loulabelle- i know exactly what you mean about the piercings. i was in an accessory store with my daughter a few years ago and the sales woman kept harping on me to get her ears pierced, how much cuter she'd look and how it "only hurts her for a second" as if i would inflict a nano-second of unnecessary pain on my child. i had to walk out before i popped her one in the face, or ripped the earrings right out of her ears.

grumble- thanks for the link. i tried to watch a circumcision on the web and got through about 2 seconds and it wasn't even my kid i was watching. there is no way i could do it.

irish- i totally understand where you're coming from but.. we couldn't do it on a maybe. it would be like saying breast cancer runs in my family so i might as well get the mastectomy now before i get cancer later.