I thought it would be interesting to see how old the intact sons of members are. I was looking through some statistics and found them really interesting.
Truthfully, we didn't do anything out of the ordinary when we left our son intact - it's just the 'done thing' where we live. So I know I don't really understand a lot of the issues that US parents face when it comes to pressure to circumcise. We honestly didn't even discuss it (plus the doctors don't do it here) and it wasn't until after my second son was born that I changed from being anti-circ to a 'practising' intactivist.
The majority of males in the UK are intact
The majority of males in Europe are intact
The majority of males under 40 in New Zealand are intact
The majority of males under 20 in Australia are intact
The majority of males in Japan are intact
The majority of males in China are intact
The majority of males under 30 in Canada are intact
And soon the majority of males being born in the US will be intact (if it hasn't been 'reached' already - stats I've seen are just either side of 50%).
I'm hoping he'll grow up in the majority - that having an entire penis will be considered normal. As we live in Colorado, I doubt it, but I am hopeful.
Sadly in my area circ rates are high. I have only met one other mother of an intact son and she is our LLL leader (very crunchy). Sadly as well, my DSs are the only intact penis' I have ever seem and I grew up in CA and babysat a lot.
My intact DS is 14 months, and my intact step-son is almost 13 years old. We live in Georgia (the state, not the county), and I would believe that intact males are in the vast minority here. But change has to start somewhere!
Mine is 6.I've seen 2 other intact and one has since had a surgery at 6 or 9 months,leading to (unnessesary)circumcision.(he was retaining water around there or something...)We're in Utah.
My sons are 6 years, 2 years, and almost 5 mos. I also have a 4 year old and 2 year old nephews. My sister and I both live in the Midwest (she's in OH.)
We're from W. Pa, which is probably the same as the midwest in a lot of ways. lol
My DS Jacob will be 4 in June, we live outside of Atlanta Ga and at least at my Ped., intactness is the norm as she and her partner, who is a midwife, are both very ANTI circ.
He is retractable and won't leave that thing alone, lol.
We have 3 sons and a daughter -- all whole and perfect!
Our intact sons are 9 years, 7 years ,and 2 years. We are in a very high circ area. I only know of 2 other intact boys. The hospitals around here are awful about circ. I am so glad we stayed strong!
My intact son is 10 and 1/2.
We do know dozens more in our area too.
It may be the moms i know, but even the most extreme "mainstream" mom has 2 intact sons.
I only have daughters but would not have circed a boy if we'd had one 5 years ago.
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