Reply #13: No, absolutely not should women be silent on this.....

[Mind_your_head]

...especially if you are the mother of a son.

As a mother, you are entrusted with making 'good decisions' for your children when they are too young to be able to be able to make good decisions for themselves.

I'm glad that I never had sons, b/c 'back then' I probably wouldv'e chosen for my son to be circumsized....knowing what I know now, I would never let that happen - and I've explained these beliefs to my daughters should THEY some day have sons (however, it's still up to them to choose for their own families some day, and I will respect the decision they make).