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Dadvice #7: A Skeptic's Letter To Intactivists
16 months.
Dear Intactivists,
I have enjoyed this past week or so as we've debated "pro-circumcision vs. Intactivism." You all have enlightened me. I respect your cause. In fact, I would like to officially crown you the winner.
You win, in the sense that I now see "staying intact" as a legitimate and respectable alternative to circumcision.
You win, in the sense that you seized the opportunity to use the comments sections of both Dadvice #5: How Is It Natural To Circumcise Your Son? and Dadvice #6: Is Circumcision Unnecessary And/Or Immoral to inform not just me, but anyone curious enough to watch our debate, with a plethora of knowledge that we normally would not have exposure to.
You win, in the sense that you have proven that Intactivists can make a powerful presence and be very persuasive.
(In regards to me being curious to hear from those who oppose circumcision but are pro-choice regarding abortion, I realize now that was completely fruitless. I forget that those who are pro-choice don't regard a fetus as a human life because of the technicality that he or she hasn't either passed through the birth canal or been surgically removed via C-section. So you're right; there's really no comparison.)
In the end, however, I am still sticking to my beliefs on why I personally support circumcision, for the very reasons I have already explained. So while you did win the debate for the world to see, you didn't win me over.
That's not a lack on your part; you can't help my resoluteness.
Throughout our debate, I have asked professionals (doctors, medical students, and an owner of a day care) for their personal takes on the necessity of circumcision; not hinting at my own stance before inquiring them. All their experience-based answers reflected my own beliefs.
If not, I would have been willing to change my mind on this.
Therefore, I believe it's fair to say that I have been pretty open-minded to what is a new concept for me: Intactivism.
And I guess that's what bothers me about Intavistism. I don't see how as its subscribers you are open-minded to any other viewpoint on this: Either all or nothing.
It's been made pretty clear to me now that unless I vow to circumcise my next (yet to be conceived or born) son, then I am ultimately making a selfish, prideful, self-serving, immoral choice.
Go back and read all the comments on those two posts. Notice how few Intactivists had any words or even tones of encouragement. (Some did.)
But for the most part, I was shouted at (indicated by ALL CAPS, re-occuring italics and exclamation points!) and spoken to in a sharply condescending tone.
It has been demonstrated to me that in the blogosphere, Intactivists have power in their large presence, but overcompensate their passion and zeal in a way that comes across as bullying. Yes, bullying.
Not that I am offended. I instead find the whole thing to be such a curious event.
I am convinced that the comments left on a blog post can easily send a stronger message than the one the actual author writes. The way the majority of Intactivists have chosen to represent themselves, as a whole, is clear for anyone (including those readers who pondering Intactivism) to go back and read.
I think with a better bedside manner, Intactivists could really get their point across in a way that is not so loud that we "cutters" can not hear it. I question your approach, not your morality or your competence; like I feel you have done towards me.
That's my constructive criticism; though again, ultimately, the way Intactivists have represented themselves in my comments sections is not the reason for my refusal to convert.
This is not an emotional experience for me. It is for you. I think that's where the disconnect is between us.
Sincerely, I thank you for what I have learned about circumcision from you. These deep discussions have indirectly caused me to think of other hot button issues (or at least strangely moral ones) like "how young is too young to medicate a child for ADHD and/or depression?" (Obviously, I'll be publishing that one soon, along with one about how questioning if surgical birth control, getting snipped, is like playing God.)
No matter what, we're still cool. I enjoy being your frenemy. Let me know the next time you're in Nashville; I'll let you buy me a Starbucks.
Your Open-minded, Yet Barbarically Cut Fellow Parent,
Nick ShellAdd a Comment
Tags: abortion, circumcision, intactivism, intactivists | Categories: Health, Must Read, The Dadabase
Must Read
by Bob
On March 30, 2012 at 11:57 pm
Parents should research circumcision and make an informed decision for the health & well-being of their son.
Circumcision is a safe, popular, healthy & beneficial procedure for individuals & parents to choose. It provides benefits such as 12x less likely for UTI, +22x less likely for cancer, decreases HIV acquisition by 53% to 60%, herpes acquisition by 28% to 34%, and HPV prevalence by 32% to 35 % in men. The risks are about 0.2% and are typically minor & easily corrected.
More information can be found at the following sites:
The case for neonatal circumcision
A 'Snip' in time: what is the best age to circumcise?
Medical researchers recommend male circumcision
by Wendy
On March 31, 2012 at 6:23 am
I do not support intactivist bullying, but regarding infant circumcision, you have completely missed the point. Obviously, based on the heated debate, there is controversy in our culture about whether or not routine infant circumcision (RIC) is beneficial or harmful. For this reason, and several others, the choice should be the individual's alone to make for themselves. No one else should ever be able to make such a life altering choice for another human being without immediate medical need or benefit. We have stood firm as a society that we will protect our girls from circumcision, why do our precious baby boys deserve less than that? Consider that this boy will be a man one day and he may disagree with you. He may feel seriously harmed by this. Based on the numbers of individuals out there who are stepping forward to say so, this is a real possibility. You would not strap down a grown man and perform this surgery against his will, why do it to him as an infant? I guess my point is that I can see why the 'intactivists' get so worked up. It's because they are speaking for the babies who do not have a voice in this debate. They are desperately trying to get our culture to see that this is wrong. If it is wrong to do to girls – it is wrong to do to boys – because every human has the right to bodily integrity.
"Cultures that promote female genital cutting offer the same rationales—hygiene, disease prevention, improved appearance of the genitalia, and social acceptance—as those offered in cultures that promote male circumcision. Whatever the rationale, of course, forced removal of healthy genital tissue from any child is unethical. Boys have the same right as girls to an intact body, and to be spared this inhumane, unnecessary surgery." – Intact America
Thanks for the forum, Nick. God bless,
by Wendy
On March 31, 2012 at 7:17 am
It must also be pointed out that Bob's comments above are totally inaccurate. No medical organization in the world recommends routine infant circumcision. These supposed claims have been repeatedly debunked over and over again. See previous two threads. Thank you.
