tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post8048092409602580364..comments2024-03-16T14:18:11.330-04:00Comments on peaceful parenting: An American Baby Intactivist in ScotlandUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-79326082380454735952012-05-19T20:29:57.992-04:002012-05-19T20:29:57.992-04:00Fantastic comments.
I,as an Englishman am still am...Fantastic comments.<br />I,as an Englishman am still amazed and dumbfounded that this archaic and cruel practice still continues in the US.<br />But it's wonderful to hear how so many are now rejecting this ridiculous procedure and are now leaving their perfect boys the way nature intended.<br />Good Work Laura!..<br />And thank you, the great American people for making a stand against this Jay tuoheynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-42788489062049384702011-03-16T23:05:12.428-04:002011-03-16T23:05:12.428-04:00I'm glad that you are speaking out for the bab...I'm glad that you are speaking out for the baby boys who's parents are receiving horrible misinformation. The fact that you are from an intact country should speak volumes to parents considering this procedure.<br /><br />Unfortunately, even though I live in Canada, when I posted the link to this article I received some major backlash from two of my "friends". It didn't seemAurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11900095904704264142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-32445069382452701162011-02-17T19:05:04.673-05:002011-02-17T19:05:04.673-05:00I hope you get better really soon Laura.. You are ...I hope you get better really soon Laura.. You are such an inspiration and are so Loved withing the movement and outside of it.. Thank you for everything you have done and all the light you have brought upon this human rights violation. You are one Amazing woman! <br /><br />xo<br /><br />Raheem Vegan-WinterVegan Winterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07688380703328335368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-28237522002770515032010-10-25T22:41:59.186-04:002010-10-25T22:41:59.186-04:00What a great post. I think it's so cool that ...What a great post. I think it's so cool that someone in another country is speaking up for American boys like this. It really needs to be done. We always talk about how people in other countries don't circ, and don't have issues, but it's better coming from someone in a country like that directly. <br /><br />I am an American mom, and my son is intact. I have a small Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-50179384093134926632010-04-26T02:38:41.299-04:002010-04-26T02:38:41.299-04:00Can you tell me where you got the "Who on Ear...Can you tell me where you got the "Who on Earth still circumcises baby boys?" graph? I may link to it on my blog in a future post.<br /><br />Thanks so much for providing this information!<br /><br />stephanie@metropolitanmama.netStephaniehttp://metropolitanmama.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-76318921474873852462010-04-07T00:09:05.236-04:002010-04-07T00:09:05.236-04:00My oldest son was circumsised because i believe al...My oldest son was circumsised because i believe all the myths and was just soooooooo niave. HE had some complications too. My second son is not. BUt i will tell you, i too have almost become obessed with this issue. I want so hard to help people realize what they are doing to their sons. I want someone to realize how bad it can be BEFOREHAND. I scream and i cry and i get so pissed about thisPassionate ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17145964404164100511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-74328136288358701432010-04-06T18:56:47.130-04:002010-04-06T18:56:47.130-04:00I'm an American who had her newborn son circum...I'm an American who had her newborn son circumsized. At the time, I thought I was doing the right thing, basing my decision on a doctor's (a doctor!) advice. He had told me the same thing you mentioned in your article: that circumsizing reduces infections and lowers the risk of STDs.<br /><br />If only I were a little older (I was 17 at the time) and had thought to do some research Kellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02763478735992454175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-212693497893076112010-04-02T20:01:28.178-04:002010-04-02T20:01:28.178-04:00Thank you for all of the encouraging comments.
Try...Thank you for all of the encouraging comments.<br />Try not to feel so much guilt Lollie, you didn't know how wrong it was at the time but you can teach your sons how important body integrity is and you can share all of this information with your friends and family.<br />To the anonymous woman who has been circumcised, I am sorry you have been through this, I'm sure you are feeling Lauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-19663104531823955022010-04-01T17:52:34.245-04:002010-04-01T17:52:34.245-04:00I wish I had been given more information when my s...I wish I had been given more information when my sons were born.Lolliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11681913773862875803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-69708357188833206202010-04-01T07:03:05.127-04:002010-04-01T07:03:05.127-04:00hello,
Sorry for the intrusion, but your post giv...hello,<br /><br />Sorry for the intrusion, but your post gives me courage to share! im 28 now and ive just discovered that i have a female genital cutting... I am not American. I am Asian from Singapore and i think this is a world problem not just in the states alone... WE have to fight this all together, its time for a revolution!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-71052720685259265512010-03-29T22:16:24.691-04:002010-03-29T22:16:24.691-04:00(Karen saying)I love that he is in a picture for s...(Karen saying)I love that he is in a picture for such an important issue. It's just amazing to be there and talk with people. The range of responses is really as varied as you can possibly imagine. Many of the foreign visitors are appalled that this happens here. Some think it's a joke that we are there because we have freedom of speech in America, they think we are just taking our Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-62697404658249780742010-03-29T21:55:58.467-04:002010-03-29T21:55:58.467-04:00I just found this website.
