Nov 3

Posted by My OB said WHAT?!?.

“Not Circumcising Is Just Gross.”

“Not circumcising is just gross.” – Childbirth educator during a childbirth class.

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There are 29 comments to this post.

Carrie had this to say, Nov 3, 2012 @ 3:55 pm (Quote)

Wow, way to be an informative educator there.

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C.Pratt had this to say, Nov 3, 2012 @ 4:01 pm (Quote)

Your face is gross!

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amy had this to say, Nov 3, 2012 @ 4:11 pm (Quote)

Unless its your penis or you are planning on having sex with him, your preference doesn’t matter. And if you are, we have bigger problems than if he’s cut or not.

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Mama Wrench Reply:
November 4th, 2012 at 3:11 pm Mama Wrench(Quote)

Exactly! I have NEVER understood the (many) women who’ve told me they got their sons circumcised because they prefer circumcised sexual partners. Sorry, but if you’re basing your son’s genitals off of what you prefer for sex, you’ve got WAY more issues to deal with than whether or not to get your son’s perfectly healthy penis trimmed…

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jenni had this to say, Nov 3, 2012 @ 4:17 pm (Quote)

well pooping is gross, but we all still do that. and snot is gross but we all still sneeze. and i change diapers all day, with boys of each kind, and circumcision is much less my concern than what toddlers had for lunch.

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Ethel had this to say, Nov 3, 2012 @ 4:24 pm (Quote)

Being so grossly biased and openly displaying it is gross too.

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Jessica had this to say, Nov 3, 2012 @ 4:33 pm (Quote)

“Just gross” doesn’t come across as education to me.

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Sarah had this to say, Nov 3, 2012 @ 4:41 pm (Quote)

Professionalism. Get some.

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TyMc had this to say, Nov 3, 2012 @ 4:53 pm (Quote)

Now there’s some evidence-based information for ya!

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Jamie had this to say, Nov 3, 2012 @ 4:56 pm (Quote)

And you opinion matters…why? Is he your son? Are you his mother? Did YOU carry & deliver him? Did you pay MY medical bills?! Goodbye!

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Vanessat had this to say, Nov 3, 2012 @ 5:14 pm (Quote)

No, not circumcising is not gross, it is respectful of your son’s right to body integrity and to making his own decisions when it comes to his penis.

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Mya had this to say, Nov 3, 2012 @ 5:20 pm (Quote)

So are you saying you are gross too? Because you do realize you also have a foreskin. (Assuming this person was female)

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road2vba2c had this to say, Nov 3, 2012 @ 5:47 pm (Quote)

I’m sorry, are you going to be changing his diapers? Having sex with him? Then why does your personal, non-medical and non-professional opinion matter?

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Tee had this to say, Nov 3, 2012 @ 5:50 pm (Quote)

And I’m assuming that “gross” is the appropriate medical terminology here, ain’t so? ::rolls eyes:: Professionalism and common decency. You’re doing it wrong.

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Nat had this to say, Nov 3, 2012 @ 6:26 pm (Quote)

I hear some people in support of female circ use the same argument.

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Les had this to say, Nov 3, 2012 @ 7:04 pm (Quote)

Ugh, as the mom of an intact 9 month old, I hear this all the time, mostly from my family. The level of ignorance in this country regarding this issue is astounding.

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Carrie Reply:
November 5th, 2012 at 4:13 pm Carrie(Quote)

I second this.

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Heather P had this to say, Nov 3, 2012 @ 7:17 pm (Quote)

Especially coming from a childbirth educator this is odd. There’s absolutely nothing about childbirth that’s more gross than normal newborn genitalia. (I can think of about fifty things related to childbirth alone that are worse)

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Wendy had this to say, Nov 3, 2012 @ 9:17 pm (Quote)

First of all, it’s gross that you think that a)genitalia with all it’s functional parts is gross, b)anyone other than the owner of the penis has dominion over it, and c)your opinion should be presented like this in a professional setting.

Tell me, what’s more gross: having to clean urine and feces off of an open wound multiple times each day, or wiping the whole, unwounded penis off as you would a finger?

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Tiffany had this to say, Nov 3, 2012 @ 11:27 pm (Quote)

Weird, I’ve never thought my fiance’s penis was gross and it’s not circumcised.

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Carrie Reply:
November 4th, 2012 at 6:09 am Carrie(Quote)

Well I should HOPE not!

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Sheva had this to say, Nov 4, 2012 @ 6:18 am (Quote)

So, if I do, I’m asinine, if I don’t, I’m gross. Tough choice…

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Stephanie Reply:
November 4th, 2012 at 12:23 pm Stephanie(Quote)

Well sure, parents are always wrong. Don’t you know that yet?

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Kristin Reply:
November 4th, 2012 at 5:14 pm Kristin(Quote)

I have a few more years until I am always wrong. My son is only 1. I figure I have until roughly 11 years old before I sudden have my brain drop out of my ear and become the biggest stupid person on the planet.

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annette had this to say, Nov 8, 2012 @ 5:53 am (Quote)

This one is also mine. The CBE had asked for everyone having a boy to raise their hand and then asked if we were planning to get them circumcised to keep it up. When I didn’t she got a nasty look on her face said this response then asked why. That was when I told her all of my research and she litteraly told me to be quite. After my son was born the doctor showed up to circumcise him them looked actually relieved when I told him I did not want it done.

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Jane Reply:
November 8th, 2012 at 6:37 am Jane(Quote)

So she sought out the information and then tried to ridicule you when you answered her question, and then when you defended yourself, she wanted you to stop the conversation she started? Unreal.

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Sheva Reply:
November 8th, 2012 at 7:17 am Sheva(Quote)

Wow, this nurse is a real chicken. She’s so scared you’ll convince the other parents to change their minds that she doesn’t let you present any evidence for them. (Sounds like an agenda to me.) Wow, in a ‘class’, you’d think they’d want to educate the parents. Apparently not.

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