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I hope that everyone agrees that not vaccinating your child is an ill way of parenting. Other parenting trends like letting kids do whatever they want and run amok like there’s no tomorrow are also questionable. But the subject matter is delicate, since we also like to believe that for the most part, parents know what’s best for their kids. Or do they?

Well, these two threads from Ask Reddit will shed some light on common parenting styles that are not necessarily healthy. In fact, people claim they’re everything but. “What is the worst parenting trend to date?” someone asked a while ago, and just recently a similar question popped up: "What parenting 'trend' do you strongly disagree with?"

Below we selected some thought-provoking arguments people shared in response to the questions. Also, let us know what parenting trend you don’t agree with in the comments below!

#1

Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers Y'all need to cut this anti-vaccination s**t out like right now. Vaccines save lives.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This deserves it's place on top of the list. With the other things you'll have rude and uneducated kids that become entitled adults, but at least they get to become adults.

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There are as many parenting styles as there are parents, and there’s no universal recipe on how to raise your children. But because the current generation faces unprecedented challenges, it also requires tact and special behavior from parents to be able to keep up with the changing times and the increased demands of parenting and child-rearing.

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    Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers when ppl posts videos online of them punishing their kids. ex: “dad shaves girls head for txting boyfriend.” what in the sick hell kinda sh*t is that? and nobody seems to have a problem with that or thinks about how incredibly traumatic it’s going to be for that child. and the parents who do this literally make me sick. who is that for even? what are you trying to prove by humiliating your child in front of possibly thousands of ppl or more. ppl like this deserve to have their kids taken away. sorry not sorry.

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    #3

    Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers Not teaching manners with other people's pets. You want to pat my dog you f**king ASK, then you introduce yourself to her (back of your hand to sniff), THEN you may pat her. DO NOT harass her. My dog is a sweetheart but she is an animal and she is at exactly the right height to bite your little darlings face off and then its my fault and my dog dies because you couldnt teach your brat some manners.

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    Kimi Tomminello
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    2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This should be so much higher. I have kids. I have dogs. One of my dogs LOVES kids. Loves being ridden like a horse (120lb german shepherd) and having small children climbing all over him. The other one is terrified of kids, luckily he has a very mean bark and isn't confrontational. He puffs himself up, barks as loud as he can and retreats backwards while barking. It's enough to scare them off. It's the parents not the kids or my dog. *EDIT* hey look it's number 2 now 😁

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    The coronavirus pandemic and political turmoil and war we see in Europe right now, as well as the inflation reaching sky highs all bring their own kind of uncertainty. For this reason, many parents are reevaluating the common parenting tactics previous generations took for granted.

    Communicating trauma and being open about difficulties is one such new trend we see among parents. Another new style emerging is that more and more parents choose to provide their kids with experiences instead of material gifts. This is how you create memorable experiences and establish a better bond with your kid.

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    #4

    Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers Not teaching basic manners and giving them a ridiculous sense of entitlement.

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    Laura Edwards
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes! That kid is your diamond, great! He/she is a pain in my butt. I do not live your diamond.

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    #5

    Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers Shielding children from the natural consequences of their actions. They don't learn from their mistakes and the consequence price tags are so much higher when they become adults.

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    Fitz_N_Fartz
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How I was taught and how I taught my daughter. Do not be afraid from making mistakes, just make sure you learn from the experience in not repeating them.

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    Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers I hate when parents get mad at me for telling off their kids. I work in hospitality and we have a bowl of mints at the bar with tongs to grab them out. One night these three kids, all under age 10 but old enough to know better, just started diving their hands into the bowl. I told them politely to use the tongs, then I told them off when they ignored my request. The parents got mad at me instead of their kids, even though their kids just made me throw out a whole bowl of mints. If you're incapable of disciplining your child properly, don't get upset when someone else does it for you.

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    LagoonaBlueColleen
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    YES. It takes a village to raise a child and parents should expect that village will need to reprimand your kid once in a while.

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    But no matter what new trends emerge in parenting, one very common flaw will probably outlive them all. And you guessed it… it’s spoiling kids. In fact, over half this survey of 1,125 parents with kids between 4 and 10 confessed that they spoil their children too much. Another 2 in 5 go even further, saying they’re sometimes “embarrassed by how selfish their child acts.”

