tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23761247.post8808608538694169809..comments2023-10-22T04:51:40.040-07:00Comments on RasJane: Next up on that crunchy pathUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23761247.post-68246092380830193732008-03-28T10:49:00.000-07:002008-03-28T10:49:00.000-07:00I am glad that you posted this. I met a woman the...I am glad that you posted this. I met a woman the other day who didn't even know there was a choice. Her doctor told her they were going to do it and did it. I think that is so wrong. Word needs to be gotten out and I loved your links!Shallayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14692188105123923671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23761247.post-77974344179024544622008-03-04T07:48:00.000-08:002008-03-04T07:48:00.000-08:00Thanks for your kind comments. I was a little worr...Thanks for your kind comments. I was a little worried--but not too much. I am so sorry that I am not alone in this. How sad that there are so many parents with this sadness and guilt over something that could have been prevented with just more honesty from our dr's and family.<BR/>M, I wonder too. My M is terrified of being strapped down in any way. The first visit for cavities to the dentist was a nightmare.<BR/>And, I'm adding a link to Brightonwoman's posts on this topic.RasJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14454319137509784348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23761247.post-82653811741030913912008-03-03T16:03:00.000-08:002008-03-03T16:03:00.000-08:00My first inkling that it might not be necessary wa...My first inkling that it might not be necessary was actually our dear family doctor saying as much. But I guess we figured we'd go with the status quo. It wasn't until I moved to Britain that I realized that, yes, the majority of the world gets along quite fine without this cultural quirk of a procedure. I completely regret it and it's frustrating that there's no way to unviolate J. I guess part of being a mother is knowing that some mistakes are written in indelible ink but it's possible to use that guilty energy to do something positive. Your post is doing just that, so thanks.Elle R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16516975516729892523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23761247.post-46862032140122036422008-03-03T14:57:00.000-08:002008-03-03T14:57:00.000-08:00we had m circ'd-- and I completely feel the same w...we had m circ'd-- and I completely feel the same way that you do now. <BR/><BR/>I just wonder---- if this was the initial event that now makes him hysterical being around dr's or having something painful done to him? or was it when he had to have stitches in his knee when he was three? either way, he is 10 now, and he completely goes in another place (a hysterical place) whenever he is faced with something potentially painful.<BR/><BR/>so sad.MMMandMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16495718341859435562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23761247.post-83588182433205426812008-03-03T14:24:00.000-08:002008-03-03T14:24:00.000-08:00I was kinda freaked out to make my first intactivs...I was kinda freaked out to make my first intactivst post, but I'm so glad I did!!! Even one person convinced is one (or two, or ten) babies spared!<BR/>I think their are two main methods on this issue--people who go at it emotinally (most folks) and the ones who approach it with logic. I had to do the logic route, because dh sees right through emotional arguments (ie, just because you have strong feelings doesn't make you right). I think both have their place, and you jus thave to know your audience.Jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01279308378287322473noreply@blogger.com