circumcision

Oh joys!!!  You’ve found out you’re having a boy!!!!!  Such an exciting time! 

So now, there is this decision you have to make.  This decision is one of the first decisions you will have to make for your child that will impact their ENTIRE future!!!!!

The question you have to ask yourself… Do I circumcise my son or not.  The answer has to do with several determining factors.

~Religion.  Is it customary in your religion?  Is it something that warrants a celebration?

~Family.  Is it something that has most often been a normal thing to do in your family?  Is daddy’s noodle an anteater or a mushroom?

~Personal preference.  Men and women both can understand this reasoning.

~Cleanliness.  Not sure how true this is.  I have heard that uncircumcised noodles do not get as clean.  I’m pretty sure it’s all just about who is cleaning them.  So… dirty dude, dirty wiener.  Easy as that.  I don’t see why this factor would matter.  Who knows?  Maybe I’m wrong.

~Geographical Location.  Where you live has an impact of some parents’ decisions.  What is the ‘norm’ in that specific area, the culture.

~Insurance.  Does your insurance even cover the cost of a circumcision?  A lot of medical insurance plans and government assistance medical programs do not.  Their pediatrician will usually do it in his office for nice chunk of change.  What do you do if you want to circumcise your new baby boy, but just don’t have the money to pay out of pocket?  I wonder if you can get a bank loan for foreskin removal.

Once you have made your decision.  You have officially made one of the very first lifelong decisions for your child.  Either way you decide… Is he gonna be happy with my choice?  If you decide not to… Is he gonna try to cut it off himself later?  Will girls still like him?  If you decide to do the snippy…  Won’t that hurt his poor little thing?  How could I possibly pay somebody to desecrate this sweet little innocent baby?    What if they do it wrong and it makes it go crooked?  What if they cut too much off and he has to live with a super tiny weeny forever?

We made our decision for both of our boys.  There was really never any question which way were gonna go.  Just because its customary in our faith involving no celebration, its what usually happens in our family, personal preference for both deciding parties, it’s the ‘norm’, etc.  There will most likely always be worry in your choice, but just be sure about it and stand confident that you did the right thing for your son’s little thing.

If you are having a hard time and still on the fence with this situation, Good Luck.  That’s all I can say.  It’s a really hard decision.  One of the firsts of many.

* my first precious baby boy, 3 days old *