by Liesha
On March 31, 2012 at 9:13 am
Hi Nick,
Although I didn't post a comment on this subject when you first brought up the topic, I couldn't resist now. I have several points to make….the first one being toward the people whom say it (circumcision) isn't natural & the foreskin should be left intact. You're correct, the foreskin is there when an infant boy is born & no child is forced to have a circumcision. That decision is left to the parents to make that decide on the behalf of the child. As parents, we make decisions on a daily basis on the behalf of infants who are unable to do so. A baby doesn't ask for immunizations but they are still recommended
by Liesha
On March 31, 2012 at 9:32 am
Hi Nick,
Although I didn't post a comment on this subject when you first brought up the topic, I couldn't resist now. I have several points to make….the first one being toward the people whom say it (circumcision) isn't natural & the foreskin should be left intact. You're correct, the foreskin is there when an infant boy is born & no child is forced to have a circumcision. BUT, i say this…for those of you who are saying its not natural, please respond if you DO NOT have any piercings (including ears because some people forget), tattoos, don't color or dye your hair or cut your hair, or do abything else to your body in any way which alters it from its original state of "naturalness". Don't be a hippocrit. For those who say it should be the child's choice to be circumsized….That decision is left to the parents to make that decide on the behalf of the child. As parents, we make decisions on a daily basis on the behalf of infants who are unable to do so. A baby doesn't ask for immunizations but they are still recommended (highly controversial but recommended) for the health of your child. We are advocates for our own children because they aren't able to make these important decisions. I'm not sure about your kids, but my seven year old would much rather stay at home & play than go to school, but as his parent I know it's in his best interest to be well educated so I send him to school….I make those decisions FOR my child. Lastly, waiting until the son is grown & letting him decide to be circumcised or not…are you kidding me?! There's a reason why they perform this proceedure while the baby is a newborn! I have personally known an adult male who went through this & it was horrible! He went through years of his life being the joke of the locker room. He was angry at his parents for not having him circumcised. Just had to get my two cents in
by Debo
On March 31, 2012 at 12:29 pm
Should parents also decide whether they want to cut off/out other body parts on infants to try and prevent possible future problems that probably won't happen? performing mastectomy because of breast cancer, removal of prostate gland because of prostate cancer, removing the palatine tonsils because of infections, removing the ears because they get dirty, and the list goes on and on. Cutting off body parts or pieces of them to prevent things that haven't even happened makes no sense.
by Layla
On March 31, 2012 at 12:34 pm
Are you allowed to tattoo or pierce body parts (other than ears)
on a child? No. An adult has every right to make any type of body modification they choose.
Circumcision has been clearly shown to be purely an elective, cosmetic surgery. That is why it is not a necessary "choice" for parents to make.
BTW, only about .006% of intact adults ever medically need to be circumcised.
You have been culturally indoctrinated into the American cutting culture as has Nick and all of the people he spoke with who have been hoodwinked.
Nick- if you had reached out for opinions from doctors, parents and daycare providers outside the US, you would have received the opposite (intactivist?) responses.
It's a shame that just because a boy is born in the US, he has a high chance of having completely unecessary genital surgery.
It's a shame that only parents in the US have been so culturally blinded.
P.S. the first comment up above was left by a known circumfetishist, quoting from a site full of misinformation.
by Dolores S RN
On March 31, 2012 at 12:40 pm
When you took your poll, did you ask the doctor and the day care provider and the others about the purpose and function of the foreskin? Did you check to see if they had any knowledge of the only mobile and most sensitive part of the human male anatomy? Because it is easy to say "it's better to cut it off" if you have no idea of its value.
by Layla
On March 31, 2012 at 12:45 pm
Nick- in your first post you said the reason for having your son cut was because of the bible. When that was taken apart, you then said in your next pist that it was because you didn't want him to be the only intact boy around. But since fewer then half of baby boys in the US are n
by Layla
On March 31, 2012 at 1:13 pm
are now circumcised, that reason is bunk too. (only 33% in 2009 according to the CDC)
It really seems as though you are grasping at straws in order to make yourself feel ok and justify your decision.
I would also like to address a few other things
Liesha- are you allowed to tattoo or pierce body parts of your child (othe then ears)? No. But an adult has every right to modify any body part they choose.
It has been proved that infant circumcision is a purely elective and cosmetic surgery, therefore not a necessary "choice" for parents to make.
Only about .006% of intact men ever medically need to be circumcised.
Nick- why did you not address the fact that there are many intactivists who are also against abortion?
It seems that anti abortionists would be first in line to protect a newborn's body from being unnecessarily cut up.
Had you asked for opinions of doctors, parents and daycare providers outside the US, you would have got the opposite response. You would have got a puzzled look and "Why would you ever want to have your child's penis cut?"
It's a shame that American doctors and parents are so culturally entrenched and indoctrinated into this unecessary surgery. It's a shame that just because a boy is born in the US, he has a high chance of having cosmetic surgery on his penis.
I also want to note that the first comment above was left by a know circumfetishist ( yeah, creepy, that does exist) he is quoting a site full of misinformation.
(this doesn't seem to be posting so excuse me if it is in fact posted multiple times)
by Layla
On March 31, 2012 at 2:14 pm
are now circumcised, that reason is bunk too. (only 33% in 2009 according to the CDC)
Liesha- are you allowed to tattoo or pierce body parts of your child (other then ears)? No. But an adult has every right to modify any body part they choose.
It has been proved that infant circumcision is a purely elective and cosmetic surgery, therefore not a necessary "choice" for parents to make.
Only about .006% of intact men ever medically need to be circumcised.
Nick- why did you not address the fact that there are many intactivists who are also against abortion?
It seems that anti abortionists would be first in line to protect a newborn's body from being unnecessarily cut up.
Had you asked for opinions of doctors, parents and daycare providers outside the US, you would have got the opposite response. You would have got a puzzled look and "Why would you ever want to have your child's penis cut?"
It's a shame that American doctors and parents are so culturally entrenched and indoctrinated into this unecessary surgery. It's a shame that just because a boy is born in the US, he has a high chance of having cosmetic surgery on his penis.
I also want to note that the first comment above was left by a know circumfetishist ( yeah, creepy, that does exist)
by Erica
On March 31, 2012 at 3:01 pm
Wendy is right on the mark. As intactivists it is hard sometimes for us to separate the emotion from what we are saying. Many of us have children who are intact and we cannot imagine allowing this to happen to our sweet babies. To someone who doesn't oppose circumcision perhaps it doesn't make sense to you that people would be so worked up over something you consider a "little snip." To us, this is serious and we cannot understand why anyone would choose this for their sweet babies when the truth is so easy to find. It is easy to fall back on "if they only knew the truth surely they would not make this choice."
When you see something as a human right and not a parenting choice it isn't so easy to live and let live. Sometimes intactivists get desperate: "why can't you just see what I'm telling you it the truth? Why can't you look past your emotions and see your son deserves a choice?" and they bully which isn't right. You should not be bullied or made to feel like a bad parent; this isn't your fault it is the medical establishment's fault or caring more about money than they do about babies. It is society's fault for not being able to rise above barbarism and remove the tree from our own eye before pointing out the splinter an another's.
We have to care, we have to talk, we have to step on toes; because if we don't speak up no one will. It is our duty to protect those who cannot protect themselves. It is our duty to hold up the mirror so society can see the injustice in what is being allowed to occur.
by Aimee
On March 31, 2012 at 9:36 pm
Erica could not have said it better. Many doctors are not even trained in the care of an intact penis, much less the benefits of leaving it alone. Please, please, please google circumcision and Dr. John Harvey Kellogg (yes, as in Kellogg's Frosted Flakes). You may find the connection appalling. The reasons why circumcision is so prevalent in the States are so disturbing. The medical community makes money first on the procedure, and then on the sale of the foreskin to companies who make skin grafts and COSMETICS! Why would you expect to get accurate advice from them when they will not benefit if you say no to circumcising, but they profit if you say yes?
by mare54
On April 1, 2012 at 1:51 am
I think Nick really gave his most honest reason that he is staying pro circumcision…..it is NOT an emotional issue for him. There in lies the real problem. If a person can detach themselves emotionally from an unnecessary surgical procedure being done on a defenseless baby that is unnatural and traumatic…then you have his real answer. If you think about it, it is what doctors and nurses do all the time as an infant is unnecessarily cut every 26 seconds in the U.S. IF THEY didn't detach emotionally and rationalize their actions, they would NOT be able to take part in the assault. It's true….a friend who was in nursing school confirmed this for me and it fits perfectly into Nick's mindset too. No matter what anyone says, holding or strapping down a defenseless infant and cutting their normal, natural healthy genitals, is just plain wrong on so many levels! However it is the "disconnect emotionally" that allows parents and medical professionals to condone doing this horrific thing to babies. It is tragic.
by rachel
On April 1, 2012 at 6:36 am
It is not okay to strap down a helpless child and cut apart his penis.
