I never thought I'd have such a debate w/ my family as this! My son was born 1/17/08 & the issue is whether or not to get him circumcised. I chose not to. At first, I was all for it-until I watched an on-line video of the procedure. I almost fainted. I read more about it; the pros vs cons. My family wants me to do it just because it would seem like the normal thing to do. I had it done w/ my first son, no problem. My family is also afraid that kids'll make fun of him. Oh!~also, they're concerned about the proper care of uncircumcised boys. They're like, 'are you willing to clean him when he's 10?' 'yea', I said 'I'll do whatever it takes' To makes matters more interesting, the person who is butting heads w/ me about this is my sis-in-law who doesn't have kids yet. I have the firm belief that until you come to that bridge in life, keep your opinion to yourself. Example: in their world, they're worried about their weight. I know nothing about weight issues & do not feel it's my place to tell them this that or the other about dieting, ya know? My child, my choice/decision! Respect it!

quote:

My child, my choice/decision! Respect it!

There you go

Thank you D~that's the response I was hoping for. Now, if I could just get it from family, I'd be set. The sis-in-law wrote me again concerning the issue again. I told her, basically, the same thing I said here; when you become a parent, there'll be choices you'll have to make, some not always liked by what society says & you'll have to be ok w/ that. I also came to the realization that it's like they're trying to worry for me. My aunt does this too. While it's nice that they show concern or whatnot, I've never thought that I'd have to play such a game as when I became a parent. I could so hit her back w/ the issues that she believes in for childcare-stuff I am so not down with! But, I won't..unless it poses a direct threat to my son. Luckily, it hasn't yet.
I now believe that for some people the birth of add'l children makes them that much more stronger. I now have twice the strength before & am grateful.