    Spoiled kids don’t get to know and feel what it is like to be grateful, as gratitude is not something that children acquire automatically. It needs to be nurtured, in an age-appropriate way, but the more they get used to getting their way easily, the harder it is to turn them around.

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    Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers Parent of teens here! All of my kids have had a friend that stayed the night at our house because the friend missed curfew at home and wasn't allowed in the house. I don't get it. Punishing the kid for missing curfew is totally acceptable. But not letting them in their own house in the middle of the night? What good can possibly come from that? My own kids rarely missed their curfew but when they did, they knew that they could come home, to a safe place, and face the consequences the next day.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I agree with this 1000%. I woke up one morning and saw the neighbor's kid asleep on the porch. When I went to see if he was OK, he told me he missed curfew and was locked out for the night. That is so horrible!

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    #8

    Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers Gender reveal parties.

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    Tamra Stiffler
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I get that parents-to-be are excited about their new lives and as long as they aren't setting fires or making a huge mess of things, then go for it. Just understand that most people aren't nearly as invested as you are in your future child's sex. This would be the second most boring social event, right behind the baby shower. Only my opinion.

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    #9

    Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers Beauty Pageants. I have no problem with them it's just that the age these parents make their kids enter and the s**t they do to try to win like doping them up on sugar and energy drinks. Using spray tans and makeup on kids that are sometimes 1-2 years old! And in the end they extort their child for little to no monetary gain. I've seen parents neglect their other kids in favor of the pagent queen. And in the end you get a spoiled brat that throws a hissy fit and is disrespectful. But who cares, you spent 15k to win 5k and you're on TLC

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    So in order to find out more about how being spoiled in childhood may affect your adult life, we spoke with Lynn How, the author of “Positive Young Mind'' and life coach who specializes in supporting educators, parents, and children with improving and prevention of mental health issues. She also runs this Facebook teacher coaching group which is an excellent resource for teachers in need of support when leaving, changing their mindset, changing their schools or setting healthy work/life boundaries.

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    “Do you know anyone who has trouble keeping their emotions in check when they don’t get their own way?” Lynn said and added that it may be that they were spoilt as a child and this hasn’t done them any favors as they move into their adult life.

    #10

    Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers "Boys will be boys".

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    2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this should be used when boys are doing something like putting hot dogs on the slide, not for s3xual h@rassment (edit: ty all SO MUCH for the upvotes!!!)

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    #11

    Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers Unschooling. I agree that kids should have some sort of say in what they learn - if your kid is really interested in, say, bugs, then by god you take them to every bug museum you can find and buy them all the bug books - BUT kids should have a basic curriculum whether they're interested in it or not. I get that most kids don't like math, or history, or the "boring" classes, but I strongly disagree with the unschooling attitude of "my kid does not want to learn it, so I won't make them."

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    Hex Gurls
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yea cuz unless they’re gonna live in the woods forever away from society they need to know math and how to write

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    #12

    Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers Parents never telling their children "no" and refusing to set any boundaries.

    I get empowering children by giving them a voice in decision-making and the freedom to speak their minds, but general social norms would be nice.

    Listening to 8 year olds throw fits in public and being rude to family and strangers (at top volume) is not endearing in any way.

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    “These children may turn into adults who show less resilience when things go wrong and they may give up easily when things aren’t working out. Also, they want it all and they want it now whereas most adults can tolerate delayed gratification,” she explained.

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    Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers Videoing kids at their worst moments and then posting it on social media.

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    RandomFrog
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A very distant relative of mine has a YouTube channel with her unschooled kids, and they’re always crying in the back or telling her to stop the camera and it’s just insane that she still posts it

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    #14

    Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers Taking youth sports too seriously.

    I helped with and attended games for years, and can count on one hand the number of times I saw a child lose their temper. Parents lost it all the time. More than once I've seen a parent have to be physically restrained.

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    Iggy
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those parents need to be banned from attending. They can wait in the car park.

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    #15

    Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers Ear piercing babies. That pisses me off. Let them decide. Don't put your vanity onto your baby. ESPECIALLY with piercing guns.

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    Jayne Kyra
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Had my ears pierced as a baby. Now I have 6 in one ear, 4 in the other (including a Daith piercing). And tattoos. Hehe, maybe I can blame it on not having a choice when I was a kid. The rest were my choice and my decision.