In any other context, it would be a chargeable offense. But because a "doctor" is doing it and "caring parents" believe it is acceptable, the practice continues. Circumcision of minors is disgusting and abusive. It has no place in a civilized and caring society.
In the 21st century, it is time to remember that men, too, can be victims of unjust hegemonic systems tolerated in the name of tradition, culture or religion. If we oppose female genital mutilation, has the time not come for us also to oppose male genital mutiliation?
I'm proud that my son is a healthy intact boy. This psychosexual violence has stopped with our generation in our family, all his cousins are also intact, thankfully.
"Science may have found a cure for most evils; but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all – the apathy of human beings." -Helen Keller
by Rose
On April 2, 2012 at 10:46 am
Getting warmer, Nick…I applaud you for coming this far.
by HG
On April 2, 2012 at 7:23 pm
"[I]t is hard to imagine anything more grotesque than the mutilation of infant genitalia."-Christopher Hitchens, on circumcision
"But this has nothing to do with your pathetic ego." -Alvin Singer, to the irate driver who's car he just hit.
Intactivists are shrill and annoying for the same reason fire alarms are shrill and annoying. Both warn of imminent harm.
Watch a video of an infant screaming and terrorized as his most sensitive body part is ripped from him and ask yourself who is the bully in this situation, the father who insists on it, or the intactivists who work voluntarily to prevent it.
Pediatricians have described 'adamant father syndrome,' circumcised fathers who have been given all the facts and understand that cutting the boy harms him, yet insist on circumcision anyway.
In 'The People of the Lie,' M. Scott Peck described evil as malignant narcissism. Among the traits he listed were, excessive intolerance of criticism, scapegoating, coercion and control of others, lack of empathy, and unwillingness to suffer the discomfort of significant self-examination.
Adamant father syndrome shares these traits of malignant narcissism.
Pity the child.
by AP
On April 3, 2012 at 12:41 pm
You say you asked doctors, medical students and day care providers their opinions – someone already touched on this – but did you ask them if they are aware of the functions of the foreskin? are they aware of the risks of the surgery? are they aware that 117 newborn boys die every year from circumcision (to give you a comparison, only 11 newborns (as in neonates, <1 month old) (boys and girls) die every year from car accidents)? Simply asking people who have been just as deceived as you on the subject, as to what their opinion is, is a good way to get a lot of uneducated responses regardless if they're professionals or not.
Did it ever occur to you that many of the intactivists posting here are ALSO professionals? Many of us are doctors, medical students, day care providers, nurses, other medical professionals, scientists, etc. Just because the ones you asked reaffirm your misguided beliefs (and beliefs is a poor choice of words here, as the scientific facts about circumcision don't leave much room for unfounded "beliefs" about it. there are facts here, not just "beliefs") doesn't mean all of them would.
I have a degree in Biology/pre-med and wrote a 25 page thesis on the subject of circumcision for my degree. I also use to be an EMT. My husband works in child care. We are intactivists. There are many professionals on this "side" of the debate. Here is my paper, by the way (and it is not an opinion paper, it is a scientific analysis of studies on the subject): https://acrobat.com/app.html#d=38Sfp-YkTlyrEvynS-gRCQ
Your arguments for circumcision still don't hold water. You're grasping at straws here, as you are continually changing your reasons.
You ask for encouragement yet whenever someone politely gives it to you, you ignore it. Giving someone facts and information is a way of encouraging. People can only give out so much encouragement to closed ears before it becomes less of an encouragement and more of a debate. And if you expect intactivsts to be bullies, then of course you'll read a condescending tone out of typed responses even if the author didn't put them in there. Perhaps your perception of intactivsts is more about your defensiveness than reality?
And yes, it is all or nothing. Cutting off a fully functional, important part of a child's body is all or nothing for the child. That isn't closed minded-ness, it's an acknowledgment of facts.
I ask you again – would you un-necessarily have a part of your daughter's (if you had a daughter) surgically removed for cosmetic reasons despite the risks of the surgery and the facts about the function of that body part when no medical organization in the world recommends it? Would you compare her genitals to her mother's genitals and have hers surgically altered to match? Creepy right? One in four women in the US will get breast cancer…so would you choose to have her breast tissue surgically removed as an infant to "prevent" it? Sounds barbaric doesn't it? This is what circumcision is to boys. Boys deserve the same protection that girls have.
Perhaps your complete emotional disconnect is a defense mechanism you have developed to avoid recognizing what was done to your penis? Or what you unknowingly chose to do to your sons? To people who circumcise – of course it isn't emotional if you see it as just a "little snip" and "no big deal" – but that is a denial of the facts. It is a big deal. To those of us who see it as a human rights issue and a gross disregard of scientific and medical fact and medical ethics, it is very emotional. I cannot fathom subjecting my son to an unnecessary, cosmetic surgery with serious risks and complications based on fallible arguments and "beliefs" and the fact that any boy should have to face this in the name of "parental choice" is disturbing.
You're still missing the point.
by AP
On April 3, 2012 at 1:17 pm
It also occurs to me that perhaps your inhibition to leaving a child intact comes from not realizing that there is no special care of the intact penis? There is literally no special care of the intact penis. It does NOT have to be retracted and cleaned when you change diapers (in fact doing so is very harmful). You clean it like a finger….you don't peel back your finger nail when you wash your fingers to wash under it, right? It is very very easy to care for a child with an intact penis – nothing special, no different than any other child. The foreskin is attached to the glans (head) with a specialized membrane that eventually separates and allows for natural retraction. This usually does not happen until around puberty. For some boys earlier, some later. Until that natural retraction occurs, the foreskin is attached to the glans and retraction is painful and forcibly rips that special membrane apart and opens the child up to infection and a complicated healing process. The only person that ever needs to retract the foreskin is the owner of that foreskin – the child himself. When it becomes retractable (and boys will figure it out on their own) then all he has to do is gently pull it back, rinse with water, and replace it to clean – and even then, not every time he washes. Just like a woman does not have to wash the inside of her vagina, the foreskin is generally self cleaning. It isn't anything the parent ever really has to deal with.
It concerns me that the director of a child care facility would reaffirm your beliefs only because that makes me think this person believes one must retract the foreskin and clean underneath during diaper changes – and if this is the case, this child care facility is unknowingly causing harm to intact boys there and this person needs to be informed to stop.
