  A Peek Into Our Hectic, Crazy & Loving Family of Eleven
Sunday, May 30, 2010   I decided to start with circumcision. It
is the hardest topic for me to write about. It's probably my
biggest regret as a parent. I would say that I feel guilty, but
guilt is an emotion you feel when you knowingly do something
wrong. It's not guilt. It's regret. Both of my boys (now aged 12
and 16) are circumcised. And I hate every single day that I put
them through one of the single worst events that they will
probably ever go through in their entire lives. And yes, I do
truly believe that. To those that want to believe that the
babies won't remember, or don't feel anything, I would just like
to say " YOU go get yourself strapped down to a board, all
spread out, nude, and have a chunk of your genitals cut off.
Will you remember it? Will YOU feel the pain?" Not a pleasant
thought is it? Why is it that people in our society refuse to
acknowledge that babies are people? They have feelings. They
feel pain. They will remember. It's