When my DS was born 2 years ago not only did I have pro-circ propaganda being pushed on me by the hospital where he was born but I was under a tremendous amount of pressure to circ my DS from my MIL. I had not done the research I have done now.
I sat my DH down months ago and went through everything with him. I also had him watch the graphic circ video. He was shocked. He was pissed that this was done to him. He decided to bring it up with his mom. She told him " I was never so glad as when they took you and cut that UA violation off of you and your brother." OMG I thought my jaw was going to drop to the floor.
I just assumed she was ignorant about the procedure. I have a SIL who has not had any children yet and know she will face the same pressure to circ from my MIL. I decided I would try to educate my MIL so that my SIL might be spared the pressure from her if and when she does have a baby boy.
I shared some of the articles and info with my MIL this morning. She then goes on to tell me that every intact man and their wives that she has ever known WISH that they had been circd.
: So then I explained to her how painful the procedure is, how it is purely cosmetic, and that more often than not no anesthesia of any type is used.
She then said "I know they don't use anesthesia. Yeah it hurts....so what! They aren't going to remember it anyway."
OMG!!!!! This woman KNEW that they don't use anesthesia and she sat there while I was holding my newborn boy and told me "Oh it's no big deal. They use pain relief. It will be fine. You need to have this done." My DS's grandmother KNEW what they were going to do to him and she DIDN'T tell me! Of course the Doctor's weren't honest with me. But she Knew they were going to inflict unspeakable pain on her grandson and she encouraged it!
I am soooo angry! Why do people do this?
I sat my DH down months ago and went through everything with him. I also had him watch the graphic circ video. He was shocked. He was pissed that this was done to him. He decided to bring it up with his mom. She told him " I was never so glad as when they took you and cut that UA violation off of you and your brother." OMG I thought my jaw was going to drop to the floor.
I just assumed she was ignorant about the procedure. I have a SIL who has not had any children yet and know she will face the same pressure to circ from my MIL. I decided I would try to educate my MIL so that my SIL might be spared the pressure from her if and when she does have a baby boy.
I shared some of the articles and info with my MIL this morning. She then goes on to tell me that every intact man and their wives that she has ever known WISH that they had been circd.
: So then I explained to her how painful the procedure is, how it is purely cosmetic, and that more often than not no anesthesia of any type is used.She then said "I know they don't use anesthesia. Yeah it hurts....so what! They aren't going to remember it anyway."
OMG!!!!! This woman KNEW that they don't use anesthesia and she sat there while I was holding my newborn boy and told me "Oh it's no big deal. They use pain relief. It will be fine. You need to have this done." My DS's grandmother KNEW what they were going to do to him and she DIDN'T tell me! Of course the Doctor's weren't honest with me. But she Knew they were going to inflict unspeakable pain on her grandson and she encouraged it!
I am soooo angry! Why do people do this?
I love the ones that argue that most men here are circumcised then follow that with talking about all the intact men they know with problems...
