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To not want to circumcise my son?

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SkiBunnnnny · 14/12/2012 19:29

I have a 10 day old baby son. Being from the UK it would never normally cross my mind to have him circumcised. However, I am living in Canada where the practice is more common (but not as common as in the US) but on the decline.

DH wants to have him circumcised as he is half Jewish (so DS is 1/4 Jewish) but I feel like I don't want to put DS through an unnecessary medical procedure for purely cosmetic reasons. DH also thinks it is cleaner but I think this is irrelevant in the 21st century when we have indoor plumbing and can easily wash ourselves every day. I also feel that it is not our body to make a decision like that about, if he wants to get himself circumcised in the future he can but he can not get himself "de-circumcised" if he is unhappy about it in the future (DH doesn't believe that any circumcised men wish that they weren't).

My question is: AIBU to force my opinion or is DH opinion more valid since he is male?

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SpecialAgentKat · 16/12/2012 13:15

CouthyMow: In that case I completely agree with you. I thought the OP was referring more to taste however.

Your post sums up exactly how I feel about circumcision. As far as I'm concerned, body parts are there for a reason and unless they gotta go, they're staying on my kids!

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