tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post7841096747950219300..comments2024-03-16T14:18:11.330-04:00Comments on peaceful parenting: Plastibell Infant CircumcisionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-29359969344569876402020-11-01T20:16:47.428-05:002020-11-01T20:16:47.428-05:00Maybe, there needs to be retribution in this life....Maybe, there needs to be retribution in this life. Men have sued and won over dick-docking. However, unfortunately, violent opposition may be needed. When doctors (and yes uncaring parents) face physical harm in retribution, then maybe society will wake up.Kiera Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064180842317530133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-33633728214986860012020-07-18T15:31:42.638-04:002020-07-18T15:31:42.638-04:00Say NO to non-consensual genital mutilation.
HIS ...Say NO to non-consensual genital mutilation.<br /><br />HIS BODY, HIS CHOICE. Or does that rule only apply to females? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-15950735518823440222014-06-01T21:49:11.910-04:002014-06-01T21:49:11.910-04:00I can't believe this is supposed to be the lea...I can't believe this is supposed to be the least cruel method. How is it considered animal abuse and illegal in some places of the U.S. to crop a dog's ears and tail by tying them off but this isn't?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-41229060463796493492014-05-22T10:19:17.289-04:002014-05-22T10:19:17.289-04:00i cant believe was considering this now im keeping...i cant believe was considering this now im keeping him intactAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-10917664113403798942014-04-30T17:22:31.452-04:002014-04-30T17:22:31.452-04:00I agree 100%! I don't have any kids yet, but ...I agree 100%! I don't have any kids yet, but if I have a son, he is never going to be circumcised. Not even if someone paid me a million bucks and told me that they could do the procedure 100% pain free.<br />I go to a urologist for a neurogenic bladder and I don't know how many times I have been sitting in the exam room, and next door, hearing a poor infant screaming bloody murder Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-22559929169823147052013-08-21T18:42:59.483-04:002013-08-21T18:42:59.483-04:00Hygiene issues? Its called soap and water. Your hu...Hygiene issues? Its called soap and water. Your husband's poor hygiene was no excuse to circ your soon. Your husband found foreskin annoying? Why? Because he had poor hygiene? Did your son find it annoying before you made the decision to cut off HIS foreskin?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-78857306036011902342013-07-28T07:22:49.447-04:002013-07-28T07:22:49.447-04:00I really can't believe that this barbaric prac...I really can't believe that this barbaric practice is seen as normal, when in other parts of the civilised world its only ever done in extreme circumstances for medical necessity and with good anesthesia and pain control. All I can say is thank GOD I live in the UK where this is never just done for the sake of it, where all of our young uncircumcised boys grow up to be normal healthy Men Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-68817380630105067632013-07-26T04:06:10.842-04:002013-07-26T04:06:10.842-04:0018 seconds....that's how long I made it into t...18 seconds....that's how long I made it into the first video without freaking out and wanting to vomit. I'm still shaken up about those 18 seconds. This is at least the 3rd attempt to watch a circumcision video---I just can't do it. <br /><br />Thankfully my husband (who had never researched it) said he wanted our son left intact. I agreed and then researched it and agreed even more. themomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10926836326783854721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-18871436253315014352013-04-13T00:06:01.625-04:002013-04-13T00:06:01.625-04:00Completely agree with the last Anon -- no one is a...Completely agree with the last Anon -- no one is a 'bad mother' for making mistakes. The problem comes when we are not able to admit to these mistakes and apologize to those impacted. There is a huge difference between these two groups of parents - and the way their children grow to respond to them as well. MJhttp://www.facebook.com/FutureSonsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-11582996642714269372013-04-12T17:47:06.735-04:002013-04-12T17:47:06.735-04:00you're not a bad mother. I agree you probably ...you're not a bad mother. I agree you probably didn't make the right decision, but that doesn't mean you're a bad mother. You can explain to your son when he's older what you did and apologize to him, and continue to love and care for him. Bad mothers', in my opinion, are the ones who don't apologize to their sons for what they did and just take it like it's no big Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-83973198497639179082013-03-10T22:15:45.588-04:002013-03-10T22:15:45.588-04:00Oh my God, these videos are so barbaric and horrif...Oh my God, these videos are so barbaric and horrifying that I feel ill and filled with sobs, despite writing on this issue and seeing these in the past when I first became an activist- SHAME on the medical, mental health and so-called humans services field, political groups, human rights organizations, feminist (so-called "gender-equality") organizations and so-called social justice Laurie A. Couturehttp://www.laurieacouture.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-82214969481933988012013-03-10T20:48:00.039-04:002013-03-10T20:48:00.039-04:00One day, I have to tell my son just how very sorry...One day, I have to tell my son just how very sorry I am for putting him through this. Ugh. Leah K. https://www.blogger.com/profile/13052634475594609625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-33197869796864032492013-01-17T14:43:12.326-05:002013-01-17T14:43:12.326-05:00I don't have kids (yet), and already know just...I don't have kids (yet), and already know just based on those cries and screams that I will advocate for NO circumcision! Unbelievable! I totally agree with your post -- how can anyone want to put their newborn through such a procedure, esp. when it's not medically necessary and likely actually an UNhealthy choice to make?