowed to fill it in after getting a paediatrician involved too.
