Posts by liliesandliars

Link's not working for me. It surprises me that an LA times article is like that, however. I thought the circ rate was lowest in the US on the west coast.

I went through this exact same situation with my son. The pressure I felt to circumcise during the orchiopexy didn't come from my son's urologist, however. It came from his father, who has always been bothered by the fact that his son...

I don't adhere to all the aspects of attachment parenting, but I can't reconcile the idea of an attachment parent as being the same sort of parent that circumcises. How can you believe that it's psychologically harmful to a child to...

Quote: Originally Posted by SusanElizabeth OK -- except -- my husband is Jewish, and it is part of their tradition to circumcise. His penis is to me beautiful. So why does someone have to post "His penis is so...

My first memory of circ was my mother explaining it to me and my brothers as children. She told us that my brothers got some skin cut off their penises when they were babies. My only thought, even then, was that I was so, SO lucky to...

I have a 2.5 year old with no problems.

I am really sorry for the OP's sake that this thread turned into a discussion about pedophilia. I for one never thought of pedophilia, I immediately knew what this thread was about just by looking at the title. People need to pay...

My little boy is only two, so we're not a waldorf family yet, but I've looked into it. It seems that the only Waldorf school in the Houston area is in the Woodlands. That's the only one I've found by searching online, anyway. Do you...

I HATE the stupid baby shows on cable with a passion. I don't watch them anymore. I used to, when I was pregnant and awhile after my son was born. But I couldn't stomach any more episodes of births chock-full of doctor-convenience...

I live in the same state as Night_Nurse and I have the same feeling about the supposed circ rate in the South. 56% is almost half of all boys born in today's hospitals. My question is, where are all these crunchy non-circ'ers located? ...