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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most boys in the US who are circumcised are not Jewish.

If you are Jewish, even if you're nonreligious, the decision to go against thousands of years of tradition and not circumcise  can feel much more momentous than just doing it. FWIW.[/quote]

This was how I felt.   And now I regret it.   It doesn't consume me, but if I could go back and do it again i would not have my boys circumcised.

- Jewish father of two boys.

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Thanks for sharing.  I think my husband did feel like you initially, but what shifted things for him was attending an actual circumcision (mohel who was a dr, in a clinic setting) where as the godfather he had to hold down the baby during the procedure.  He said he'd never felt someone resist something so powerfully.  I was in the room with several other men, all of whom did not want to watch and see what was happening.  I did, because I want to make the decision based on what it means in reality and this is a small part of that.

Anyway, that was a while ago but it did sort of open up the question for him of why we're doing this -- otherwise, I think the weight of tradition would have been a deciding factor.  If you don't mind telling me why you would change your decision now, especially if it has to do with how it impacts your son's lives, I'd appreciate it.

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