tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678007000514093428.post6417779513677115605..comments2022-03-18T18:13:55.959-07:00Comments on Some Things Are Hard To Say: Margaret's Story-Circumcision and the Adopted ChildAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07034048057155140198noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678007000514093428.post-91167581997782971152013-06-21T11:42:49.657-07:002013-06-21T11:42:49.657-07:00"it would be best done before kindergarten&qu..."it would be best done before kindergarten" <br /><br />That quote from your pediatrician was so revealing of the real motive behind American RIC: the fear that an intact boy will be bullied by circumcised boys, and later will have difficulties keeping girlfriends. In other words, Anteater = Epic Fail Social Life.<br /><br />When the body and attitudes about the body clash, don't alter the body: reexamine the attitudes.<br /><br />I was very fortunate that my pediatrician in the 1950s supported my mother's decision not to circumcise me.roger desmoulinsnoreply@blogger.com