If you feel you must
circumcise your son for religious reasons, at least be there with your baby so that he doesn't have to suffer the pain without loved ones present to comfort him.
He is willing to accept Messianic Jews» claim that they are still Jews as long as they act like Jews by obeying the Torah, keeping kosher, observing the holidays,
circumcising their sons, and so on.
This likely had something to do with Zipporah's disgust at having to
circumcise her sons (Exod 4:24 - 26).
The couple also debates whether to
circumcise their son.
If you choose not to
circumcise your son, it is not necessary to retract the foreskin to clean beneath it.
For many families, the decision to
circumcise their sons is easily made for cultural or religious beliefs, or simply wanting them to be like dad.
The decision of whether or not to
circumcise your son is a personal, family decision that should be dealt with as such.
I personally do not prescribe to that, because if I did prescribe to that you are right I would not be
circumcising my son if I felt that way or if I believed the, because the thing is that science in the lifetime I have been in keep changing because one minute you are supposed to do something as a Mom and the next minute you are supposed to do something else.
The decision to breastfeed your baby,
circumcise your son, or even how long you may stay home from work after your baby's birth are all valid concerns that many women have once they give birth.
I circumcised my son for a combination of reasons (religious, cultural, etc.) But I paid for a mohel and pediatrician to do it.
We were lucky enough to have a pediatrician that supported us in breastfeeding and was relieved that we didn't want to
circumcise our son.
I co-sleep with my daughter,
I circumcised my son.
Regarding circumcision, I, too, chose not to
circumcise my son.
Please do not
circumcise your sons.
Sex, death, the perversity of leadership and the fractured self are also battled out in Wrestling with God # 1, a composition which references both abstract expressionism and heroic mythological painting and is based on the Biblical story of Moses» return to Egypt, during which Yahweh attempts to murder him for not having
circumcised his son.
The Raising Children Network (an Australian parenting website) has a topic about the operation, and also why some people chose to
circumcise their son, and others do not, and also why some doctors recommend that it is not done, while others recommend that it is done.