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post #1 of 14
12/17/05 at 9:40am
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I my MIL.




To all you mommas out there who kept their boys whole...

Your DIL's will you too
post #2 of 14
12/17/05 at 10:17am
Pandora, I'm jealous...

I wish that I could say the same. My dh is circ'd and my mil, unfortunately, believes that circ. is more of a sign of social standing than anything else. She was really surprised that we kept Sam the way he came to us. She also believes that circ. is "cleaner". I remember telling her that it wasn't that clean considering that you have an open wound sitting in a wet and dirty diaper...

But then again, I have many different issues when it comes to my mil!
post #3 of 14
12/17/05 at 10:39am
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well Sue, I should attribute the fact my IL's view on Circ stems from the fact they come from Quebec and that's where DH was born :

But that shouldn't matter... :

Your MIL is ontario raised I take it???
post #4 of 14
12/17/05 at 10:41am
That's good to know, Pandora.
I've noticed that my 26 year old ds has never had any trouble getting a girlfriend in spite of the fact that he's no Johnny Depp. My 18 year old seems to be following in his footsteps. Could their intact status be why?

I'm glad to see someone who likes their MIL. I've read so many threads here on MDC where the dil hates her mil that I've become afraid of the day when my ds brings someone home and says they're going to be married. I'm scared that it's inevitable that they'll hate me. I hope I'm worrying too much.
post #5 of 14
12/17/05 at 10:48am
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Originally Posted by Pandora114
I my MIL.




To all you mommas out there who kept their boys whole...

Your DIL's will you too

Looks like somebody got some hot action
post #6 of 14
12/17/05 at 12:36pm
That's awesome. My oldest son just got married. My dil tells me all the time that she thinks I'm wonderful - but I thought it was my good cooking and sparkling personality, lol.
post #7 of 14
12/17/05 at 1:47pm
LOL, unfortunately my husband is cut and I've never been with a man who wasn't... sad to say.

However, most of mine and DH's family didn't really know anything about the intact penis, so I've been quite the informant on this subject and now both sides tell anyone who's pregnant not to get them circ'd... I was the first one to not circ my boy in our families and now all the new baby boys in my family are whole.
post #8 of 14
12/17/05 at 2:19pm
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Originally Posted by Attached2Elijah
LOL, unfortunately my husband is cut and I've never been with a man who wasn't... sad to say.

However, most of mine and DH's family didn't really know anything about the intact penis, so I've been quite the informant on this subject and now both sides tell anyone who's pregnant not to get them circ'd... I was the first one to not circ my boy in our families and now all the new baby boys in my family are whole.
Way to go, mama!!!
post #9 of 14
12/17/05 at 4:44pm
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Originally Posted by njeb
I'm glad to see someone who likes their MIL. I've read so many threads here on MDC where the dil hates her mil that I've become afraid of the day when my ds brings someone home and says they're going to be married. I'm scared that it's inevitable that they'll hate me. I hope I'm worrying too much.
I absolutely loved my MIL and she loved me. It was just her daughter that I couldn't get along with. My MIL picked me for her daughter and insisted that my ex come down to meet me. (I lived 3 doors down the street while in college) It was clear that if it hadn't been for FIL and the age difference that my MIL would have been the one strolling down the sidewalk that day.

Now, that being said, MIL only had daughters and I knew very early on that I didn't want to father children with my ex, so the circumcision decision never came up with either of us. However, MIL was not a highly educated woman but traveled in a fairly sophisticated group. She was always interested in hearing other opinions and information and I have no doubt that if we were expecting a child, she would have fully supported us (me?) in not circumcising a son.



Frank
post #10 of 14
12/17/05 at 5:19pm
I just wanted to add that I love my MIL dearly and share even more with her than with my own mom. She and FIL are a big part of our children's lives.

She had all four of her sons circ'd. This makes me sad for them (and for me), but I'm not angry at her. So, for all you moms who circ'd out of lack of knowledge, don't worry, your dils will understand. (Especially if you are warm, welcoming, complimenting and helpful.)
post #11 of 14
12/17/05 at 7:45pm
post #12 of 14
12/17/05 at 8:24pm
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Originally Posted by Pandora114
well Sue, I should attribute the fact my IL's view on Circ stems from the fact they come from Quebec and that's where DH was born :

But that shouldn't matter... :

Your MIL is ontario raised I take it???

Yes, how ever did you guess? She is so unbelievably snobby sometimes.
post #13 of 14
12/17/05 at 8:32pm
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just a wild guess.

Just because Ontario still has a rather high circ rate, and now that it's Out of Pocket, it's become even *more* of a status symbol between the rich and the poor...
post #14 of 14
12/17/05 at 11:55pm
Thank you!! My ds is whole and complete!!
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