Perhaps with the right information about the care (or lack thereof really) of an intact penis, you would be less apprehensive to leave a son intact?
by AP
On April 3, 2012 at 1:23 pm
Female circumcision was still a part of US culture clear through the 1980s and early 90s until it was made illegal in 1997. It was phased out and lost "popularity" due to accurate scientific information being made available and people coming to realize that it was unnecessary, cosmetic, and harmful. If you had a daughter 30 years ago you would have been faced with this decision for her. It sounds horrible to think about now and we can't imagine why a parent would chose that for their daughters, right?
The same thing is beginning to happen with male circumcision.
by Joe
On April 3, 2012 at 11:56 pm
I think most of the previous commenters (i.e., Wendy, Layla, Erica, Aimee, mare54, and AP) have already said what I was going to say anyways.
First off, I hope you haven't seen my comments as disrespectful or condescending. You have to keep in mind that we anti-circumcision people are so intense at times because we see the urgency in ending the cultural misunderstanding about the issue. To us, it's a black and white issue. To most people, it's something they've always just accepted as the norm and not though much about or put any emotional effort into. However, we who have done hours and hours of research and debate on this know the reality of the practice and it horrifies us. It's not about winning a debate, Nick, it's about opening the eyes of the whole American culture.
However, just as in Christianity there are evangelists and apologeticists convicted to try and show people God's love, there are also the crazy bible-thumper people. Even though there can be a handful of people that need to be heard, and have absolute conviction to spread a message of Christ's love, many people have a run-in with one of the crazy ones and that's what people think of when they hear the word 'Christian' from then on. Same goes with intactivists. Don't let a few harsh comments spoil your whole view of our convictions or character.
I do have to say, though, that you need to really do your own research. You live in Tennessee. This has one of the highest rates of circumcision in the US. Check out this interactive map: http://mgmbill.org/statistics.htm . Like my fellow "intactivists" have noted, you really should ask some more non-Tennessee/American sources what they think. You've succumbed to what is known as 'selection bias'…everyone you interviewed (all 3 of them?) is in the same position you are in…a homogenous group. If every doctor/med student you asked was educated in an American school, there's an issue right there. If the textbooks/classes/teachers don't teach correct information (e.g., origins of the practice of circumcision in America, functions of the foreskin, correct information regarding HIV studies/cancer research, complications), then anyone coming out of those learning environments gets imprinted with the same biases. Asking those (unreliable) sources for their 'opinions' or 'facts' just perpetuates the myth that circumcision has any medical value. If you had randomized your sources more, say, asking a few American doctors AND a few European doctors (and not asking any daycare workers, since unless they hold medical degrees, their input is only opinion and hearsay, not fact), your answers would have been vastly different. Instead, since you chose a very limited cross-section of the world population, you got a very limited, biased result. The anthropological term for this would be 'ethnocentrism'.
Furthermore, Upton Sinclair said, "It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." That is to say, if you look at the amount of revenue generated by Routine Infant Circumcision, you can easily see why no doctors/OBGYNs/hospitals are not so quick to question the practice. Check this out: http://www.circumstitions.com/$$$.html .
Then, we get to the REAL heart of the issue, which again, most of my fellow commenters have already commented on. You don't yet see it as an emotional issue. The truth is that this disconnect of emotion from physical harm may very well be part of the cycle that most American fathers find themselves in, having been circumcised themselves. I offer this quote from http://www.cirp.org/library/psych/:
"Denial of loss. Persons who have lost body parts must grieve their loss.41,42,43,45 The first stage of grief is denial of the loss.25 Fitzgerald and Parkes state that "Anything that seriously impairs sensory or cognitive function is bound to have profound psychological effects, not only on the person who is affected but also on family, friends, workmates, and caregivers."42The thought of permanent loss of sensory function is so painful that persons deny their loss in order to avoid facing the painful feelings.42 Denial of loss causes a flight from reality.Parkes et al. state that persons in denial may minimize their loss.41-43 Circumcision causes the loss of a body part and all of its functions including a drastic loss of erogenous sensory function, so denial of loss is not uncommon in circumcised males. Circumcised males may experience the full range of distress and emotional dysfunction resulting from loss. This frequently results in circumcised fathers adamantly insisting that a son be circumcised.25,29, 57
Fathers are frequently unable to vocalize their feelings. They will say that "I want my son to look like me," even though the child may be different in eye color, hair color, and other aspects. In fact, what the father really may be feeling is, "I don't want a son with an intact penis to remind me of what I have lost.""
It may also well be that you don't realize that your personal experience of a 'normal penis' is actually much more inhibited than you might realize. It took me a while to realize that what I had always considered to be 'normal' was actually quite far from how God created me to be. Check out this survey of 'normal' men: http://www.circumcisionharm.org/ . Better yet, take the survey. It'll challenge your perception of what happened when you were circumcised.
I think the bottom line of this debate is this: you weren't exposed to all these facts before 2 weeks ago. The reality of the issue hasn't sunk in yet, and you haven't had time to truly digest the facts and come to terms with how you really feel about the issue. Give it some time. I stand by my original statement that once someone truly understands the horrors of circumcision, no justification for the procedure exists that could bring themselves to endorse it or do it to their own sons. You can't simply know the facts, though. You have to grieve for what was done to you, and what happened to your son before you knew better. You have to give it to God, know there's no condemnation in Christ for past events, and then set your eyes on the present and future. Then you'll be able to see the issue clearly, and we 'intactivists' won't seem quite so weird
I look forward to hearing from you about all this, even if it's not in another blog post. Ask me any questions you might have. I'll be glad to help you. You know how to get ahold of me on Facebook.
In Christ,
by ferne
On April 4, 2012 at 3:48 pm
Interestingly enough, I decided to google Female Circumcision, and I get a much different return in hits than I do when I google male circumcision.
I also find it interesting that there seem to be so many forms of female circumcision. For example, some people remove the hood of the clitoris, much like the same manner they remove the foreskin; yet, some of these methods for female circumcision include removing labia and the entire clitoris. The hits on Male Circumcision are clearly different in nature than female.
In asking the following question, I am looking for scientific answers and not opinion or religious or cultural answers. Since the hits on male circumcision show for and against reasoning with science and medical research to back up both claims, why do I not see this in female circumcision? Is there, or has there ever been, a scientific or medical reason that one would circumcise a female? Has anyone ever said it's cleaner to remove the hood of the clitoris as one would the foreskin of a penis?
Okay, that's like three or four questions, but I honestly find this incredibly interesting. Mainly, focus on the last question because I couldn't find any support for female circumcision from the medical community anywhere.
by circesadreim
On April 25, 2012 at 10:47 am
"Throughout our debate, I have asked professionals (doctors, medical students, and an owner of a day care) for their personal takes on the necessity of circumcision"
You do realize, don't you, that most of these people were cut themselves? And that (like you) they currently still live in a culture that actively promotes cutting. So their personal takes are slanted to erroneously believe cutting off part of a baby's healthy penis is somehow necessary. And you forget that the medical profession makes a lot of money off infant circ – so you won't find a whole lot of members who will actively speak out against the procedure.
Did you ever check out what Doctors Opposing Circumcision or Nurses for the Rights of the Child have to say about the fact that it's NOT 'necessary' to cut off a baby's healthy foreskin?
