My Grossest Moment as a Parent

I have only daughters and have never had to make that decision --- I have heard and understand both sides of the argument on circumcision and do tend to think that it is unneccessary and must be horribly painful --- But --- it is Not SEXUAL Abuse!!!

Your definately reaching there --- and I am sure that other survivors of ACTUAL sexual abuse would agree & may even be offended by your generalizing comment.

Sophie,
It so happens that I had two boys and had them both circumcised and they thanked me for it later in life,because they had a friend that didn`t pull the skin back when he cleaned himself and it grew over the head and a doctor had to do it and it hurt!! The mother of that kid said the same thing you did until she had to take him to a doctor.When boys are circumcised it`s easier to keep themselves clean.

Sophie -- How terrible! What makes it okay for you to judge someone like that? I had my son circumsized for his health. You should really think twice about judging someone for their choice in circumcision.

Oh please. There's nothing wrong with it. Lost his penis? You really need to get a clue.

Dope!

What a freakazoid.....circumcision is NOT sexual abuse! I would kill someone if they ever touched my son innappropriatly. To me, it is like having your tonsils or appendix out. I bet you are the type of person that never leaves the house and has 70 cats and likes to share their food with them.

Sophie - Maybe you like men to have a lot of infections instead and pass them on to their female partners - yup - that is much better! Men also experience more sensitivity during sex. Then your dealing with a lot of medication and support pharmaceutical companies. You really work for those big pharmaceutical companies don't you?! I see what is behind your comment - at first I just thought it was ignorance!

How dare you?!? Circumcising your child is totally normal and is done to prevent infections~ and also recommended by many doctors. Apart from being totally ignorant you are also wrong and cruel. every mother has decisions to make and not you or anyone else should make them feel bad about what they decide. i just hope to god you never pass on your ignorance, views, or even genes to another human being.

Sophie, that's just ignorant! It's unhealthy for boys to be uncircumcised. Boys (and some men) don't clean themselves properly, and then they smell bad and become prone to infections. Not to mention that sex with said unclean men can cause women to be exposed to filth and infections they otherwise wouldn't if those males were circumcised properly! It absolutely is NOT sexual abuse! That's the stupidest thing I've heard in quite a while! Men have MORE sesation without that nasty hood on their members. So long as they're cicumcised as babies, they won't remember it, and won't be emotionally scarred. It's awful, what happened to that woman's son, clearly the doctor wasn't careful, but it was the best thing for that little boy in the long run!

Your comments are ignorant and unnecessary. That is all I can say without being foul.

Oh PLEASE. I chose not to circumcise my son but what you wrote is just plain stupid and an insult to children who have suffered true sexual abuse. It's a personal choice and I'm just glad that that woman's boy is fine now. More people really should learn to RESPECT other parents choices for their children!!

Wow! Because you don't share the same choices on circumcism does't mean it a cruel thing to do. I have never heard something so ignorant than to hear you say it's sexual abuse! I had my son circumcised ~ they use a topical numbing agent first and when it's done they cry for a few minutes. It's no more pain than getting their immunizations ~ I sure you think that's child abuse too!

Ok I believe a lot of you here (seems 99% of women are giving advice on a subject they aren't clear on).

First to Sophie (since yours is the worst one here) - Being circumcised is NOT sexual abuse for the simple reason the operation has no sexual connection to it, period! You're just showing off your ignorance to everyone here.

Now for everyone else, circumcision has ZERO to do with health, it doesn't make you any cleaner or less prone to disease (in fact it can contribute to you getting infections since the tip has NO PROTECTION from invading foreign particles). Obviously if you don't clean it yes you'll have issues, same can be said with it circumcised, the penis needs to be washed very well.

As for the comments it makes sex better is also false being circumcised actually deadens the nerve ending on the tip making the man feel LESS during sex than he would if it was covered up.

Next for the ones here talking about an unclean man and sex - right and wrong on this one, an unclean man either way can spread infection, the fact is when he gets an erection that cover gets pulled back behind the head. Having it there doesn't make it harder to clean than not having it.

So to set EVERYONE straight here circumcision is NOT required, DOES NOT promote better sex, DOES NOT make the man healthier, DOES NOT prevent infection (nor reduce them) & IS NOT sexual abuse (that was the most moronic thing I heard).

I was circumcised as a baby and I don't think it was unecessary, dangerous sick and cruel nor do I think it was child abuse. If you don't want to circumcise your child don't but don't claim it's child abuse.

Have you ever seen an uncircumcised penis? It is so wrong. So wrong.

I must disagree with you about circumcision, especially after what they have found out concerning it. Men who are not circumcised wives are more apt to have cervical cancer, plus, AIDS cells are now known and have been for some time to be under the foreskin. What happened here was sheer incompetence, and, you rarely if ever hear of such a thing happening. It was a dreadful thing no mother or child should have to go through and the doctor should be held responsible.

Ummm, Sophie...do you have a son? Have you had to make that choice as a parent?

You are wrong. Even the Bible calls uncircumcised men"unclean"...and unclean it is! Cancer of the penis occurs in only uncircumcised men. The argument, "if they wash it" is BS, since most men do not even wash their hands, let alone their dongs after urinating. I knew an uncircumcised man, and you could smell his smegma through his clothing! Really!!! I am so grateful my parents shelled out the extra money to have me circumcised. An uncut dick is a dirty dick!!!!

Oh please... stop being dramatic. One Dr made an oops and now because I circumcise my sons I'm a sexual abuser??? I do not think so!