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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When I read these posts, sometimes I wonder if I am in a small minority of people who don't actually have strong feelings on this. I just don't. Maybe I don't YET, because I don't have a son. But I wonder if I would develop these really strong feelings if I did. Are any mother's of sons indifferent to the practice? I guess I don't think its necessary at all as a practice (so I don't understand being vehemently pro-circ), but also do not have feelings that its morally reprehensible because its mostly cosmetic in nature for many and I don't put it on par with FGM.

So I just don't have these strong feelings and wonder if there is a lot (silent ?) like me, or if its really that divisive for most people.[/quote]

I think that's most people, including me. We chose not to have our son circumsized because we didn't feel the disputed and negligible health benefits were relevant in the developed world. Also, my DH is from England where it is really only practiced as a religious custom and we are neither Jewish nor Muslim. I genuinely could not care less what other parents choose to do with their sons and I certainly have no interest in trying to get it banned. [/quote]

Agree.  Most people I know in real life sob't feel terribly strongly about it.  I know a couple who do, but most don't.  I have a boy and had trouble deciding--didn't feel strongly either way.  DH really wanted to have it done so we did.  Flame away that I "let my DH railroad me into it" or whatever.  As I said, I did not have a strong opinion.  I will say I was glad mysecond was a girl.  And had a ibeen a single mom, I probably would have skipped it, but I don't care what other people decide.  [/quote]

I sometimes feel like I am on another planet on this topic.  I really have absolutely no feelings about what others choose to do related to circumcision.  I will say that just about everyone I know who has a boy has chosen to circumcise or one reason or another.  I just don't get the vehemence.[/quote]

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