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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why do I care?  I care because it is an inhumane practice to do this routinely to newborn boys.

Do I raise it with you?  No.  But if it comes up, I will not sugarcoat my dismay.

How do I know?  Like others have said, when you've had kids you'll realize that at some point you see pretty much all your friends changing diapers in front of you or helping with potty training.  Other times, people mention it.

What happens then?  I will notice your son's stubby scarred penis and I will flinch. I will try not to do this noticeably for your sake because, what's done is done, and for all I know you may now be better informed and regret it (like my in-laws).  But I will feel sympathy for your child, just as I would if you mistreated him in another way.

I will think less of you.  I will wonder how you came to that decision, as an educated, smart woman, who I obviously share some values with or we wouldn't be friends.  I will feel a little sorry for you too.  Because you are either willfully ignorant and have followed what you perceive to be the fashion and had cosmetic surgery on your newborn boy, or you are delusional and have believed the very scant and disputed evidence on the topic without having done any full research into the cultural basis of this.

And then, I feel thankful that I wasn't railroaded into doing this, by a husband, by a doctor, by in-laws or by society.  I feel thankful that my boys each have their whole penis and that neither of them will feel bad about this as they get older.  I feel bad that at some point, be it 5 or 10, 15 or 20 years from now, when this waning practice is widely believed as archaic you will realize that you made the wrong decision, that you were on the wrong side of this issue and that you will regret it.  [/quote]

Wow lady, get some therapy!!!!![/quote]

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