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    Moreover, “other traits that they may display include a lack of independence as their problems were generally solved for them, an inability to take criticism as nothing they did badly would invoke the appropriate feedback and the idea that everything should just come to them easily without too much work.”

    “This last point is also coupled with a huge sense of disappointment when it doesn’t work out. All in all, this doesn’t set a child up to have positive relationships or good mental health as an adult.”

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    Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers Making a kid finish their plate.

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    Jo Johannsen
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also, keep in mind serving size for a 5yo should be much smaller than a teenager or adult. If it doesn't satisfy, let them have a bit more, but never force food on kids.

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    #17

    Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers taking the door off their room. i have neverrrrr understood this

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My kid had diagnosed mental health issues, and would often slam the door repeatedly. In a small house, this can be very loud indeed. Along with therapy, etc, we took the door away for a few months. Had a fabric door curtain for some privacy.

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    #18

    Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers Family vloggers. Growing up in front of a camera can be so damaging for a child. Don't even get me started on the child labour it is - using young kids to earn money isn't good parenting in my opinion.

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    Bob Belcher
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ryan's toy review. I remember the first time seeing it after my daughter told me about it. I had to explain to her that not everyone gets to go on vacation every month. Now I see that kid and he looks tired and miserable.

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    There are many different challenges a spoiled child is likely to face while growing up. “A lack of appropriate boundaries can be very confusing for a child and although on the outside, these children can seem argumentative and rude, this stems from a lack of self-confidence on the inside as they have not been given these tools,” Lynn explained.

    “Once their safety blanket of the parents spoiling them has been removed, coping on their own would bring on anxiety which could manifest itself as a tantrum,” she added.

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    Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers I think those parents who impose a raw vegan diet on their young kids - there is no way that a child can sustain itself on a raw vegan diet - you'd need to be constantly eating to get the necessary calories.

    Vegetables and fruit are very high in fibre - both soluble and non-soluble - so you can be very full from relatively few calories compared with even a high-protein diet.

    Vegan can be a struggle if the parent doesn't do the research. And a raw diet can be done as an adult, but it would still be difficult.

    A raw vegan diet for a young child is basically child abuse.

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    Donna Webber
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ohhhhh gaaaawd; a vegan parent; Dont force your kids to eat a sh1tty vegan diet

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    #20

    Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers Modern day: Parents assuming that once a child hits school age that it's the schools responsibility to raise them. These same parents then get angry when their child is punished by the school.
    See this FAR too often.

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    Evelyn Ann
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One of my best friends is an English teacher to 7-9th graders and..THIS. she doesn't get emails or calls from parents on how to help their kids learn. She gets angry emails about a child getting zeros on grades for not turning in homework. Emails stating "that was obviously A level work, all their other teachers gave them an A". In spelling and grammar there is only one correct way, there is rarely room for interpretation! After ten years of teaching she is rethinking her career choice. Not because of the children, because of the parents. She can't discipline a student who threw a desk at her twice. It's definitely a modern thing, my mom would have dragged me out of principal's office by my ear. This child's parent said she "misunderstood his actions".

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    Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers Coddling sons while holding daughters to higher standards.

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    SCP-3998
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wild f*****g thought here; TREAT YOUR KIDS EQUALLY REGARDLESS OF WHAT SEX THEY ARE. This s**t damaged me and my siblings so much. The son was the golden child, the girls were all but ignored. This s**t needs to stop

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    Moreover, Lynn argues that “often these children will have friendship issues as they find it challenging to let others have their own way and they may find it difficult to form positive relationships with other adults such as teachers due to difficulty with conformity.” She concluded that overall this adds up to a childhood that is more challenging than it needs to be.

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    Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers Posting intimate pics of your kid all over social media.

    Now, I have no issue with parents sharing adorable baby pics. Hell, I don't mind you guys sharing a lot of them. When you go through hell and back to carry, birth, and raise the kid, you get a pass on the social media sharing, somewhat.

    HOWEVER, sharing pics of your kid in the bathtub and doing bodily functions is not okay. 1) It's gross. I don't think your kid's blowout diaper or "first poopy in the toilet" is funny or cute. I don't want that on my timeline. 2) Pedos are out there, be careful. 3) I know it's hard to imagine, but little Peighsyn is gonna be a big boy someday. In fact, he may even be on social media in the future. His friends (AND EMPLOYERS) are gonna see those gross vomit and poop pics. Not a good idea.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My sister in law keeps posting pictures of her daughters doing everyday kid activities, but what shocks me most are the comments. Every day there is at least one person commenting “wow so sexy” or other version of “sexy” on a picture where her daughters pose for the camera. It’s usually her female friends commenting and she replies things like “aww thank you” or such. Who the hell thinks a 5 year old is sexy? And what mother isn’t alarmed by such comments??

