• Serinus@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    My take was it should be his decision, not mine.

    It’s not though. They’ll never be able to go back and have it done as an infant. Time machines don’t exist.

    The procedure is much, much easier as an infant than it is as a boy or teenager or adult.

    I respect whatever decision you made. There are reasons for both. But no, he didn’t have the option to go back and have it done easily.

    And sorry about the pressure. You shouldn’t have to go through that, and I hope/expect that aspect is better after 25 years.

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      8 months ago

      It is. You can always cut something off later, but you can’t just put it back once it’s gone.

      Based on this conversation, I actually asked him:

      Me: Hey man, so feel free not to answer this if it’s too personal, but I was having a debate about circumcision and another parent challenged me saying I’d made the wrong decision. So yes/no/I don’t want to talk about it cuz that’s weird, do you regret my decision?

      Son: I don’t, and none of my partners have, either. I only get thumbs up and compliments. I hope that wasn’t too personal.

      Me: Not at all. Thank you for giving me your and your partners’ review!

      So yeah, no regrets.