GIAW: My Gratitude Photo Journal

group circ

This week I am grateful for all of the work that was done in Washington, DC during Genital Integrity Awareness week, for all of the folks who bravely posted on their Facebook walls in spite of the resistance they were met with and for all the people who work tirelessly year round to educate people [...]

Please, Not this Week: A Thank You to Baby Rights Advocates

I did then

This week has been eye-opening for me.  I shared the entry “My Precious Love, I am Sorry”  which is about the circumcision of my son, and lots of people were interested in reading it. When I first posted this entry I was afraid.  It is a personal story and one that is upsetting to relive [...]

Making Peace with Bad Choices

One of two very good reasons to do better.

I allowed my son to be circumcised. Here is our story, and to sum it up I will say that until very recently I have held on to a tremendous amount of anger and regret over the fact that I made an uninformed choice.  I did not know any of the facts, and believed what I [...]

My Precious Love I am Sorry.

circumcision

Many of us parents face circumcision regret.  My Precious Love I am Sorry is my story. “I need to understand more” I said to the nurse. “Can I go with him?’ “No” she answered, “and trust me, you would not want to.” “Yes, I do.” I insisted “I want to be with him.” “I am [...]

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