BTW – a word of warning for anyone reading the comments: the first post in this thread seems to have been made by someone affiliated with sites that promote infant cutting; sites that are operated by circumfetishists. Code words/phrases that give them away are things like this: "Circumcision is a safe, popular, healthy & beneficial procedure [...]"
by sh
On May 4, 2012 at 4:40 pm
If you believe in circumcision then you should go with your son and watch it being done to him. If it is a harmless operation then you should have no problem watching it.
If you have a daughter perhaps consider having her done as well. All of the benefits of male circumcision apply equally well to girls. Just avoid cutting off the body of the clitoris. Removing the labia minor and the clitoral hood will reduce the amount of bacteria that can reside there. It will be easier to clean, she won't have a foul smell. And girls suffer from yeast infections and UTI's (urinary tract infections) at an alarming rate. Sure they can be treated with antibiotics but so can UTIs in boys. Surgery is a better choice for boys, why not girls too?
by cosmopolite
On May 8, 2012 at 1:15 pm
I do not defend the hectoring bullying manner of a fair number of web intactivists. But the reasons for this anger include the following:
1. Many are men whose ability to perform and enjoy sex is damaged or extinguished by the routine infant circumcision (RIC) they underwent at birth. Believe me, there are such men.
2. There are women who have had sex with both kinds of men, and who have observed that they have difficulty enjoying with cut men, and climax easily with intact men.
For these people, anger, impatience, and sorrow are understandable reactions.
American RIC is an unethical medical practice for two simple reasons:
1. It is usually done without any pain reduction.
2. There are no studies of the possible adverse consequences of infant circumcision for adult sexuality.
by Callie
On July 24, 2012 at 8:47 am
Hey I just came across your blog. I'm an intactivist and was looking for some printable facts to stick in diaper bags and books at the store later today. I didn't read the BIG debate, but I just wanted to add something about this thing you said. "Throughout our debate, I have asked professionals (doctors, medical students, and an owner of a day care) for their personal takes on the necessity of circumcision; not hinting at my own stance before inquiring them. All their experience-based answers reflected my own beliefs."
I guess the whole point about circumcision is that people choose it because it's the only thing they are know and are familiar with. A lot of doctors included. And I can tell you that a lot of docs get it wrong about intact care..like say you should retract by XX age or pull it back to clean it as an infant. Lots of misinformation out there in general. So it doesn't surprise me that your or my life experience would steer to you the penis scalpel. I expect that most people in my life to be wary of intact penises. But that doesn't take away from the undeniable merits of intactness and the human rights factor. That's why i have one circumcised son and one intact son.
So anyway, i guess I get it. But the fact that those people in your life are pro-circumciison explains why you were anti-intact in the first place. It's a symptom of our unique American circing culture. So I don't know why you would defer to their judgement in light of new and better information.
by HettGutt
On August 13, 2012 at 3:35 pm
May I propose a hypothesis about the psychology of intactivists? All prohibitionists are inherently bullies. The end goal of banning a practice, such as circumcision, abortion, gay marriage, etc. is to eliminate its very existence. Therefore, the need to overwhelm the debate immediately comes first in their minds. Slanderous lies such as the "circumfetishism" talking point come about naturally when total elimination of a practice and the idea of that practice is the end goal.
In their minds, any discussion from the other side, especially scientific evidence, must necessarily be silenced immediately, lest the concept of circumcision as a preventative medical procedure be allowed to exist any longer. They want all discussion and records of circumcision to disappear, for corrupt and personal reasons, regardless of the damage done to other men.
by RodC
On August 23, 2012 at 8:10 am
I have recently read that in the three oldest known versions of the Torah that circumcision is not mentioned in the covenant between God and Abraham. The myth about circumcision is thought to have been added around 500BC by Jewish priests.
by Sarah
On September 27, 2012 at 12:12 am
This was a GREAT post that I needed to hear so badly. It was wonderful to know that I'm not the only inhuman "cutter" on the planet, as I have been bullied into believing!!
by Nick Shell
On September 27, 2012 at 9:45 pm
Sarah, thanks for reaching out to me and letting me know!
by Kix
On April 23, 2013 at 12:30 am
Congratulations on your exposure to intavisim. I suggest you contact a few British Doctor's and urologists to continue your research and round it out.


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Coats was bonded out by 3:30 Saturday morning, thanks to Clinton Wright, an attorney with the Clayton law firm of Scott Rosenblum and Associates. Coats could go home to the modest little wood-frame house on Highway CC that he shared with his mom, Pat, and he could get some shut-eye. But when he woke at noon, he had become famous, and his name and face were all over the media. Not that most folks around Festus and Crystal City didn't already know he had shot and killed Suzy the chimp in his own front yard.
Mike and Connie Casey had seen to that.
Just down the road, maybe 125 yards from the Coats' home, is a 15-acre USDA-licensed facility, home to Mike and Connie Casey, 25 monkeys and 23 chimpanzees -- well, 22 now. Through their business, Chimparty, the Caseys provide the younger chimps as entertainment for parties, nursing homes, school assemblies and TV commercials. The chimps, retired performers and former pets, are particularly popular at children's birthday parties. The Caseys also run the Missouri Primate Foundation, essentially a sanctuary for unwanted chimpanzees.
A tall chain-link fence topped with barbed wire contains the menagerie within -- most of the time, at least. Soon after Suzy was killed, the section of fence facing Highway CC began to collect stuff. Neighbors and friends placed banners, wreaths, ribbons, crosses, notes and toy monkeys on and near the fence. Inside the fence, the Caseys erected a large sign. "In Loving Memory of Suzy," it reads. "Senselessly Murdered." It names Coats as the murderer -- "maliciously killing with no justification" -- and gives his full name and address. At the bottom is the parenthetical statement "He shot our dog in the leg 3 years ago." To make sure the sign is visible at all times, floodlights have been installed.
"First time I seen that sign down there, oh man, I wanted to go down and kick them lights out, rip the sign up," Coats declares. "Then I started thinking about it: 'Man, that's exactly what they want me to do. They're just trying to make me mad, trying to make me go down there and do something I normally wouldn't do.' Well, they can put up anything they want. I'll just laugh it off. Like these newspaper ads -- at first I got so mad, I couldn't even read them. Now I just laugh. What else can you do?"
During the month when Wilkins was making up his mind about whether to prosecute Coats, the Caseys carried out their own vendetta against the teenager, buying space in two local papers, promulgating much the same message as the sign in their yard, but with a photo of Suzy. The last ad announced a reward for information leading to the conviction of Suzy's killer -- an odd request, considering that the only question before the courts is whether Coats maliciously killed the chimp or acted in self-defense. They're also selling "Suzy the Chimp" T-shirts and keeping interested parties updated on the "Suzy Case File" with daily e-mails, sometimes several a day. Presumed sympathizers with e-monikers such as "spunkymunky," "circus lady" and "monkeymom" are treated to information on standard operating procedure in animal escapes as prescribed by the federal Animal Welfare Act, to the genetic closeness of apes and human beings and to baseless predictions that Coats' next victims will be humans.
