tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post3610606585581527292..comments2024-03-28T03:20:20.956-04:00Comments on peaceful parenting: Patti Ramos: Circumcision PhotosUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger126125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-24572510951227378052014-04-22T14:20:37.353-04:002014-04-22T14:20:37.353-04:00The photos were removed several years ago. They ar...The photos were removed several years ago. They are in small form here from someone else (unaware of the creator): https://www.flickr.com/photos/intactivist/5322886295/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-11895059101575729742014-04-19T20:20:28.503-04:002014-04-19T20:20:28.503-04:00The photos are no longer viewable. The photos are no longer viewable. JWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09334336383272873697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-1267194505808424242011-03-29T16:51:09.582-04:002011-03-29T16:51:09.582-04:00I wish this was still up, the pictures were so mov...I wish this was still up, the pictures were so moving.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-24744638973920975502009-12-18T12:52:25.330-05:002009-12-18T12:52:25.330-05:00"speedymom" - you (or your husband) may ..."speedymom" - you (or your husband) may also be interested in some other sources here. The Penn & Teller piece seems to resonate with many men (however, there is 'adult' language within their broadcast). Their documentary is also on DVD and included with our info pack of research that I would be happy to mail you if you like (send a request to IntactInternational@gmail.com).JKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10350957701921488680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-61353879324290887562009-12-18T08:04:37.004-05:002009-12-18T08:04:37.004-05:00I feel sick- but so glad I looked at that. I am s...I feel sick- but so glad I looked at that. I am sending it to my husband, who is not convinced yet. I am trying to change his mind before we have a boy.speedymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04740150129521126932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-73735143589462926442009-11-22T01:17:23.190-05:002009-11-22T01:17:23.190-05:00Patti,
Thank you for commenting here. I was one ...Patti, <br /><br />Thank you for commenting here. I was one of the commenters on the original post, though I hope you remember my remarks were not ugly or angry (or, at least, certainly not directed AT you). I posted simply to ask two questions: one, what was that experience like for you, and two, what was it that motivated you to take these pictures in the first place.<br /><br />You've Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01019907275666753543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-9102000060494044222009-11-17T12:35:18.686-05:002009-11-17T12:35:18.686-05:00You can still view the photos. If you do a google ...You can still view the photos. If you do a google search for 'Patty Ramos circumcision', it will bring the page up.. click on "Cached". Google still has the page with photos on the cache.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-42115939104190399642009-11-15T20:17:14.826-05:002009-11-15T20:17:14.826-05:00Unfortunately, the page at Patti Ramos' site i...Unfortunately, the page at Patti Ramos' site is gone. I hope she reconsiders putting the page back. It is too powerful to not be used to educate parents about the atrocity of routine infant circumcision.Restoring Tallyhttp://www.restoringforeskin.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-19875953244042281862009-11-14T15:17:37.514-05:002009-11-14T15:17:37.514-05:00I am a mother of two, a 3 year old daughter and a ...I am a mother of two, a 3 year old daughter and a newborn son. We did not find out the gender prenatally of either child. While pregnant with my daughter, my husband and I had a few mini discussions about circumcision. He wanted to and I didn't. His reasons for wanting to were pretty lame to me and I told him as much. Our daughter was born and so the discussion was tabled for a few yearsAndreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17715020035815966950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-10437773342715416032009-11-14T12:36:23.640-05:002009-11-14T12:36:23.640-05:00Zenbuoyant-
Your arrogant hunch is so WRONG! Un...Zenbuoyant- <br /><br />Your arrogant hunch is so WRONG! Unbelievable you would assume I encouraged that circumcision. You blatantly judge me without knowing anything about the circumstances. You make it sound as though I got some kind of pleasure out of witnessing his torture. <br /><br />I had called the pediatric office to ask if they would allow me to photograph a circumcision so I could Patti Ramoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02563851003561923768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-77274116926848653862009-11-14T00:54:54.724-05:002009-11-14T00:54:54.724-05:00I love Patti's MLK quote! This one fits the ph...I love Patti's MLK quote! This one fits the photos even better: "He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it." ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.Steve Baxtonhttp://www.attachmentparenting.