Submitted by blessedmamaoftwins on Fri, 02/01/2008 - 01:25.
Very well written! I especially liked this part:
"Looking like Dad has its place. Boys want to grow up to be tall, and strong, like Daddy. However, at some point we have to stop the cycle of misinformation. We have to choose what is right over what is easy. We have to give our sons the best, instead of worrying about the norm. That kind of love and courage takes a special kind of father-- full of confidence, comfortable with his manhood, and protective of his son."
We have a unique case as well, in that our first son IS circumcised. It is a decision my husband and I both regret very much and we would do anything to take it back. Our 2nd son is not circumcised, nor will be any future sons. I hear far too often that we should have circumcised our 2nd son so that he and his brother would look the same. But 2 wrongs don't make a right and we have to stop the cycle, even when it's hard!
Two wrongs don't make a right
Very well written! I especially liked this part:
"Looking like Dad has its place. Boys want to grow up to be tall, and strong, like Daddy. However, at some point we have to stop the cycle of misinformation. We have to choose what is right over what is easy. We have to give our sons the best, instead of worrying about the norm. That kind of love and courage takes a special kind of father-- full of confidence, comfortable with his manhood, and protective of his son."
We have a unique case as well, in that our first son IS circumcised. It is a decision my husband and I both regret very much and we would do anything to take it back. Our 2nd son is not circumcised, nor will be any future sons. I hear far too often that we should have circumcised our 2nd son so that he and his brother would look the same. But 2 wrongs don't make a right and we have to stop the cycle, even when it's hard!