18 June 2007
Another reason not to circumcise (mutilate/torture) your newborn boy
I will probably harbor the guilt I feel for circumcising my three oldest boys for the rest of my life. With our fourth (and last) boy, there was more information available for parents. And, I read one article in particular that said baby boys don’t need to “look like” their daddy or brothers. When they ask why theirs looks “different”, simply explain that the other boys and daddy had an operation to cut part of theirs off…and that the operation isn’t something that needs to be done anymore. The writer said your son will very likely thank you someday for not making him endure that!
Anyway, I had this information, too, when we made our decision. Thought you might want it, too:
Circumcision Removes Most Sensitive Parts of a boy’s penis:
http://www.livescience.com/health/070615_penis_sensitivity.html
