Comments on: Our Perfect Son

By: Dionna

Dionna — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:26:45 +0000

Tremendous, well referenced article. Very effective ending photos comparing a healthy intact penis to a circumcised one.

By: Dionna

Dionna — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:48:23 +0000

One word: BRAVO!

By: Dionna

Dionna — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 03:39:06 +0000

VERY well-written & cited article!!!
Thank you VERY much for writing it! You made some excellent points & are very convincing (of course, I'm biased!).

Being Jewish, it was a tough decision that I struggled with for a very long time because of the tremendous amount of family pressure. Leaving my son whole and perfect is a decsion that I continue to feel good about at every single diaper change (and he's 2!)!!!

I look forward to the day when our boys have the same rights & protection as our girls do.

By: Dionna

Dionna — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:51:35 +0000

Wonderful, informative and extensive posting! I agree that every parent should read this article during pregnancy to help them in the decision to leave their sons whole and intact! Thank you.

By: Dionna

Dionna — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:28:11 +0000

Someone whose thoughts:

I'm sure you are a terrific mom, and this article was in no way meant to condemn parents who had their choice taken away from them. Your situation is not unheard of, I wish I knew if there was a way for you to get justice. I recommend checking around MDC's forum called "The Case Against Circumcision": http://www.mothering.com/discussions/forumdisplay.php?f=44 You might find families who have had similar experiences. Even if you cannot get a settlement, perhaps the surgeon who did this to your son will receive professional consequences.

Circumcision is so ingrained in the American conscious that most parents don't think they have a choice – it's a given that our sons will be cut. The things that you and I believe about leaving babies intact is the minority, but it is only by speaking out that we can save other babies.

Please don't take offense; join me in educating other parents about the way things *should* be. It should never have crossed that surgeon's mind to mutilate your son. Let's make sure it doesn't happen to anyone else.

By: Dionna

Dionna — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:55:07 +0000

My surgeon elected to give my son a circusicion during a medical procedure without asking me, he never asked and reading all this shit just makes me feel like shit, you know it's great that you support something, but not everyone has a choice you know, I have thought long and hard about suing the hospital but I can't afford it, now I just feel more shitty after raeding this…I support non circusicion, but you have not left any room for anyone else to leave here feeling good except those that do.
I am a terrific Mom:(

By: Dionna

Dionna — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:35:46 +0000

And, to Sarah… yes WE (the government) WILL tell you what you are and are not allowed to "do your children". You are not allowed to circumcise your infant daughters. In the U.S. that's against the law! It's time that boys received equal protection. Get over your remorse and anger and educate yourself.

By: Dionna

Dionna — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:33:42 +0000

Thanks for this great blog! I'm so happy to know there are so many parents out there giving their newborn sons the best gift they could possibly give them. As a parent, we chose to leave our son (and two daughters) intact. Now they are healthy, happy young adults, and I hope they make the same wise choice when the time comes for them to become parents. It's time to rid the world of this barbaric practice!

By: Dionna

Dionna — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:29:09 +0000

DH and I couldn't decide whether to leave DS intact or not. He wanted him circumcised, I didn't want anyone hurting him. Since we couldn't come to an agreement, we decided to leave him intact and let him decide for himself when he's grown. (I guess that means I won :D)

Since then I've become very involved in the intactivism movement and will continue to fight for the rights of baby boys, no matter what other people say. No child should be cosmetically altered against his or her will.

By: Dionna

Dionna — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:19:11 +0000

Excellent stuff.

I would just like to add that the USA and Israel are the only countries in the world where a majority of their infant boys are circumcised. I suspect many people in the USA assume its much higher in the rest of the world than it actually is.

Also where did parents get the right to circumcise from? It was passed to them in the early 1970s by doctors. When birth became hospitalized, the US circumcision industry simply claimed the right to circumcise all boys they could get their hands on. Seeking parental consent was optional. Got that?