And you think a 9 year old boy would write, on his own, a "help me I'm being sliced and diced up" note on his own? Think again. The dad's an ardent anti-circ'er.
No, I never thought that. I always assumed his dad had a great and strong influence on his views, which is fine and right. He should.
If Dad feels this strongly, then teach the kid to wash better and he can choose differently when he's grown, or not. And that's why they have anesthesia, btw.
And I am not an "anti-circ" person either. I've never even seen an uncircumcized man. But there's just too much power play in there to make me comfortable either. Better cleaning habits, Gold Bond powder, the mom allying herself with her new honey and his values and against her ex, the father of her child. There are many issues that are probably in there.
And the father may want to exert some influence over his own child's upbringing, which he might feel is lessened by the other parents might be part of it too. Or maybe he's objecting just because he can. Who knows?
*oh wait, yes i have, one of my kids, the preemie, didn't get circed until he was several months old, during an operation for hernias. I'd forgotten