A Change of View

So, today I actually got to hang out with one of my best friends in El Paso. We were talking and catching up (considering we haven't hung out in God knows how long lol)! She brought up circumcision. I have never been "pro", but I did believe whatever a parent chose was great for them and I chose to circumcise. She told me all of the usual things I usually hear. I said I made the decision to get Wes circumcised and I don't regret it, but as future sons go, I am not sure I will be circumcising them. I had researched it a little more and found out the procedure and wasn't sure I wanted to put future kids through that. Then she showed me something what would forever change my views on circumcision.

What happened in this video will forever be in my mind. I keep seeing that poor baby being strapped down. Arms, legs and all. It was disturbing before they even started cutting. Then, in this circumcision they used anesthetics, so they shoved this huge needle in this poor babies penis. He screeched in pain. My heart hurt!! Then there's blood and they wipe it away. The baby is still screaming in pain. After a few minutes, they pull the penis forward and shove this knife to start cutting and that is when the baby was screaming in more pain and that was all I could take, 3 minutes out of a 7 minute video and that was enough. I wanted to pick that poor baby out of the video and just hold him tight. He just came in to the word and their carving him up like a fucking turkey.


I looked over at Wes and I told him I was so sorry. I cannot believe I put my son through that pain. To have him taken away with strangers and for those strangers to violate him like that. It honestly makes me wanna cry when I think about it. I was 18 when I had Wes and that was the norm. I never thought twice about NOT circumcising. I wish I had a 1000 times. I will never think twice about circumcision again. None of my future sons will be put through that pain that their older brother was. I thank Kim for showing that video to me because now I am no longer on the fence, I am for keeping a little boy the way he came into the world; perfect!