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-40544645225806636982009-11-14T00:10:38.489-05:002009-11-14T00:10:38.489-05:00If she is really a doula and the parents were hesi...If she is really a doula and the parents were hesitant to be with their son because they didn't want to see him in pain, she should've said, "You don't have to do this!". I have a hunch she encouraged this. Her bias is transparent when she removed the comments on her page.Zenbuoyanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00674325346588607176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-91463936900507959752009-11-13T18:58:15.576-05:002009-11-13T18:58:15.576-05:00I just picked up the morning newspaper here in Van...I just picked up the morning newspaper here in Vancouver and there's an item about how the gov't has just produced new guidelines for immigrants telling them in no uncertain terms that Canada will not allow them to import there "barbaric" customs such as genital mutilation. Must go get the document and see what we can do with the homegrown barbarism.Gloria Lemayhttp://www.glorialemay.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-4349822757326114852009-11-13T10:54:33.292-05:002009-11-13T10:54:33.292-05:00I weep for the childs violated freedomI weep for the childs violated freedomJayhttp://www.circinfosite.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-34737939912832851672009-11-13T02:44:35.307-05:002009-11-13T02:44:35.307-05:00Karen - so true - I had UTIs repeatedly as an infa...Karen - so true - I had UTIs repeatedly as an infant and no one ever suggested amputating my prepuce. Phew. Thank the Lord I was born female.<br /><br />This little one's face - and how it changes from before to after is just horrifying. Before he is happy, content, normal, healthy...just gazing into the camera. After the genital cutting, he is terror and tear filled, distant, withdrawn, JDFritz, M.D., Ph.Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06927957414344872260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-47415543090143022042009-11-13T02:44:10.212-05:002009-11-13T02:44:10.212-05:00I want to hear Karen say it one more time "Oh...I want to hear Karen say it one more time "Oh f*ck no! NOT MY KID!"Sandinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-19459051307097363972009-11-13T02:43:49.685-05:002009-11-13T02:43:49.685-05:00SUCH a good point Karen and I am so thankful for m...SUCH a good point Karen and I am so thankful for mom's like you and Megan who are willing to educate themselves and make different choices for their babies. When we know better..we do better. :)Jennifer Qnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-3642709659489954862009-11-13T02:43:33.524-05:002009-11-13T02:43:33.524-05:00Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank ...Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you! I'm so glad we didn't cut Alex. You know, women get UTI's all the time and no one suggests circumcision. I know it's different on one level, but on another level, it's not.Karennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-78979461046766977512009-11-13T02:43:01.810-05:002009-11-13T02:43:01.810-05:00That made me want to hurl. I don't know how an...That made me want to hurl. I don't know how any parent justifies this mutilation.Sandihttp://www.sandiheinrich.com/2009/09/welcoming-jakob-asher-here-comes-son.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-77442831431589999522009-11-13T02:42:28.690-05:002009-11-13T02:42:28.690-05:00Those pictures make me cringe.. his little tears m...Those pictures make me cringe.. his little tears make me have tears!Yvettenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-84911495584072729942009-11-13T02:42:14.980-05:002009-11-13T02:42:14.980-05:00His poor sad face :( He looks so sad, that was hea...His poor sad face :( He looks so sad, that was heartbreaking.Michellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-14844411306172065832009-11-13T02:42:01.819-05:002009-11-13T02:42:01.819-05:00awww poor little guy... what a horrible experience...awww poor little guy... what a horrible experience!!!Debranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-27467324997371608612009-11-13T02:41:48.049-05:002009-11-13T02:41:48.049-05:00Heartbreaking...absolutely heartbreaking.Heartbreaking...absolutely heartbreaking.Megannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-86129797380584052192009-11-13T02:41:33.946-05:002009-11-13T02:41:33.946-05:00I cannot believe the amount of skin that's tak...I cannot believe the amount of skin that's taken off..you can see it clasped in the forceps picture. it's no joke when they say 3/4 of a baby's penis is removed..awful.Jennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-26411357728600454032009-11-13T02:41:18.801-05:002009-11-13T02:41:18.801-05:00I am sitting here with tears rolling down my face....I am sitting here with tears rolling down my face..how awful. Why would we willing, as mother's, do this to our sons? For what purpose? I just don't understand...teach proper hygiene..the possibility of a UTI as an adult is not a good reason. I think everyone should be educated on what happens here and then tell me how it is not mutilation. Poor sweet baby boy...sucking down sugar water. Jennifer Qnoreply@blogger.com