Danelle--what a wonder...I just found this website.<br /><br />Danelle--what a wonderful site, I have just added it to my reader!<br /><br />Laura--wonderful message. I let my son get cut because my husband wanted it, and I regret it. I've just learned that my husband's reasons for doing it were invalid, and that just made me bawl. We let this thing happen to our son for no good reason.<br /><br />I live in the Lisa Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00110779167509779880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-45882120255789922102010-03-29T14:33:18.684-04:002010-03-29T14:33:18.684-04:00In Scotland, it's illegal to declaw cats or cu...In Scotland, it's illegal to declaw cats or cut the tails or ears of a dog, and these are always done with anesthetic. It was deemed too cruel and unnecessary so they were all banned.<br /><br />It's still legal to cut off a piece of a baby's penis though. <br /><br />Thankfully it is extremely rare but I still want that law changed. We have a large Muslim population and the message Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-70088842453831207942010-03-29T14:32:23.161-04:002010-03-29T14:32:23.161-04:00adorable Karen! Sorry I missed you this year!!!!adorable Karen! Sorry I missed you this year!!!!Colleenhttp://www.mgmbill.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-78678040759196960302010-03-29T14:32:00.712-04:002010-03-29T14:32:00.712-04:00Lol, he's a cutie Karen. I posted him as my pr...Lol, he's a cutie Karen. I posted him as my profile pic for Genital Integrity week. Hope you don't mind but I think it's a fantastic image.Laurahttp://www.facebook.com/attismumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-85452951358550916092010-03-29T14:31:01.889-04:002010-03-29T14:31:01.889-04:00OMG! That is my son from last year's demonstra...OMG! That is my son from last year's demonstration [in the picture]!!!! LOVE IT!Karenhttp://www.nocirc.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-58865075567692997862010-03-29T14:30:19.920-04:002010-03-29T14:30:19.920-04:00I was just thinking about this (yet again!) today....I was just thinking about this (yet again!) today.--If one were to "circumcise" their dog without so much as a Tylenol to "ease" the pain, they'd be arrested for animal cruelty & locked up & never be allowed to have animals again. Yet it's perfectly acceptable for the same surgery to be performed on newborn baby boys in our country. I'm sorry, but makes no Abbiehttp://www.circinfosite.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-50283694345465722822010-03-29T14:29:46.150-04:002010-03-29T14:29:46.150-04:00It seems really clear that forcibly removing a par...It seems really clear that forcibly removing a part of someone's body without immediate medical necessity is entirely different from trying to heal the body or save someone's life.Guggiehttp://www.catholicsagainstcircumcision.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-77666555359822740622010-03-29T14:12:10.059-04:002010-03-29T14:12:10.059-04:00Thank you for sharing your experience, Laura!
I&...Thank you for sharing your experience, Laura! <br /><br />I've only met 1 cut man in my life (who was living here from the US). And, like Laura and so many others, I've never in my life heard of any man having problems with his intact body. It just doesn't happen -- not any more often than a woman would have problems with her intact body. <br /><br />It seems quite bizarre that an Bronwyn Kapperhttp://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-9190439830766469132010-03-29T14:04:11.619-04:002010-03-29T14:04:11.619-04:00Laura, thank you so much for your wise words! I am...Laura, thank you so much for your wise words! I am an RN and am very strongly opposed to circumcision.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-61358623733890600862010-03-29T14:03:58.745-04:002010-03-29T14:03:58.745-04:00Puritans sadism and voodoo stories,that's why ...Puritans sadism and voodoo stories,that's why it continuesPoleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-88755845925602209882010-03-29T14:03:14.960-04:002010-03-29T14:03:14.960-04:00I really don't understand how anyone can do th...I really don't understand how anyone can do this. How a doctor, a nurse or a parent can believe this is ok. It breaks my heart. Every instinct I have knows this is just WRONG!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-7253122520066499762010-03-29T14:02:51.437-04:002010-03-29T14:02:51.437-04:00My dad is from Scotland and my mum is from England...My dad is from Scotland and my mum is from England. I have always known it was wrong. My dad has had a couple of bladder infections, but I have had more than him and he is in his 40s.<br /><br />My mum said she could hear the screams of the babies being done in the hospital when I was born and vowed to never subject her children to that (she had all girls anyway).<br /><br />I was taught it is Marissanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-50005607668577551162010-03-29T14:01:32.383-04:002010-03-29T14:01:32.383-04:00Thanks :)
A lot of people do ask how I got involv...Thanks :)<br /><br />A lot of people do ask how I got involved. I hope someone reads this and is able to see circumcision from where I'm standing. Horrific and weird as hell is what I first thought.<br /><br />Bryan, you're right, none of these expected horrible problems happen to men here. <br /><br />That's why I knew instantly that what my friend told me was nonsense. If people Laurahttp://www.facebook.com/attismumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-49641688788598840632010-03-29T13:59:47.125-04:002010-03-29T13:59:47.125-04:00Well done Laura, great article. I wondered why som...Well done Laura, great article. I wondered why someone outside the USA would be aware of the strange and cruel (and unnecessary) behavior I discovered happening here.<br /><br />I agree with her that almost nobody outside the USA knows that MOST adult men in the USA have been circumcised (I hear something like 90% of adults), but even about 50% baby boys have it done today under a plethora of Bryannoreply@blogger.com