My MIL, who I otherwise like normally and who bf, clothdiapered and uses only alternative medicene still tries to convince us that ds "needs" to be circ'ed (he's 6 months old).
She refuses to read any of the literature I've tried to share on the subject and just keeps talking about how it's "cleaner" (she's never been with someone who wasn't circumcised, obviously) I think it might be due to guilt over not protecting her 3 sons if it is wrong.
My SIL doesn't help - she circ'ed both her sons and claims she prefers men who are (she's been with lots of men - I think even the circ'ed ones have had problems with basic hygeine from meeting a few of them -the father(s) of both her sons are in prison. Her 18 month old had a horrible circ - I can't even stand to change his diaper it looks so bad and he's nearly 2. Poor kid.
How do I argue with the "cleanliness" defense when they refuse to consider any scientific evidence. Next time I change ds' diaper in front of them I'm tempted to explain the what a foreskin is and how it works. Any other ideas?
Do you think I would be going too far if, next time she brings it up, I say something along the lines of "Did you douche your daughter after every diaper change when she was a baby, because it gets so "dirty" down there? You could have just cut her labias and clitoris off" She's a bit of a feminist so changing gender might help.
I'm not trying to make her feel guilty - she just needs to realise things have changed since the 1970's and she's not being fair...
Thanks,
MQ
She refuses to read any of the literature I've tried to share on the subject and just keeps talking about how it's "cleaner" (she's never been with someone who wasn't circumcised, obviously) I think it might be due to guilt over not protecting her 3 sons if it is wrong.
My SIL doesn't help - she circ'ed both her sons and claims she prefers men who are (she's been with lots of men - I think even the circ'ed ones have had problems with basic hygeine from meeting a few of them -the father(s) of both her sons are in prison. Her 18 month old had a horrible circ - I can't even stand to change his diaper it looks so bad and he's nearly 2. Poor kid.
How do I argue with the "cleanliness" defense when they refuse to consider any scientific evidence. Next time I change ds' diaper in front of them I'm tempted to explain the what a foreskin is and how it works. Any other ideas?
Do you think I would be going too far if, next time she brings it up, I say something along the lines of "Did you douche your daughter after every diaper change when she was a baby, because it gets so "dirty" down there? You could have just cut her labias and clitoris off" She's a bit of a feminist so changing gender might help.
I'm not trying to make her feel guilty - she just needs to realise things have changed since the 1970's and she's not being fair...
Thanks,
MQ