I have really been struggling with this decision, or what felt more like a sentence, of the circumcision. Chauncey really gave me no room for choosing not to have it done. What keeps sticking out in my mind is that God made Max perfect, so why should he be mutilated down there? I just don't see any reason for it. But, the reality is is that the other boys in our family are, so he would be the "odd man out". I really wish I would have thought this decision through much more carefully the first boy around, because it would have turned out much differently for them.
So, it is what it is I suppose. My perfect little baby is going in this morning and getting painfully cut for no reason at all, except to fit in.
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Hi! Congratulations on your beautiful, healthy family.
I have to ask, if you know it is wrong to mutilate your son's genitals, why are you allowing it be done?
If you won't stand up for his rights, who will? Like you say yourself, God has created your child as a perfect being. Why are you tampering with that?
Your heart, your instinct and your intellect all tell you that what you are about to inflict on your son is wrong - yet you back down in the face of a bit of peer pressure?
If it's not already too late, save your son from being brutalised.
My son is intact and I recommend my patients keep there newborn sons intact. Stand up for your son's right to be intact and one day he'll thank you for it. I've never met an intact man who wishes he had been circumcised. But I've met quite a few who wish their mom's had protected them.
I'm sorta in the other corner on this one. This is why, I don't personally think that it HAS to be done (it is family preference) but I do agree that he sould look like "dad". And there is nothing wrong with fitting in with your brothers. FYI I know a mom of 4 boys who were not circumcised and they ALL had a childhood filled with infections. Needless to say, she wishes she had circumcised all of her boys. Truth be told... if a boy is not circumcised he has to learn to clean VERY well otherwise infections occur. Sorry Melly, I'm with Chauncey on this one. Don't worry Max will still be perfect even after he is circumcised.
I don't mean to sound rude, but do the other individuals know if these grown men had to deal with infections as children. Lets face it... little boys don't always clean the best. And it's usually mom who takes care of them when they get sick.
I have had all of my boys circumcised and if I have more they will also be circumcised to look like their big brothers. If I hadn't circumcised the first two then I wouldn't circumcise the rest. Plus I have one little guy who has a VERY difficult time cleaning so it's praobably a blessing in the long run.
Have you seen the procedure done... I've watched all of my boys get circumcised and they did great. It really isn't that big of a deal. I think it gets more traumatic for boys to have it done when they are older.
I'm not trying to force any opinions on you because I don't think there is a right or wrong answer. But other people sure seem to think so. LOL!
Sorry, but I MUST comment on this one! Unless you want Max to come home in Jr. High and High School upset because he is the only one with the "hooded
banana" or "anteater" penis...get that boy circumcised! That's all.
I have always wondered about this. And lucky for me, that's all it's been is a wonder. But I do know it sucks not to fit in. Also my Papa had to have the surgery done in his Senior years becuase of infections. I think it would be pretty hard when you're older.
Hi Melanie,
I rarely comment on here but I had to speak up. My three boys are ages 3, 5, and 7 and they are all uncircumcised. I'm so glad I did not circumcise them because I see no point in the procedure other than appearance. Roberto is Hispanic and was never circumcised, so that helped me in my decision as well. The whole infection myth is so not true. My boys have never had an infection and they are not clean! Either way, they will be fine. You're not a bad mother either way you go on this. Just follow your heart. Congrats on your new baby! He looks alot like Chauncey.
Love
Lauren
I had the same thoughts with Evan and spent lots of time talking with Brandon and the doc... Rough decision!! I didn't like making it either :(
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