When Coats was arrested, the Caseys felt vindicated but sorely disappointed in the charges. "This is a start," says Connie Casey, "but we are not satisfied with anything less than felony assault and felony animal abuse." They also want federal charges filed because the chimps are federally protected animals. "We will not let this die," she says.
Not surprisingly, Wright, Coats' attorney, thinks the Caseys aren't being very rational. "Jason's barely old enough to drive," says Wright, "and yet the Caseys and others expect him to behave with the responsibility of a 50-year-old, to know what to do when attacked by an animal that is far stronger and more lethal than your wildest dog."
The day Suzy was shot was "an average day," says Coats. "I wasn't in a bad mood or anything. We had just come from the Dairy Queen -- I work there, got some friends that work there. They gave me some food and a ride home." It was around 6 that evening when the four teens -- Coats, Kenny Wright, Steven Cluff and Amanda McCullough, who was driving -- arrived at Coats' home with music blaring from the Chevy Cavalier. They got a surprise. "We pull in my driveway, and there's monkeys," says Coats. "We were, like, 'Wow! There's monkeys in the driveway!' And one of them came up. He was all wiggling his arms, and it sounds kind of dumb, but his balls were all hanging out and we thought it was funny."
It wasn't funny for long.
It's unclear what set off the chimps. The teens may have teased or taunted the animals, or the chimps may have felt giddy or rambunctious in their state of freedom. Nevertheless, something about the loud music, the car or its occupants really excited the chimps, especially the big male, Coco. "We were laughing at him," says Coats, "and he came up to the window, started banging and screaming and baring his teeth. I don't know, it scared us." And Coats was well aware of the chimp fracas seven years earlier in the Mercers' trailer, behind his house.
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Ladies Earn 2nd Place Finish at Districts
Once again, it was cold, it was rainy, it was districts! Eleven teams competed in the division 1 event, but only 4 will advance! Your Lady Warriors made the cut with an impressive 2nd place finish to powerhouse Nordonia. Prior to Saturday, the Lady Warriors were ranked 25th in the state. The success at this competition earned them an impressive climb to 16th place!
Senior Kelly Brennan once again seized that first place finish for Walsh with a time of 20:03, a PR and an overall fifth place finish. Kelly ran shoulder to shoulder with junior Molly Onders most of the race, but was able to increase the distance between the two towards the end of the race. Molly was the only other Walsh runner to finish in the top 10 in the field of 80, crossing the line in 10th place with a time of 21:27, and with freshman Bryanna Renuart right behind her. Bryanna finished in 12th place with a time of 21:31. Junior Abby Lenz and freshman Izzy Horning crossed the finish line in 18th and 19th places earning the Warriors the impressive distinction of being the first team to finish all 5 point earning runners.
The Lady Warriors qualified to compete at the O.H.S.A.A. Regional Competition at Boardman High School on Saturday, October 25 where 16 teams will compete with 128 runners. This group represents the best 4 D1 teams and runners in each of the 4 districts that make up our region. The Warriors will compete against a tough group of teams, and hope to secure another top 4 team finish which would allow them to advance to the O.H.S.A.A. State Competition.
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The Lady Warriors continued their North Coast League undefeated streak Saturday at Cathedral Latin High School. This win marks the fifth for the Lady Warriors since joining the League in 2011. Six teams compete in the Ladies' Blue Division: Walsh Jesuit, Beaumont, Padua Franciscan, Notre Dame Cathedral Latin, Hoban and Lake Catholic. Our Warriors prevailed with an impressively low team score of 23 when we crossed the finish line in second, third, fifth, sixth and seventh places! Senior Kelly Brennan led the Warriors to their victory when she completed the race in second place with a time of 20:12. Junior Molly Onders crossed in third place with a time of 20:24. The two Warrior freshmen captured the third and fourth spots for Walsh with their fifth and sixth place overall finishes: Bryanna Renuart finished with a 20:28 and Izzy Horning finished with a 20:54. Junior Abby Lenz secured Walsh's fifth place finish (the last position to earn points for the team) and an overall seventh place finish with a time of 21:00. Junior Caroline Kline was the last Warrior to finish, but secured her spot in the Top 10 with a ninth place finish and a time of 21:41.Thirty nine runners competed, and to have all the Warriors earn Top 10 spots was quite impressive!
All season long, the Lady Warriors battled for that seventh varsity spot (seven girls run a varsity race, but only the first five to finish earn points for the team). The League meet was the final opportunity for the runners to prove to Coach Mathie just who earned, and deserved that seventh spot and would advance with the team to districts. It was senior Jessica Steiner who prevailed when she competed in the girls open race and crossed the finish line in first place with a time of 21:44! Junior Katrina Heil finished in second place and junior Alex Ciccotelli finished in third earning their spots as district team alternates.
And once again, Coach Rose Mathie was named the North Coast League Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year! Yay, Coach!
The Ladies begin the end of season competitions on Saturday when they compete against the eleven other D1 district teams who will race at Goodyear Metro Park. The race begins at 3PM. Only the top 4 teams will advance to the state regional competition. Good luck Warriors!
Ladies Race to Second PlaceFor the second year in a row, the Lady Warriors raced to a second place finish at the Stow Invitational, just beating Hudson by 11 points, with Woodridge Local on top. Junior Molly Onders led the race for the Warriors, crossing in eighth place with a time of 19:59, a season PR, and her first sub 20 time of the season! Senior Kelly Brennan continued to impress. She crossed the finish line in 10th place, with not just a season PR, but an all-time PR of 20:08. It's amazing to watch a team grow and push each other each week throughout the season! Freshman Bryanna Renuart continues to push Kelly and Molly as she achieves a new PR each week! This week, Bryanna finished in 11th place with a time of 20:17. The top 3 finishers for Walsh is pretty consistent each week, but the battle for 4th and 5th places continues and changes each week. This week, with junior Abby Lenz sitting this race out after securing the fourth place finish last week, it was freshman Izzy Horning who locked in the fourth place spot for the Warriors (for the second time this season) and a 31st place overall finish with a season PR of 20:58. Junior Caroline Kline kept Izzy on her toes the whole race and finished 5th for Walsh and 34th overall with a time of 21:02 which is not just a season PR, but an overall PR for Kline. Senior Jessica Steiner raced to her best team standing of the season, a 6th place finish for Walsh with a time of 21:47 and junior Miranda Gabriel crossed the finish line for Walsh with a 21:54.
Junior Alex Ciccotelli once again led the JV race for the Warriors with an overall third place finish and a time of 21:48.
The ladies compete at the North Coast League meet on Saturday, October 11.
Ladies Seize Second Place in New York!
The Lady Warriors captured an impressive 2nd place finish in Rochester, New York this past Saturday at the 50th Annual McQuaid Invitational, one of the largest scholastic meets in the U.S.A. Schools representing 20 different states and two Canadian provinces participated. More than 7000 runners flooded Rochester! Seventeen teams and 127 runners competed in the Varsity A race. Our ten Warriors were inspiring to watch, and perhaps most entertaining to see was senior Kelly Brennan's first place team finish for Walsh! She crossed the finish line less than 2 seconds ahead of junior Molly Onders who has earned that first position every other race this season. Kelly and Molly finished in 13th and 14th places respectively. Freshman Bryanna Renuart continues to be a force on the team with her third place team finish and 22nd place overall finish. Junior Abby Lenz seized the Lady Warriors' fourth place finish, which is a first for Lenz, when she finished in 27th place overall. Junior Caroline Kline crossed the finish line 5th for our ladies rounding out the point-earning Warrior crew.
