My Promise: After Twins' Circumcision Complications, Mom Shares Truth

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My Promise: After Twins' Circumcision Complications, Mom Shares Truth

I’ll never know exactly what happened in the nursery that day. I thought that my little boys were sleeping when they came back. Now I know that they were in shock from the horrible pain I put them through. The nurse came in to show me what to look for in circumcision aftercare. The gauze was stuck to one of the boys’ bloodied penises. She pulled it off, hard, and my son started screaming. Over his cries, she shouted the aftercare instructions.

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Parents Cancel Son's Circumcision Just in Time...'I Want him Back!'

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Parents Cancel Son's Circumcision Just in Time...'I Want him Back!'

I couldn't sleep that night because I knew what was coming. When they came in to take him to be circumcised, I signed the form with my heart literally aching in my chest. My newborn son was wheeled away and I began to panic. I remember sobbing and telling my husband, "I want him back. He’s perfect…”

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Time Ran Out: Mom Regrets Ignoring Anti-Circumcision Message With First Son

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Time Ran Out: Mom Regrets Ignoring Anti-Circumcision Message With First Son

I made a mistake, but I was also courageous enough to say “I was wrong” and do better in the future. That is a powerful lesson my children can learn from when they are old enough and the circumcision talk can be broached on a more serious level.

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