911... what in the world do I do now?

[Vito's Mommy]

OK...my neices bff is 8 mo pg w/a boy. She has/was on the fence about circing. You can read my prior post here: ttp://mothering.com/discussions/showthread.php?t=767264

My sister, who is like a 2nd mom to the mom to be was doing my hair and I happened to say I had emailed and sent the BFF some great info. WEEEELLL, my repub-brainwashed-sis-whom-I-love, informs me that our mutaul friend has decided to circ her son!!!!

Now I have to spend tomarrow w/them knowing that a baby will be...well, you know.

What do I say? I CANNOT make a scene tomarrow, iykwim. Anything I can print out and add to their gift? What to say, what to do AND I would LOVE to put my sis kindly in her place. She was rambling on about Dr. OZ on Oprah!! She's a Fuc**ing media believer, pardon my spew.

PLEASE HELP, I'm at a loss. Thx as always, S~

[fruitful womb]

Pray a lot! Ask her FLAT OUT, "Why did you change your mind?"
her: I didn't
You: Why would you want to do that?
From there on, rebuke everything she says with good information. Basically it boils down to "Its not medically necessary"! If its not broke DON'T fix it!
You could say "*gasp* OMG!!! What is wrong with his penis??? WAS HE BORN DEFORMED???? WHY DO THEY HAVE TO SURGICALLY ALTER HIS PENIS????

[pdx.mothernurture]

Reach out to her again.
It's not too late.

Maybe print out Separated at Birth from Men's Health if she hasn't seen it already. It contains some very graphic black & white photos of the procedure. Here it is in PDF form:

http://luckystiff.org/circumcision/i...r_Sex_Life.pdf

Remind her that he's perfect just the way he is, the foreskin is there for a reason, and if she goes ahead with this cosmetic surgery he's going to have a 71% risk of penile adhesions and a 10% risk of meata stenosis.

http://www.cirp.org/library/complications/ponsky2/

http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic2356.htm

Express your disappointment and heartache, show your emotion, let the tears flow if that's how you feel. She needs to know that this is a big deal, it's very controversial, and you and others may loose a lot of respect for her if she goes through with it.

Jen

[Vito's Mommy]

Thanks as always for your support and direction.

Also, I realized I made a political reference that was out of line and I apologize. I cannot edit my post. I was in such a frenzy last night and the issues w/my sister and our political differences came out. Again, my apologies.