Husband wants to circumcise our son…

I knew this would be happening. My husband is Jewish and I knew all along if we had a boy, he would want to circumcise our son.

And I convinced myself mentally that I wanted that too. Now that we have an 8 day old son and he is talking about it, I have no desire other than to beat to a pulp anyone who tries to touch him.

With our last child I had PPA and PPD quite badly. So far so good, but from this conversation I can feel the rush of adrenaline and protective hormones that got me there the first time and it’s really scary. The thought of him in pain, the knowledge that his penis will look mangled and will need extra care and that he’ll be in pain for a few days is enough to already drive me into “save my baby” mode.

And the worst part when I ask him what’s the reason? Just because every man in his lineage had to go through it. Some sort of shared experience or suffering. For me this isn’t enough. Would it be for you?