need help ASAP!! Friend wants to circ her ds

[mother_star]

I was talking to a friend of mine today and she has to take her ds to the doctor about his penis because it hurts him when he is erect. I assume he plays with it and noticed it hurt him so he told his mother. Now she has it in her head that she should get him circ because a friend of hers told her it was the "right" thing to do. Not to wait untill he's older. I think it's a bunch of crap but anyway. I need a way to try convince my friend not to do it.

This is gonna be hard because she prefers circ men to intact men. I explain a little that some of what she heard was not true but she still figures circ is the best thing for her son. I feel sorry for the little guy.

I hope the doctor she's going to see today is against circ but her friends ds had it done as a teen and said it was the best decision she ever made. I feel my friend will go ahead and circ her ds because of what the other woman told her.

I get the feeling that my friend is very pro-circ. which is sad

How do you change someone's mind when they pretty well made up thier mind on what they are going to do?

I know here in Quebec Canada has a low circ rate, but some boys still do get circ.

I hope this is not too confusing, if it is let me know and I will try explain better. I'm writting this in a hurry.

Well off to get my ds from school.

[MCatLvrMom2A&X]

How old is her son? I have no idea how to change someones mind who is dead set on causing pain and tauma to their child.

I would bombard her with information on the funtion of the foreskin and links to how pain can be normal when seperation starts to happen. Stretching is a great way to help this if the child is old enough.

[mother_star]

Her ds is 6 yrs old.

She has behavoir probs with him and she wants to add more trauma to the poor little guy. The behavoir probs are a whole different post though.

[buckeyedoc]

I'll be he is in the process of separating, since I've heard there can be a little pulling and redness at that time. I really hope she doesn't circumcise him. Not that it doesn't traumatize tiny babies, but it will totally traumatize this boy in a specifically memorable way.

[MCatLvrMom2A&X]

Has she even considered the emotional impact this will have on him not only know but in the future? Sometimes I wonder if people even think of their kids growing up and having to deal with the consequences of the decisions we make for them.

[SMC_to_be]

Does she know that painful erections can actually be a complication of circ?