Ahhh, the kooky daughter-in-law LOL

[emdeecee_sierra]

MIL left yesterday after a visit. Somehow we got on the subject of circ, and I hinted strongly around that DH and I had been in a horrible, bitter fight over it when I was pg with DC#3. She took the bait and started asking me questions about why I feel the way I do about it (she's so cute how she delves into this "other world" of mine/ours, questioning me about homeschooling, homebirth, etc.). I responded simply, saying I feel that Mother Nature knows best, it is better to just leave well enough alone, and that IF, in the future, a child decides that he wants to be cut, then that is his decision to make, that it is not our place to do that to him. She brought up that her second husband was intact, had problems with infections in his 20s/30s, and got cut- he told her it was unbelievably painful. I agreed wholeheartedly, saying, "OH, I'll bet it was painful! And can you imagine that people do that to helpless newborn babies?! I've actually assisted with circumcisions, and, believe me, they don't like it! Not to mention how painful the healing time must be, and newborns don't have the benefit of A) knowing what has been done to them B) pain medications C) they DO have diapers on, with urine and even feces being in direct contact with the wound- ouch!!." She probably got home and burned up the phone lines to her daughters telling them that I'm even nuttier than they originally thought; but I know she heard me and is thinking about it at least. Even if she just feels bad that she did that to her sons without a second thought.

[QueenOfThePride]

Good for you! I just can't keep my cool discussing circumcision like that! I get all mad...

[ColoradoMama]

I'm very impressed! I know that if my MIL and I got into this discussion she'd end up saying something which would tick me off and I'd respond with something along the lines of "Well, I wish you'd kept your nose out of our sex life 40 years ago!" That was a GREAT comeback for the "Well, x had to have it done at x years old, and it was painful." I'm tucking that one away!

[MommytoB]

I can't really talk to anyone in family member of circumcision because it's like TMI keep that stuff private. I know my cousin just got married in august and down the road they will have kids. I'm trying to figure out a way how to send them information on circ because my cousin is circ so I'm not for sure how much they will know or the view on circ they do have.

I know for me mostly is to prove to my brother and his gf that it is a "painful operation even in infants to childhood just like adults too . Plus I have to show him and her how it will 'never be needed' . Otherwise their son will proably be more likely circed and it will continue maybe since his gf knows I didn't circ maybe she will Question it because there is a "choice". Plus, my brother who is circ who sees my son with what he doesn't have it like weirds him out. But what else my son don't have that my brother does have is a "scar' .