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Originally posted by tisonlyi
Good God.
FACT.
The only reasons you're mutilating - for that is what it is, a socially accepted mutilation - the flesh of your infant son, is either that you had it done, so it's good enough for your son or for your own religious beliefs.
The first reason is, of course, stupid. The second reason, of course, is debatable.
I think it's incredibly sad that you violate the intactness(?) of your baby child, as well as removing a rather fabulous source of sexual pleasure from your son, WITHOUT HIS INFORMED CONSENT, forever.
Home correction, drink driving, arbitrary execution and imprisonment, women's disenfranchisement, slavery, racism and indeed female circumcision.
It's barbaric.
It's abuse.
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you need to settle down just a little. i know not everyone is a smart and well informed as you are so just give us little people with our small minds a chance.
my wife and i debated this for 8 months. we both went back and forth. we went to websites, read books, articles, talked to every friend we had who had a boy. i have 2 friends who are circumsized who didn't do it to their boys.
here's what it came down to.
I had a good friend of mine whose boy had a problem with his foreskin at 3 and had to have a circumcision: try telling a 3 year old to not touch his penis at 3. I read about this a few more times and it was just barely enought to tilt the wagon.
they used a topical pain killer, allowed me to hold my son's hand. (i promised i wouldn't look so i wouldn't pass out)
i don't think any of the sad feelings i have in my life are left over feelings of anger at my parents for mutilating me.
the study about sexual pleasure is old and has been disproven. seriously. let's have a poll all guys who are circumcized who have a problem enjoying sex. anyone having a hard time getting aroused? didn't think so. women... do you wish your man was more sensitive and finished even quicker. hmmmm
i really understand your point and your passion about this subject. i tell everyone that it's a hard decision and that they need to do their own research and come to a conclusion they'll be comfortable with.
if the original poster is considering this for their son then good luck and i hope your child is born healthy and well. it's was the greatest moment in my life.