vent about MIL and circ

[reducereuserecycle]

I just need to vent... DH is on phone with MIL as I type and I just heard DH say,"What do you mean it will get it ahead in life...Jeremy wasn't circumsized (that is DH's cousin)>"
I assume that MIL was just told that if it is a boy that we won't get it circumsized.
I can feel my BP rising. I need to calm down, but she is so annoying. Just because she chose to cut off part of my DH's penis when he was a baby doesn't mean that she has ANY say in what happens to her grandchild.
OK, I'm done venting, I'm going to go listen to what they are talking about now; I am so nosy, but at least I get a heads up on what I need to be prepared to argue about when she comes to visit the baby that is due 2-27.

[dooney]

How can being circumsized get you ahead in life?!
Crazy.

[frenchie]

Not in your DDC, but wanted to respond. You don't need to argue with her. This is a decision you and your husband made together, and that's the bottom line. Present it to her that way if she brings it up. "After a fair amount of research, WE decided that leaving our son intact was the best decision for him" end of story. If she persists and wants to argue, gently tell her that the subject is not up for discussion, because it really isn't anybody's business. If she is willing to learn, print out some up to date information, keep it simple and have it ready for her to read.
MILs can be SO pushy. I have a wonderful, but pushy MIL. I vent to my DH and he deals with her. There are certain things she knows to just not argue with me on, and circ is one of them. She went there once, and realized it wasn't worth it for her, since I'm educated on the subject, and she is not.

[p1gg1e]

Originally Posted by reducereuserecycle

I just need to vent... DH is on phone with MIL as I type and I just heard DH say,"What do you mean it will get it ahead in life...Jeremy wasn't circumsized (that is DH's cousin)>"

You know they check that when you have a job interview or a promotion...they send them into an office and who every has the best one gets the raise (not sarcasm )

[libragirl]

ITA with frenchie...don't get defensive about your decision. If it comes up again, just tell her matter of factly that it's the decision you & your husband have made based on a lot of research.

easier said than done, obviously - if we have a boy we're not circing either, and I know my MIL (w/ 4 sons) will have something to say about it.

[reducereuserecycle]

Thanks you all. I had to laugh out loud about the job promotion thing.
And you all are right, I don't need to argure, just state that this is the decision WE made. Now...back to nesting....

[elmh23]

I'm interested to hear what MIL says about that if we have a boy. Thankfully, dh and I don't discuss those things with her, so she'll find out when I change his diaper, lol. She cut her two sons and all six of my nephews are cut, so I think it will come as a shocker. Luckily, if she freaks about it, I have a Catholic's Against Circumsicon website to send her (MIL is conservative Catholic and this will probably calm her down! Heck, it helped me convince dh NOT to circ. I love this website!)