Junior Alex Ciccotelli finished first for the Lady Warriors in the JV race, with a 24th place overall finish in the field of 394 runners!
The ladies race at Stow Invitational Saturday, Oct. 4 at Silver Springs Park.
Another Second Place for the Lady Warriors!
For the second week in a row, the Lady Warriors took second place to North Royalton, this time at the 19 team Todd Clark Invitational held Saturday at Cloverleaf High School. Once again, it was a very close race, and once again junior Molly Onders led the race for the Warriors the entire time. She finished in seventh place overall with a time of 20:16 with senior Kelly Brennan right on her heels! Kelly completed the course with a time of 20:18 in 8th place. Freshman Bryanna Renuart was Walsh's third place finisher with a new season PR of 20:35. Junior Caroline Kline improved her team standing from last week, finishing 4th for Walsh with a time of 21:04, and junior Abby Lenz rounded out the top 5 point earning runners for Walsh with a time of 21:10. Junior Miranda Gabriel and freshman Izzy Horning proved just how strong the Warriors are when they crossed the finish line with impressive times, representing the first team to finish all 7 racers!
Warriors race at the McQuaid Invitational in Rochester, New York on Saturday, Sept 27.
Second Place for the Lady Warriors!
Six points separated our Lady Warriors from North Royalton Saturday in Cleveland Heights at the McDonough Invitational. It was a very close race and quite entertaining to watch. Our Warriors were grouped together tight and looked downright formidable the whole race. In the end, NR was grouped a little tighter at the finish line and stole the victory from WJ! Nonetheless, our ladies were impressive. Junior Molly Onders led the race for the Warriors the entire time. She finished in second place overall with a time of 20:27. Senior Kelly Brennan completed the course with a time of 20:43 representing a 25 second improvement over her time on this course in 2013. Third and fourth finishers for Walsh were freshman! Bryanna Renuart captured the third position for Walsh and the 10th place overall finish with a season PR of 20:44, and Izzy Horning seized the fourth position for Walsh and a 14th place overall finish with a season PR of 21:23. Junior Abby Lenz was the fifth point-securing Warrior with a time of 21:26 and a 16th place overall finish. Juniors Miranda Gabriel and Caroline Kline rounded out the Lady Warriors who all finished in the top 25 in the field of 100.
Warriors race in the Todd Clark Invitational at Cloverleaf High School on Saturday, Sept 20.
V3 for Lady Warriors
The Walsh Jesuit ladies cross country team hosted the Tomahawk Run on Sept. 6. The varsity team raced to an incredible victory in the D1 event competing against 12 other teams. The ladies have not won a Tomahawk Run since 2008!
Leading the way for the ladies was seasoned junior Molly Onders with a 9th place finish and a time of 20:52 in the field of 104. In cross country, a team is only as strong as its top 5 finishers and WJ did not disappoint the crowds when senior Kelly Brennan and freshman Bryanna Renuart claimed the 10th and 11th spots finishing at 20:56 and 20:58! Juniors Miranda Gabriel and Caroline Kline ran shoulder to shoulder again and crossed the finish line in 16th and 19th places securing the victory and proving their prowess as fierce competitors. Junior Abby Lenz, freshman Izzy Horning, and senior Jessica
Steiner all finished in the front of the pack and proved the depth of this young team's talent.
Junior Alex Ciccotelli led the Warriors JV team to a third place finish, and raced to the fifth place finish individually, with freshman Anna Grace crossing the finish line right behind her.
The ladies hope to continue their streak at the 19 team McDonough Invitational on Saturday, September 13 in Cleveland Heights.
Another victory for the ladies cross country team!
On August 27th, WJ triumphed over Tallmadge, Field and CVCA high schools. Having home course advantage helped secure the win with impressive finishes by all of the Lady Warriors. Junior Molly Onders finished first for the Warriors, and senior Kelly Brennan captured the number 2 spot for the maroon and gold. Juniors Miranda Gabriel and Caroline Kline ran shoulder to shoulder the entire race and with the impressive performance of freshman Izzy Horning, rounded out the top 5 spots for Walsh and secured the win. Junior Abby Lenz was a mere seconds behind Horning.
Warriors host the Tomahawk Run on September 6th when more than 1600 runners will compete!
Once Again, The Season Opener Closes with a Win for the Lady Warriors!
The 2014 Walsh Jesuit ladies' cross country season opened on August 18th before school even started! Four teams raced at The Bulldog Invitational in Green on Monday. Your Lady Warriors prevailed victoriously with junior Molly Onders and senior Kelly Brennan crossing the finish line in second and third place. Juniors Miranda Gabriel, Caroline Kline, and Katrina Heil secured the win for the Warriors with their 6th, 7th and 8th place finishes. Junior Abby Lenz finished in 10th place securing the 6th of the top 10 spots for the Warriors. Yes, it was that impressive of a race! The constant stream of the "WJ" runners was fun to watch and gave the spectators an idea of just what the season may look like!


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Karlie Redd surely is one confident chick when it comes to the career she claims she's establishing. "They brought me to Utah…I'm in Utah for a party. I'm everywhere," she said, which had to be the funniest quote of the night. Rasheeda's shade was so thick no sunglasses or sunscreen were necessary.
Friends argue. Mimi and Ariane have no beef after K.Michelle was asked to leave Mimi's video shoot, but Mimi is fed up with there always being an issue when K is around. "You should've just named the culprit. Not me," Ariane tells Mimi. "What is her issue with gay people?" Ariane only explains her position in taking up for K.Michelle. Mimi thinks Nikko could've handled it better, but "the root of this whole thing is K.Michelle. Period." According to Ariane K wanted Mimi to come to her defense. "I'm not f—–g K.Michelle," Mimi said. That apparently means since they're not smashing coming to her defense is out of the question. Ariane convinces Mimi to fly to New York with her so they can all hash out their issues.
Momma Dee feels her heavy reign on Scrappy slowly slipping. She apologizes for the EOE cake. "You'll always be a mam's boy," she said after her apology. Scrappy wants her to stay out of his mix completely. "Leave me the hell alone," he said. Scrappy is so tired of his mom he's packing his bags and leaving her house. "You is crazy," he told her. Yes "you is" crazy. "Mommy want to apologize," she says. Momma Dee's never going to let that man be a man.


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Grey's Anatomy Season 9: Alex Karev's Best Moments
Alex Karev (Justin Chambers) has always been one of our favorite doctors on Grey's Anatomy, and this year, we got to see an Alex we don't usually get to see. While we love the way he never lets anyone see him sweat and his sarcastic personality, we love it even more when he lets us see his emotional, more human side.