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-10483491129451535062012-09-24T12:11:44.188-04:002012-09-24T12:11:44.188-04:00I got my son circ'd because his father wanted ...I got my son circ'd because his father wanted it done. I regret it with every inch of my being. He wasn't able to be circ'd at birth & after him being intact for 3 months I saw no point. I sobbed as soon as he left the room & sobbed for hours during & after the procedure. I heard his screams/cries. <br /><br />Once done it can't be undone, if they want it done later itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-63710404053702900562012-08-19T00:37:14.968-04:002012-08-19T00:37:14.968-04:00The plastibell got stuck on my sons penis and did ...The plastibell got stuck on my sons penis and did not 'pop' off like it was supposed to and therefore had to be surgically removed. He has a permanent large scar on his penis. After that experience, I then decided to do more research on my own. Unfortunately that was something I should have done in the first place but i later had another son who is whole and beautiful. And as brothers, Laranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-71508424402855517582012-07-27T08:05:56.034-04:002012-07-27T08:05:56.034-04:00Sick ... I would never put my baby to go through t...Sick ... I would never put my baby to go through that! so sad, God please help all these little babies and Parents that are mislead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-6796105479853050582012-06-28T04:09:07.888-04:002012-06-28T04:09:07.888-04:00I didn't watch the videos because I couldn'...I didn't watch the videos because I couldn't get myself to. <br /><br />Two questions: <br /><br />1: how come female circumcision is also referred to as genital mutilation, but male circumcision is not? <br /><br />2. how come we tend to regard our civilsation superior to those where females are genitally mutilated?capricornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17032116341951378693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-61088191859393250932012-05-27T20:33:05.213-04:002012-05-27T20:33:05.213-04:00I just couldn't watch it!!! Started the first ...I just couldn't watch it!!! Started the first one and felt so sick that I had to turn it off before he did his bell thing- it is dreadful - I can't believe anybody would allow this to happen to their dear baby !!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-3108889715571728292012-04-05T06:28:19.066-04:002012-04-05T06:28:19.066-04:00It is probably worth pointing out that here in the...It is probably worth pointing out that here in the UK, it isn't even discussed as hospitals and midwives assume that babies WILL NOT be circumcised! You would have to really have to fight or have a compelling argument in order to persuade your doctor that your child needed to be cut if he was otherwise a healthy child. Most healthcare professionals in the UK agree that the risks associated Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-48712201313572128012012-03-27T15:52:20.526-04:002012-03-27T15:52:20.526-04:00In my previous comment, I meant to write "fro...In my previous comment, I meant to write "from your 9 year old child?" (not 19)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-33598223264861455742012-03-26T16:24:28.390-04:002012-03-26T16:24:28.390-04:00It is probably worth pointing out that here in the...It is probably worth pointing out that here in the UK, it isn't even discussed as hospitals and midwives assume that babies WILL NOT be circumcised! You would have to really have to fight or have a compelling argument in order to persuade your doctor that your child needed to be cut if he was otherwise a healthy child. Most healthcare professionals in the UK agree that the risks associated Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-15599602351588270022012-03-26T16:11:20.608-04:002012-03-26T16:11:20.608-04:00I chose not to watch the videos because I have eno...I chose not to watch the videos because I have enough anxiety-attacks as it is when I hear babies sobbing their little hearts out when in pain or need that is being ignored and I can imagine just from reading the article and the comments how awful it could be.<br /><br />I honestly CANNOT understand how this is a common practise in a major, influential , "educated", powerful, modern Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-49430239187713877612012-03-25T02:02:49.255-04:002012-03-25T02:02:49.255-04:00I can't even finish watching the video...want ...I can't even finish watching the video...want to fly through the computer screen and pick up that poor sobbing child. Thank goodness all of my sons are intact.Mary and Eden Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06562870300869579997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-11235606540755528252012-03-22T02:43:26.066-04:002012-03-22T02:43:26.066-04:00Speaking of exporting circumcision and harvesting ...Speaking of exporting circumcision and harvesting foreskins from Africa now comes (pro-cutting) press attacks on African communities who at first embraced circ. are now turning their backs knowing now they have been lied to and are calling it colonialism. I agree. More plundering of Africa and its people.KOTFrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06711334493621537901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-83918344575351372822012-03-21T19:26:42.423-04:002012-03-21T19:26:42.423-04:00I didn't have to watch the videos because my h...I didn't have to watch the videos because my husband and I were in the room when we circumcised our son. My husband is circumcised and we thought it was the right thing to do. Let me tell you the anguish we felt as parents as the shot they gave our infant son did not numb him and they began the procedure. The sugar water on the pacifier did nothing to quiet his screams. I sobbed the entire Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com