CaliforniaBride

It's my understanding that around 85% of American males are circumcised.

My 9 year old son isn't. I'm getting comments from other parents who have routinely had their son 'done'. They make me feel uncomfortable by implying that my son will somehow be traumatised in high school due to his not looking like other boys. That I've somehow doomed him to a life of ridicule and without acceptance.

A quick google and I found this:

http://www.circlist.com/preferences/preferences.html

and these people:

http://www.norm.org/

What is happening??????


What are your thoughts on this?

Manc

leave the kid alone.

Lord Lionheart

My son is not done and he was born here. We are also expecting another son in Jan 2006, he will not be done either. Since we have no religious reasons to get it done and we have access to soap and water ( before that old argument comes up again) I see no point. I also read somewhere that circumcision desensitizes the penis for obvious reasons, possibly leading to more bizarre sexual practices in order to attain gratification. I am too lazy to look up a source for this - plus this statement might attract a crowd, as I'm sick of Cindy Sheehan

Thydney

I agree, we had to have one of our sons circumcised the bill was $14,000 fortunately we have insurance so our co pay was just $2,000

psb182

there is no logical reason to do it imo.......I guess Americans did it/do it for sanitary reasons but I belive that started many years ago.......I personally would not put the kid through it for no reason at all

Angry White Pyjamas

That would be at least partly down to the high Jewish content and therefore influence in the USA at a guess.

Dont do it. Stuff the other parents its got nothing to do with them. Theres a high chance he will hate you for it later on in life.

CaliforniaBride

Whoaaaa! Hold on a minute. I am NOT thinking of having my son mutilated. Oh No. Not ever. Phew, glad I got that one off my chest. No worries there.

I'm just fed up with the messages and the comments. Infrequent but enough to make me feel uncomfortable. I'm just fed up and it bugs the hell out of me that someone who has allowed their child to be tied down and ripped apart for no good reason should make me feel uncomfortable.

Just found this:

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=282862

Now that makes me feel uncomfortable!!!

CaliforniaBride

Welcome to the board AWP. Interesting choice of first post.

NJ_Dave

Jews make up less than 1.5% of the population of the USA. I would not call that a high content

Ash UK/US

I am expecting my sacond baby in April, should it be a boy, he WILL NOT be done either... unless it is done for religious reasons or geuine health reasons it is nothing more than mutilation.

I also disagree with parents having there babies ears pierced.

Ash

dbj1000

The "high Jewish content" of what... American dicks? I suggest you try guessing again. Perhaps you'll get it right this time, and avoid sounding quite so ignorant.

dbj1000

How funny, 15 years ago my Religious Education teacher at secondary school made the exact same statement about circumcision leading to de-sensitisation of the penis, and hence to homosexuality and buggery. I remember her little rant like it was just yesterday! Mind you, she got fired for it, so something good came of it in the end.

Lord Lionheart

I see nothing funny. I didn't mention homosexuality? The OP also referenced this in her 2nd post, perhaps you can dissect and disproove these points, that might make funny reading?;

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=282862

Looks like you are outnumbered, however you have the freedom to do what you wish with your penis( if you have one?) or your sons.

dbj1000

I didn't think this was an us-against-them kind of discussion. It was funny that you made the same statement that got my rabidly anti-semitic RE teacher fired. If you like I'll go back and edit "exact" to read "nearly", but it hardly seems worth it.

Whether you feel strongly that it's mutilation or not is entirely a personal opinion, I guess.

dbj1000

I see you've edited your post to be even more confrontational, but to be honest Lionheart, I just don't have the energy or inclination to be your sparring partner. Go pick a fight with someone else, eh?