This is a very middle-class male view of the matter. Actually churches started doing this in response to a highly classed and highly gendered problem. Circumcision is ridiculously expensive socially and financially.https://twitter.com/MediaMK/status/1060538252942327808 …
There are other realities that affected this-- finishing class 8 for example was a good signal irrespective of age. My point, women role in male circumcision has historically been limited. Secondly, male relatives are more likely to fill in the gap.
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I don't get the point of 'mother doing it.' It sounds like special circumstances (I speak as an uncle to several single-mothered young men).
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I think you missed my point here. I was contextualising how the church got involved. Most single mothers moved to urban areas and began raising their sons there until this time came along then her male relatives were unwilling to do it for her son and she couldn't do it herself.
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On this I agree with you, there seem to be a disconnect between some single mothers and their male kin on taking responsibility on the circumcision. Though I believe one can get a trusted male figure to take care of that...
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