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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know that this is not exactly what you are getting at, butI am extremely bothered by all the negativity.  It is intrusive and disrespectful while masquerading as a free-to-be-you-and-me mentality.

1. The people who say we are mutilating our children's genitals and [b]use the term "intact" bother me immensely.  My child is not incomplete in some way because he is circumcised.  your kid is not circumcised, he is not "intact".
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2. The people who say that we should leave the child to grow up and make his own decision.  This makes no sense to me.  What other decisions should we leave to our child?  Is he allowed to hit his friends?  Can he just stay awake all night watching movies?  Decide what he wants to eat even if it is a 100% sugar diet?  No!  We are the parents.  We decide things for our children all the time and yes a lot of them are permanent and last throughout their lives.  We get to raise our children how we choose.  that means we can discipline, form family traditions, celebrate holidays and circumcise our sons.

I have to ask those people who say we should let our children grow up and decide what religion to be if they force Christmas presents on their children before they are 18?

3. I did not dwell on the health benefits or the risks.  We are Jewish and we had a bris and circumcised our son.  I fully support parents making decisions for their children.  And I expect everyone else to butt out. [/quote]

Tough if you don't like that term, which is simply accurate. Saying a boy is "not circumcised" assumes circumcision as the default, which it isn't.[/quote]

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