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[everinbluejeans]

Circumcision has actual health benefits? I'm all about making informed choices for my children, and I absolutely don't want my emotional responses to get in the way of making the best/smartest/most logical choices, but this practice of cutting off part of my son really upsets me in a fundamental way. There are tons of studies of varying

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[shaych_03]

honestly, it's a personal choice for the parents and the child. it can be a matter of faith, or a matter of health.

if you decide on au natural, teach the kid wash himself thoroughly... that usually takes care of any hygiene issues. :)

[everinbluejeans]

I think my problem with it is it's not an immediate health issue for most babies, and the way circumcision is done outside of traditional Jewish bris ceremonies is pretty horrific. Most of the time the babies are too young to be anesthetized and are given an oral analgesic like Motrin or Tylenol before the procedure, with the argument that it'll be over quickly and they won't remember it. It just...the whole thing strikes me as bizarre in a country that so villifies the mistreatment of children in any form.

[shaych_03]

what do you expect for a procedure that the only real use was to somehow prevent masturbation? hygiene my butt. teach the kid to wash his junk on a regular basis and the problem's solved.

[everinbluejeans]

Yeah, I do kind of wonder about the logic of the argument that having an open surgical wound on a diaper-wearing baby's genitals is somehow MORE hygienic than, y'know, NOT having one. 0.o

[shaych_03]

it's silly. social mores are changing. this is, in part, because of circumcision being an elective that many low income families aren't paying for...

anyway... any chance of seeing new pix of the boy? or of the menagerie? :)

[everinbluejeans]

Yes! I have, oh, ten gazillion pictures on my camera. The next step would be me getting un-lazy and transferring them. Maybe I'll go do that... :)

[shaych_03]

yeah... :)