I found this article speaking from a man’s perspective, discussing the motivations behind why some circumcised men – like my husband – freak out at the idea of not circumcising their son. Very, very enlightening. Whenever I bring it up Den just keeps repeating, “It’s so unhealthy, it’s so gross,” like a mantra. He is very, very emphatic about it. He never explains it more than that, he has no more reasoning behind it than “It’s disgusting,” and I severely doubt he’s ever read anything about uncircumcised penises. (Because he just doesn’t do something like that and the very topic would make him turn and run. He simply would NEVER read anything voluntarily.) It is very frustrating trying to have a give-and-take conversation with someone – me wanting to discuss facts, research, stuff I’ve read. He does not want to discuss it. He does not want to think about it.

So that article was really very good. I really hope someday we can sit down and have an open discussion about our motivations and desires regarding the subject, but I know it is going to be a very, very heated and touchy subject with him. I am really going to try to not push a discussion until I’m actually pregnant. Because though I would love to get the discussion done with as soon as possible (and also keeping in mind that it will probably be an ongoing discussion, the more time to think things through the better), but I also do not think that it is a good idea to stir up this hornet’s nest at this point in time. We have a lot of other things to be concerned with, including getting pregnant in the first place.