Yeah.

It's a cultural taboo.

I'm breaking the cycle in my family and when it comes up I give my firm opinion on the matter.

That's about all I can do.

(I'm less vociferous in person)

(Still adamant though)

If in your family you're the father, your sons' genetic integrity is not something you should be mocked for caring about.

Oh no question in my family, nobody is coming near any of my children with surgical scalpels unless there's a damn good reason.

The sickest part of the whole debate is that there are a lot of mothers who openly say they want their sons penis to look like their own personal preference for penis

That sounds absurd, but it isn't

I mean, that people think that way

Like I said, it is fundamentally weird to me.

But I remember a time when I didn't think it was weird because "that's just the way it is"

Which is why I really try not to get mad about it.

Sometimes I fail. But I try.

I just think back to the births of my son and daughter and I can't even imagine thinking "you know what this perfect scene of peaceful postpartum mother-infant bonding needs? A LITTLE GENITAL CUTTING AMIRITE?"

I believe this is the one I meant

http://www.cirp.org/library/birth/

Yeah that is just reminding me that I was also not breastfed...

Sigh

My mom thought her milk supply wasn't adequate or something. So I got put on formula and rice cereal at 10 days.

I wonder if I would have been taller

Probably would have better teeth too

Oh well.

"Yeah, well I'm taller" - Neo

wait, that was from Speed?

If I was breastfed maybe I'd get the movie right

I don't remember it from the Matrix lol

It was Speed, I was kidding

Haha ok. I haven't seen Speed since the 90s

The Matrix though... I was all about that movie in like 2002-2004

But jokes aside, there are a lot of factors I fear we ignore

All we can do is better for our children the best we can

My kids are happy and healthy as little horses so far (fingers crossed) so hopefully I'm doing OK

My mother was pretty anti-vaccine when I was growing up.

In fact, she was Miss Anti-Vaccine 1992

She couldn't attend the awards ceremony cause my brother and I both got the measles

I joke

Haha

That would be funny as hell as long as you both came through it OK though

Mine are getting their shots