My appology

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I'm appologizing to anyone who was offended by my last post. Circcumcision is

something I feel strongly about because some of close friends and family members

have been hurt by it and by misinformation about it. It's hard to watch people

you care about in pain and I just wanted to prevent that.

My intention was never to make anyone feel guilty for their decision. We all

need to do what we feel in our hearts in best for our children. No one can ask

or expect any more than that of us. We shouldn't feel guilty for a decision we

made based on the info. we had at the time. What's best for one isn't

necessarily what's best for another. I'm sure everyone here does what they

believe is best for their children and I my intent was not to criticise that. I

just wanted to be sure those asking for information got it.

I'm sorry to anyone I offended.

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> My intention was never to make anyone feel guilty for their

decision. We all need to do what we feel in our hearts in best for

our children. No one can ask or expect any more than that of us. We

shouldn't feel guilty for a decision we made based on the info. we had

at the time. What's best for one isn't necessarily what's best for

another. I'm sure everyone here does what they believe is best for

their children and I my intent was not to criticise that. I just

wanted to be sure those asking for information got it.

Hi

I've read both sides of the discussion. The thing is about this

particular decision, there is NO way for any of us to know the right

thing to do unless one's religion mandates it. For those of us whose

religion doesn't cover it, well, for the women anyway we lack the

insights needed regarding sensitivity, emotional issues (is baby boy

growing up looking different from daddy?) things like that. All the

studies in world can only compare apples to oranges on this issue

because there is no way to objectively say if we hadn't circumcised at

this age, xyz would be the case. There is no way to know how it feels

for the young boys who get it done as children or pre-teens rather

than infants, or those who get it done as an adult. Being male and

knowing pre-snippage vs post-snippage they may have some comparison at

least to know what they felt and went through beofre vs after, but for

most babies we can have no true understanding of all the issues that

will affect them. You said it best with everyone here does what they

believe best for their children, but unfortunately on this topic we

can just never be sure if we are making the right decision.

that's just one more reason why I'm hoping i have a girl! hahaha!

Colleen