If you are glad you left your son(s) intact, post here - Page 3

[lotusdebi]

[somemama]

Yea for all the happy intact boys!

[pixie-n-hertwoboys]

All my guys here are intact. Quite honestly I didn't know there was any other way! Its just normal to leave them they way they came out IMO. Why change something that is perfectly created?

I didn't realize it was such an issue until I came to this board. Even the ped said oh good you left your son(s) alone.

[scubamom]

my ds who is 7 weeks old is intact and were very happy.
it was never an issue for me and im glad to say wasnt for my dh either. never even thought about getting it done.

pediatrician even told us she prefers to keep it the way nature intended.

[DesireeH]

17 month old ds is intact! Everytime I change his diaper, its a reminder that we did the right thing! He is healthy, happy and never had to undergo unnecessary trauma.

[MamaAllNatural]

You're so right, every time I change my baby's diaper I feel the same way. I am the very proud mama of two very sweet intact boys and a wonderful daughter.

That's the way God and Mother Nature intended. Why should it be any different?

[Leonor]

Yes, I'm very glad for not circ'ing, although it really wasn't a dillema I had to face. It's not really common practice in Portugal, as far as I know, and I had no religion or family or husband pressuring me. I always had a gut feeling against it, even not knowing what I do now.

[Ilaria]

Both my kids are intact
I'm from Italy anf never thought it should be otherwise, my US dh (cut) was easy to convince.

[somemama]

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[pumpkinhead]

The boy is intact . Dh, who is cut, briefly asked whether we should do it so he'd be like his dad. All I said was "Why would you put your newborn son thru such an invasive and painful procedure just because you were? Thereis ABSOLUTELY no good reason to do this".

He said, "You're right".

Plus, in Nova Scotia, if you want to have it done, first you have to find a ped who will perform the procedure and then you have to pay 350$ for the "pleasure"
P.S. He did say 'you're right' before we found out about the cost
A no brainer!

[Selissa]

We have never regreted leaving ds intact even for an instant. and not only has it been great for my son but it has allowed my husband to begin coming to terms with what was done to him as a helpless infant.

[momsmyjob]

I have 3 intact boys.

Dh was all for taking him home the way mother nature intended.

[Plaid Leopard]

My two sons (and one daughter) are intact. Luckily it wasn't an issue for us as DH is French and intact too.

My youngest son (3 months old) was having some diaperfree time this evening, and I was looking at his perfect little body and wondering how other parents could look at their perfect and beautiful sons and still say "We've got to get rid of that. His penis is ugly, unclean, abnormal..." or whatever it is they say.

[JoolsPlus2]

Hi Everyone! This is my first post here, can I chime in?
I'm very happy I left my ds intact!
I *knew* that if I was going to have a son, we'd leave him un cut, and was SO happy when DH agreed! No arguments at all, dh just said, "It's his, let him decide"
Anyway, ds is 6.5 now and has never had a problem at all, and is happy that I didn't have anything cut off of him without his consent

Julie
Mom to Karsten 6.5 and Sarah (AKA Bitsy) 4.5

[pumpkinhead]

T Welcome to MDC JoolsPlus2

[JoolsPlus2]

Thanks, glad to be here!
Oh, I love the quote in your sig...I remember pondering it quite a bit wrt some difficult relationships in college, and it holds true even now

Julie

[steffanie3]

My DS is intact he is almost 9 months and I definitally think to leave him alone was the right thing to do.

Stephanie

[copslass]

Not only am I happy that my sons are whole, two of them are at an age to be happy themselves!

19 and 14 year olds are perfectly content to be whole. They've never had a problem, and were horrified when they discovered what circ is! Couldn't believe anyone one do that to a baby.

Btw, we live in a 95%+ circ rate area, so they probably don't know another intact boy, and they're still happy to have their entire penises!

14 month old ds hasn't shared his opinion yet, I'm trusting he'll be ok with it, too.

Thanks for asking!

And welcome to JoolsPlus2.

[Ms. Frizzle]

Yay!! Very happy here
My boys each have a normal penis!

[zaftigmama]

I am very happy and content with myself that I left my son intact. I am also happy about the thread - it's great to read such positive stories in one place.

I faced huge obstacles from dh, family, friends, etc.,. when I decided to leave my Jewish son intact. I truly had an entire community against me, and had never felt so much pressure, hatred, harassment, etc.,.

Luckily I was able to convince my husband that it's truly not the right thing to do, religion or no religion. My sister was the only person on my side that was related to me, I was lucky to have many friends who agreed with my decision.

My son had complications as birth, and the circumcision wouldn't have been able to take place on the 8th day. When everyone finally realized I wasn't postponing, I was saying no (which they were choosing to misunderstand, as I had said from the beginning it wasn't going to happen) they let it go. I still receive hate mail, guilt trips, and am the target of many nasty opinions.

And it all reinforces my belief that I hit a sore spot somewhere, and people can't be too secure in what they are doing if they let my choice get to them so deeply and profoundly. After researching and joining some online groups, I believe there may be a chance that in the future, even Jews won't see circumcision as automatic. And I'm happy to be someone who has started a new belief (even if I'm seen as evil for doing it) in my community.

But every day I see my son or change his diaper and see his intact self, I congratulate myself, and realize it was worth it. He can always choose to circ. himself later if he's going to be as miserable as everyone has told me he will. I don't believe it will happen, but it will be his choice. It was never my choice to make.

Take care,