tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152955260192290179.post6785629224278203820..comments2024-01-13T20:01:46.765-05:00Comments on Saving Our Sons: Circumcision: Breaking the CycleUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152955260192290179.post-7756268891645815992014-01-15T23:49:49.301-05:002014-01-15T23:49:49.301-05:00We broke the same cycle in 1975 and opted to leave...We broke the same cycle in 1975 and opted to leave our son intact, although I and my twin brother were cut at birth in 1946. Now two grandsons are intact as well. A little bit of reading and a lot of parental instincts told us that it would be wrong to perpetuate the cruel practice in our family. Aside from a few relatives, it has never been an issue. As a father, I felt real triumph in trashing a weird and perverse practice in my family. I look back and think how totally foolish it is to worry that my son looked different than I. Today, after foreskin restoration, there is far less difference visually. I still greatly resent what was done. That time of ignorance does not have to exist today. The facts are there. Circumcision is unjustifiable. I even regard it as sexual assault on the helpless. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152955260192290179.post-17892977025830688092014-01-12T13:03:37.229-05:002014-01-12T13:03:37.229-05:00Thanks for sharing. Me and my brothers were lucky ...Thanks for sharing. Me and my brothers were lucky to have a mom who worked as a nurse (here in the US) and saw enough circumcision stupidity and suffering to conclude it wasn't something she would do to us. I grew up to further research the subject and was shocked at my findings. It's an ancient religious ritual wrapped up in medical lies. Societal banality has many people brainwashed on the issue. Yes, it is genital mutilation but beyond that, it's technically illegal and defined as a form of rape. It violates at least two constitutional laws and it is an affront to basic human rights. It is also exploited for profit as the foreskin tissue is sold to bio-engineering companies, broken down and used as an ingredient in anti-aging creams. Someone just really needs to make a good documentary about it and get it distributed by the main stream media. It is the story of contemporary human male bondage and the triumph of evil over common sense and human instinct. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152955260192290179.post-84424030667547727822014-01-12T10:51:52.740-05:002014-01-12T10:51:52.740-05:00I chose differently when my son was born 22 years ...I chose differently when my son was born 22 years ago and left him whole and intact, using my protective, maternal instinct. Best parenting decision I've ever made.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05919965451553310737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152955260192290179.post-44739286160319428982014-01-12T10:48:32.627-05:002014-01-12T10:48:32.627-05:00Thank you for sharing your story; we need more par...Thank you for sharing your story; we need more parents like to you to speak out to help stop this cultural tragedy. I am a mother of a 22 year old intact son and I am also a doula. I spend a great deal of time educating my clients about circumcision. Sadly, many parents will spend more time researching the color they will use to paint the baby's nursery, than on learning the truth and facts about what really happens to their baby during genital cutting. Bravo for keeping your other two sons intact. When you know better, you do better.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05919965451553310737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152955260192290179.post-66689855544731820302014-01-02T18:25:16.289-05:002014-01-02T18:25:16.289-05:00I had to argue why I felt it was not right. My br...I had to argue why I felt it was not right. My brother and I were not circumcised and to me it seemed silly to change another human being based on tradition. I stuck with my guns and we didn't circumcise our two boys.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152955260192290179.post-37948460401793318212014-01-02T18:13:22.485-05:002014-01-02T18:13:22.485-05:00Thank You for Your Bravery and Sharing Your Story....Thank You for Your Bravery and Sharing Your Story. Remember, Western Civilization wasn't Declaring War on Circumcision 6 Years Ago The Way It Is Now. The Vast Majority of People were brainwashed into believing that Circumcision is OK and just A Hygiene Issue and Knew NOTHING About The Developmental, Anatomical, or Neurobiological Impact when they made their choice. If everyone knew then what more and more of us know now they would have chosen differently. ♥ @ :-DAthenaeoeus Alexander Dukashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15953775066125081808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152955260192290179.post-1172943207286794282014-01-02T12:07:21.996-05:002014-01-02T12:07:21.996-05:00We walked down a very similar road... It is extrem...We walked down a very similar road... It is extremely difficult to face the truth about what we allowed to happen to our first son, and what was done to my husband and how it has impacted both he and I now at this point in our lives. But there is some healing that comes in doing differently in the future - in breaking that cycle. Thank you so much for this. I know we aren't the only ones. Megannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152955260192290179.post-80769300427126109182014-01-02T11:35:44.457-05:002014-01-02T11:35:44.457-05:00It takes so much courage and strength to accept th...It takes so much courage and strength to accept the truth about circumcision when you have already had it done to a son. It's because of amazing parents like you that myself and others who haven't started having children yet will never have to go through something like this. Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15575896183809512917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152955260192290179.post-86236787161539072052014-01-02T10:36:14.125-05:002014-01-02T10:36:14.125-05:00Thank you for sharing your story. Thank you for sharing your story. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com