Here are Alex's best moments of Season 9:
Alex stays at Seattle Grace after the plane crash. When Alex finished first in the boards, he got an offer from the world famous Johns Hopkins Hospital. (And he decided to take it, much to Arizona's dismay.) But after the plane crash, Alex couldn't leave. He acted like it was because the hospital would lose their Africa exchange program if he left, but we know he stayed at least partially so he could be there for his fellow attendings. Aww.
Alex plays pranks with his patient. Alex usually gets along super well with his young patients, but he bonded even more than usual with one cancer patient this season. Why? They had something in particular in common: a crush on Jo, and, of course, a hatred for Jason, Jo's current boyfriend. Obviously, there was only one thing for them to do: team up to play a series of hilarious pranks on Jason. We love to see Alex pal around with his patients, especially once former Chief Richard Webber gets in on the fun.
Alex tells Jo how he really feels. After Meredith lectures Alex about being rude to Jo over a transplant surgery for one of his patients, he instantly feels bad and wants to apologize. So, he runs to Joe's Bar and interrupts Jo's date with Jason, but his apology sounds a lot like a confession of his feelings for her. And even though Jo doesn't run off with Alex and leave Jason forever, she still seems pretty impressed by his speech. We think there's hope for them in the future. Plus, he recently admitted he's in love with her, so there's plenty more drama to come..
Alex tries to be nice to Jason. After weeks of pranks, insults, and general disrespect, Jo asks Alex to tone down his hatred for Jason. She's moving in with him, she works with Alex, and she wants them to be able to get along. So even though Alex really wants to be with Jo and can't stand Jason, he puts his feelings aside and tries to play nice. We love that Alex likes Jo that much, and can't wait to see what's in store for them in the future.
What are your favorite Alex moments in Season 9?


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Raped by My Father Every Night for Years
I have a friend I met on MySpace, one who I have been counseling and for a time had been doing better as a result of trying out the things I had suggested. I recently inquired about her wellbeing and she was again in a depressed state. Life can be tough and sometimes all the road blocks seem to be up when we feel like we are ready to move full steam ahead. I tried to comfort her and then she wrote this to me…
"Michael, I have tried to love my father and my mother too, but I cannot forget as easily as they have. My father began raping me at 8 years of age and he did it nearly every night. What kind of monster does such a thing to his little girl? And my mother chose my father over me and ignored what she knew was happening. Now my father tells me he has repented to God for his dirty deeds; he tells me he is going to heaven and he is forgiven and that I am going to hell because I have not accepted Jesus Christ as my personal savior. Like his shit don't stink and mine does! When I try to talk to my mother she tries to make it better by saying, 'Oh well I tried to get rid of you, but no, you wanted to live. So that was the life you got.' Neither of my parents wants to talk to me anymore. What a joke! And you expect me to forgive these people!"
This was the first time I had heard this side of her story. She had other painful experiences, but this really felt bad to read. I know I am the one who is always telling people to focus on what feels good…but there are times you just have to deal with what is. For healing to occur you must focus, at least for a short time on painful experiences like this. No matter how evolved you are, no matter how enlightened you are, reading something like this hurts. I often cry when I get emails from my friends who are suffering. Although I know there is much more going on than meets the eye, this sort of thing really sucks.
So please don't think I take everything so lightly. You probably won't see me cry or feel depressed because I won't allow myself to stay in such a place for very long, but I do take the time to understand what is going on with my friends and loved ones and I do feel the pain like everyone else does…
(This was truly a powerful blog…unfortunately the rest of this blog has been removed…see details below)
Click here to read the comments left by those that read the full blog. You will see that MANY people found a lot of help in the content of my blogs. Unfortunately I had to remove the content of most of my blogs for the reason stated further below.You can continue reading my blogs by joining my relationship healing group, the details of which you can find at http://RelationshipAdviceSite.com By joining my healing group you will get…
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Why did I Remove my Blog Content from MySpace & gr8Wisdom.com?
I spent more than a year doing free spiritual and relationship counseling on MySpace. If you review the comments on my blogs (which I have left intact for you to review) you can see that I have spent a great deal of time, covered a lot of topics, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE HELPED BY MY ADVICE. I have really enjoyed it and thank all of you who have participated. Many of my friends have touched my heart very deeply. I love you all!
Unfortunately doing it for free has resulted in me not being able to write new blogs or serve as many people as I would like too. Doing it for free has caused me to maintain a fulltime job with not enough time to coach those people who want and need the help I have to offer. By charging for my services I will eventually be able to quit my job and do my spiritual counseling work full time.
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Last night, a few of us girls congregated.
We didn't go out because we were all in the same boat. Two had to work today and two were just tired. And now, partially due to my dentist appointment and partially due to the fact that I'm just another struggling 20-something, I'm on a super budget (like I wasn't already on one?).
But it had still been so long since all of us had been in the same room together, so I proposed a movie night.
Sure, I have a lot of Friday nights in with a movie, but when you've got 3 or more people, it's like a party. Sort of. Right? I'm calling it socializing- just to save some face. :p
Because I technically called it a "party", I needed something to bring to the table (literally). Time to break out the povitica!Povi-huh?
Povitica. Does anyone have a clue what I'm talking about? No? Let me give you some background.
Povitica is a type of Croatian dessert bread. Often seen around the holidays and special occasions. When made, they roll out the dough super super super thin, top it with all things evil (in this case, English walnuts and lots of butter), and then roll and bake it.
No, I am not Croatian. But my uncle is. And he is the one to blame for my rabid obsession with it. Yes, rabid. It's that good.When I was young and before my aunt died, she and my uncle used to bring this bread out every Christmas. I have no idea how my uncle found this lady in Kansas City, but every year, this old Croatian lady would make a certain number of loaves of povitica for people who wanted to buy it. Which is quite a task because I heard it's a very long and intensive project. Anyways, it started with him bringing one out every year, but then I'd get a hold of it and it became quite clear he should start bringing two.
The Croatian woman died, and now her daughter carries out the tradition, but makes much less. And my uncle doesn't come out for the holidays anymore, but he always makes sure that a loaf of this povitica makes it's way into my hands for Christmas.You can buy it in the stores, but I've had it and um… that is not the real deal.
I've also considered putting a Saturday aside to make it myself, but when I started looking up recipes and the calorie count (holy geez), I decided that maybe there's a reason people only eat it on special occasions.
Because us girls rarely are able to get together, I considered this special.And of course there were wheat thins. Because what else would you serve with homemade wonderfulness? Sun-dried tomato- in case people wanted more salty instead of sweet.
We broke out the Trader Joe wine and watched our "feature" of the night – The Social Network.
And by the way, I loved that movie. Not only for the overall quality, but because I was getting serious deja vu from early in my college years. I remembered so much of what they were talking about and it's so crazy it's been that long ago already!
After the movie and a little more socializing, I was spent.
Still woke up at about 5:30- but smashed that idea and went back to bed for a couple more hours until I decided it was an acceptable time to get up.
Because of my pancake fail last weekend, I was determined to do better and made another batch of Jaime's German pancakes!A little more "done" than usual. My bad. But put a little powdered sugar and syrup on it and no one will notice…Alright kiddos, that's enough talk for today. I've let the breakfast digest a little and am off!
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