Explain to her that most of the world don't practise cutting. I still can't understand why would she want him cut if she is Italian... They don't do it just like other EU states.
She's first generation, born and raised in the States. I've explained that to her, in hopes to educate her, that in Italy, and other European countries, that circumcision is not common. And as I mentioned on our trip to Italy, I proved it to her when she visited her cousin and his three, young sons.
She's beginning to understand where I'm coming from a bit more, but still hates the way they look. I said that she's not going to be sleeping with him, so why do you care what it looks like? She kinda sat stunned, thinking about it. Why would "mommy" care what it looks like. I think I finally won the argument... :biggrin1:
I read another post by prettyswinggirl, who lives in the southern US. I'm born and raised in Lower Alabama, and I hear you! I grew up in a rural town where my elementary class had about a dozen kids in it - my high school graduating class had just under 30 students. In elementary school, where we all showered after gym, none of the kids were uncut. And if there was one, I'm sure he would have been ridiculed for being different. I think one kid was, but he was in a three-wheeler ATV (remember those?) accident the year before and we assumed that why his looked weird, so we never said anything. In HS, only one kid in my class was. I never saw it, I only knew because his girlfriend talked about. In HS, we didn't shower after gym because at that age, we were all feeling awkward about our bodies and being a very small class, no one dared to get naked by himself so, no one did. In looking back, it's amazing how we were so self-conscience about our bodies. As an adult, though I'm just as skinny as I was in HS (though the abs are long gone), I don't care and will walk around nude with no worries. I guess that's called, growing up.
I'm rambling, but getting back to living in the South... I agree with prettyswinggirl. If I were still living in the South, I probably would be giving more thought to having my son cut simply because of how he would be seen by others. And yes, kids can be so cruel. But living up here in New York, I'm less concerned because of the immigrants who have moved here and the likelihood of their children not being cut, I'm sure he'll fit in just fine.