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I would not circumcision abuse, NOR would I call ear piercings abuse. BUT I don't think either is the BEST parenting.
I use to babysit a little girl who's ears were pierced before she was one year old. By the time she was old enough to talk about it she was pleased with it. It was something she enjoyed. In our society it's acceptable and very common for women to have their ears pierced. Most likely she would choose it later anyway. BUT I feel it should be their choice.
My daughter on the other hand has not had her ears pierced. I have told her what it's like and even asked her if she wanted them pierced. She has already chosen not to. In her words "I want to wait till I'm older when I wear jewelry more." She's barely started school and plays with a couple friends who have their ears pierced but she just is not interested. Who knows if she ever will choose it. I gave her the choice.
A guy could choose later to have himself circumcised. On that subject I knew a man who was fastidiously clean. But he was not circumcised. Hiw wife was also very clean. BUT they believed it was because he was not circumcised that she constantly had infections. They were monogomous and they ate very well. She was not diabetic and did not use tampons or scented powders. All the other factors that would contribute to infections for her were simply not there. The only possible cause that they could find was that he was not circumcised. I'm not saying that it's definately a reason but it seems to be a possible reason to circumcise.
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