So I posted about my niece and nephew arrrivng last night and how I'm anxious since i feel fairly certain that my sil is pro circ. I flat out asked my brother "so, are you going to cut that boy?" and he replied that he hadn't made up his mind yet. So it's not done - yet. He wouldn't talk to me about it - "I know your opinion and I don't want to talk about it", he doesn't want to talk about it with anyone. I told him I loved him and respected him and that it isn't my choice, but that while it can always be done later (pref. as an adult if at all) it can't be put back on! Also, I reminded him that he doesn't own his son's body. My brother admitted to me months ago that he agreed with me, but he won't discuss anything to do with sexuality or those parts of the body (I can't even say I'm on my period). His wife is from PA, 1st generation Greek (her parents immigrated here and are very old fashioned about circ - very pro) and her brother is an MD who has expressed paranoia about HIV (for instance, the man wouldn't let his kids use their toilet in San Francisco because my sil had gay friends over 
: ), so they could be hearing about the HIV stuff. And who knows about their doctor? they're at UPenn, a big hospital. At least the twins are nursing. I also told my brother that if he circs, he must be ther to make sure they use good anesthesia and he said "I know". He's just very closed about the whole thing. But I expressed my feelings and I feel a bit better - after all, I gave all the info, they won't discuss it, what else can I do?? At least I've turned my mom to the good side through all of this! Thanks for the love MDCers, I'll let you know what happens.
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: ), so they could be hearing about the HIV stuff. And who knows about their doctor? they're at UPenn, a big hospital. At least the twins are nursing. I also told my brother that if he circs, he must be ther to make sure they use good anesthesia and he said "I know". He's just very closed about the whole thing. But I expressed my feelings and I feel a bit better - after all, I gave all the info, they won't discuss it, what else can I do?? At least I've turned my mom to the good side through all of this! Thanks for the love MDCers, I'll let you know what happens.:
. The fact that he's Jewish and lives in Israel where circ rate is close to 100% didn't help either 
