Do you find yourself using circ as a measuring stick?

[Treece]

I do. I won't buy parenting books if they are pro circ, I won't post to boards that are, just that sort of stuff. I was wondering if I was the only one.....

[Raene]

Eww, there are books that are pro-circ? I didn't know that but yes, I would have a hard time reading them the same way I would avoid reading books that tell children to cry it out. Just not my thing.

[purplestraws]

Yup, I'm the same way. We're working on finding a doula right now and I won't even consider one unless she's anti-circ. We're in a VERY pro-circ area, so it's harder than you'd expect.

[Fyrestorm]

It's a major tool for me! I remember when I was still buying cloth diapers...I wouldn't even buy from a mama that didn't have a no circ sign in her siggie!

I know a lot of mama's don't cut their babies and don't choose to have a no circ smiley in their siggie...but if they did...then I knew and I didn't have to worry about it.

I also felt that if they had it in their siggie then they were outspoken about it and that was a bonus for me...so I preferred to send business their way.

[AutumnMama]

Absolutely yes.

[MCatLvrMom2A&X]

Defiantly makes a difference for me.

[Bm31]

I do when it comes to giving baby gifts. If they circ (or I know them to be pro-circ even when having a girl), then forget it. It's absolutely nothing against the child. But sorry, if the parents can afford cosmetic genital mutilation I'm not going to shovel out my $$$ to subsidize that.

[4Blessings]

Depends. If I dismissed everything someone says or writes or does because I disagree with them on one issue than I would never learn anything new or gain another perspective.

If it is obvious that I disagree with the person/author/speaker on many issues than I tend to avoid them entirely

[Ophelia]

Depends. If I dismissed everything someone says or writes or does because I disagree with them on one issue than I would never learn anything new or gain another perspective.

If it is obvious that I disagree with the person/author/speaker on many issues than I tend to avoid them entirely

This is pretty much what I do. Big example, Dr. Sears the Baby Book. Loved the book except the vaccine and circ parts. He does say RIC is not medically necessary but IMO does not do enough to dispel myths or lean people towards not circ'ing. So if I did decide to buy the book say, for a gift, I may do that, except then put in nocirc information in that section.

[Treece]

Here's what I do. If I'm looking at a baby book at the book store, or even to buy used, I turn to the index, look up circ, read what it says. IF the first option is to do it (ie reasons to circ), I refuse to look at it further. I feel that if they are pro-circ, they are anti-baby, esp my intact babies.

As far as friends go, I don't use it as much as with docs, but I lose respect for people who did. Like, I met a woman once at the park. We both have ds's approx same age. Mine intact, hers I fins out is circ. She SAYS she is anti but "dad wanted it." WT? She gave me her # but I can't call her. Now, if it had been the "healthier" crap, I would consider calling her. People I date, have to agree NOT to, kwim? They don't have to agree that it's better, just that he can choose when he's older (I had a guy say that by not I was taking away the child's right to choose???????)

Anyway, I was curious. It's my nature.

My siggie is REALLY outspoken, my MySpace is too, but me not so much. I will talk it with women, and if they tell me their sig other isn't, I tell them how lucky they are. I know this one from exp.......