tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103981523905037440.comments2011-06-04T17:40:51.399-04:00Monkey MamaMonkeyMamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07075192704217860312noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103981523905037440.post-52692089123969949252011-06-04T17:40:51.399-04:002011-06-04T17:40:51.399-04:00To Anonymous - do a bit of research. There are no ...To Anonymous - do a bit of research. There are no health benefits and there are health and emotional risks. We can't cut off all the parts of our body that can get dirty. We can wash them and keep them clean. I mean, do we cut off the outside of a girl's vagina so the inside won't get dirty? No, we teach her to clean it. We keep our eyes clean, we don't cut off our eye lids. We brush our teeth, we don't pull them all out because they can rot and get cavities. That form of thinking makes absolutely no sense and is not at all supported by medical facts.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03495796091157215318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103981523905037440.post-90369388037138494182011-06-04T17:38:05.535-04:002011-06-04T17:38:05.535-04:00The best thing we can do when we make parenting de...The best thing we can do when we make parenting decisions we regret is talk it out, get through our feelings, write about it, and basically just live and learn. Don't feel guilty. <3 I sympathize because when I was pregnant, we were planning on circumcision if it was a boy. Now that I am more educated, I will never have any son we have circumcised. It's scary just how easy it is for parents to just get it done due basically to peer pressure, without doing any research on it. All we can do is get the word out that it's unnecessary and should not be the norm! The rates have been going down, so we are doing our job. =)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03495796091157215318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103981523905037440.post-56028062138376424832011-03-04T18:24:26.000-05:002011-03-04T18:24:26.000-05:00Dont stress over this. Simply don't circumcise...Dont stress over this. Simply don't circumcise your future sons. When your children are in their late teens, explain to them that routine circ is wrong and urge them not to cut your eventual grandsons. There is joy to be found in the fact that routine circumcision has probably come to an end in your descent. People raised by intactivist Moms seldom cut their own sons.<br /><br />Finally, should circ ever come up in a quiet conversation among mothers you feel close to, tell them that you regret circing your son, and share with them what you have learned about it.<br /><br />A large majority of circumcised men have happy sex lives until middle age, and many get through middle age too. The major sexual drawbacks of routine circ afflict only a minority of men. Circ does not destroy a man's sex life, but merely puts it at risk. Here's hoping your son comes out on the good side of the gamble you unknowingly took and now deeply regret.roger desmoulinsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103981523905037440.post-51201423199569919892011-03-03T17:42:58.987-05:002011-03-03T17:42:58.987-05:00I only know a handful of men who would have, or ha...I only know a handful of men who would have, or have been circumcised as adults. All I can ask is WHY? and do you regret it? I haven't gotten any straight answers.<br />My siblings are intact, and my oldest brother recently admitted that he is SO GLAD that no one ever took away a piece of his penis. I hope to raise my son with the same amount of respect for his body. If he chooses it as an adult, I will respect and support him, even though I would disagree.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103981523905037440.post-36380218300674421232011-03-03T17:13:08.000-05:002011-03-03T17:13:08.000-05:00I love how most blogs about shit like this are bul...I love how most blogs about shit like this are bull. Guess what theres a shitload of us that have had this done and its FINE. My grandfather was uncircumcised and hated it, said it had a funny smell. Even better was that on his death bed he was getting infections caused by the bacteria that was under the skin of his penis in his catheter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103981523905037440.post-56615266019062447682011-03-03T16:20:06.618-05:002011-03-03T16:20:06.618-05:00Thanks for sharing your heart. There are many oth...Thanks for sharing your heart. There are many other parents who also regret having their son(s) circumcised. You are using this to reach out to others, and hopefully other babies will be spared as a result.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08304188988165235918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103981523905037440.post-13247060367330986692011-03-03T16:15:29.230-05:002011-03-03T16:15:29.230-05:00This is a very brave thing for you to post. Know t...This is a very brave thing for you to post. Know that you did the best you could with the information you had at the time and next time you will do better. <br />I am sorry that you did not have access to more and better information--I get very frustrated that medical professionals who are the ones doing this procedure don't give parents an honest assessment of the pain, risk and benefits. I can't imagine that any parent who really knew what circumcision entailed would still choose it for their son, unless it were their religious belief (and the huge majority of circumcisions in the US are NOT due to religion). <br />I also support the MGM bill, I'm glad you're getting the word out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103981523905037440.post-11943388204294309542011-03-03T16:13:17.582-05:002011-03-03T16:13:17.582-05:00I had y older son circumcised because I was young ...I had y older son circumcised because I was young and didn't know any better...9 years later when my newest son was born I knew more, he is a very happy whole boy. I feel guilty everyday but, there is no changing the past. I will give my oldest all the information he needs about re-growing his foreskin when he is old enough to make that choice. Don't beat yourself up! Mistakes are made made and maybe your blog post will help another momma not make the same mistake we did. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103981523905037440.post-73264971727827320072011-01-30T00:15:42.708-05:002011-01-30T00:15:42.708-05:00Don't you just love the fact that you can find...Don't you just love the fact that you can find like minded mamas online? I LOVE my girlfriends, but I'm also the only one who is cloth diapering and co-sleeping. I think that being able to keep the friends that we have despite our differences make us well rounded people. And those are the qualities that I want to instill in my little one. <br /><br />Thanks for the visit to my blog and the comment. I'd love for you to subscribe and visit more often!Emily Gonzalezhttp://thissideofcrunchy.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103981523905037440.post-47034312433701999992011-01-05T21:51:02.020-05:002011-01-05T21:51:02.020-05:00thanks jj!thanks jj!MonkeyMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075192704217860312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103981523905037440.post-73177196314394492462011-01-04T03:14:35.203-05:002011-01-04T03:14:35.203-05:00I just emailed this page to CBS... They always jum...I just emailed this page to CBS... They always jump at a chance to "poke" Facebook.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14880202185781235377noreply@blogger.com