My son recently turned 4 years old. My husband and I adopted him from Guatemala a year ago. He is not circumcised. When we brought him home my husband wanted to have him circumcised right away (FYI - we live in America and our 7 year old biological son IS circumcised). However, I knew the transistion to a new family and new country was hard enough without putting him through the ordeal of circumcision immediately.
Well, now he is settled in and part of the family. So, my husband has asked me "when are we getting him circumcised?"
I haven't agreed to have the procedure done. I'm just not "sold" on it. My husband says that since he and our other son are circumcised it would "just make sense". Plus, my husband says that he is afraid our son will be "made fun of" later if he is NOT.
But, I think that since our son is 4 years old, this would be more traumatic now, than when he was an infant. And maybe we should let it be a decision he makes as an adult.
Help!
2007-10-05
16:53:27
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