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    #23

    Maybe not the worst, but my parents forced me to play competitive sports for years when I clearly hated it and I'm still a little bitter. I was horrible at soccer, they even offered me 10 bucks for every goal I scored but I still couldn't do it. As an adult I still shudder a little every time I drive by a baseball field, thinking about how much time I wasted there and the embarrassment of sucking at something and getting laughed at by the other kids. This isn't to say I wasn't an athletic kid, I loved skating, riding bikes, hiking and all that. Parents - if your kid isn't good at a sport, doesn't have any interest in it and obviously has no talent for it, please don't make them do it.

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    LagoonaBlueColleen
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My dad and his wife did this with their sons. I kid you not, they were forced to quit hockey and soccer due to damaged knees, shoulders and backs when they were in their teens.

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    Not giving kids privacy or personal space. I have teenagers and unless they give me a reason not to trust them, I don’t rummage around in their rooms or secretly read their texts.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't violate my kids personal space. Well they are adults now but still didn't do it while they were younger, but I also don't violate my wife's personal space either. I really dislike hearing people talking about going through their kids and spouses phones, wallets and other things, these people lack boundaries.

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    #25

    Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers Not dressing your kids like kids.

    Also raising your kids on YouTube/Instagram/TikTok before they're old enough to decide how much privacy they want in their lives.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Like , when you decide to give your kid a whole makeover with your makeup and then wonder why they dont like the way they look without it.

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    Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers Shielding their kid from failure. There are so many people now that are afraid of failing, so much so, that they don't even attempt something new if they have a hint that they may fail at it.

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    Raven Sheridan
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If a kid can't learn how to cope with failure, they turn into an adult man-child, who falsely claims that they had an election stolen from them!

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    Not saying a word about sexuality and shielding children from any sort of affection on tv or in real life.

    I can't stress enough how much this has contributed to my intense shame whenever I masturbate and my inability to be intimate. Of course this is a compounded issue for me personally but such a censored childhood was the backbone for all of this pain.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Additionally....using "pet names" for your child's anatomy/genitals and not understanding why this is problematic/dangerous. If your child tells the teacher that uncle Tom licked their "cookie"....the teacher may not understand the SIGNIFICANCE of this confession. Teach kids the proper words for parts of their body.

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    #28

    Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers Taking your kids to the pub with you on a weekend.

    I'm not talking an afternoon lunch with a glass of wine or two. I'm talking about kids being left to run amok in car parks and on pavements while parents sit inside and have a drink.

    Look after your f**king kids.

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    Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers People having their kids stay up with them until the wee hours of the morning. By 11pm they are cranky, fussy, and clearly tired.

    Put. Your. Kids. To. Bed.

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    Dagny White
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why would you even do that? It was hard for my parents to put me to bed. Sleep is really important, especially at this young age.

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    Pushing your kids to bring home flawless reports. Had a friend my sophomore year of highschool (straight A student, extra curricular stuff) with strict parents obviously living vicariously through her- who blew her head off with her dad's shotgun sitting at the kitchen table because it was near finals week, her grades were plummeting and the only boyfriend she's ever had had just broken up with her 3 days prior. I'd like to introduce a new parenting trend; Talking to your kids, listening and understanding.

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    whodunnitfan2013
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ugh, my parents had unrealistic expectations for me like the friend mentioned. I almost took my life plenty of times. I even would contemplate suicide when I didn't make my parents look perfect.

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    #31

    Not knocking “because what if the kid is secretly running a highly illegal business in there” Like please, knock. It will save you and your kids from discomfort.

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    Jessica Wood
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Illegal business? What, do they think their teenager is running a drug ring from their bedroom?

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    #32

    Taking your kid's side when he's being an a****le to strangers. DO your job and educate your kid so I don't have to punch him in the face.

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    Meg G
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't think punching a kid in the face is a good idea, even if they are being a little s**t. Some of the posts have anger issues.

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    #33

    Weird religious homeschooling.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Social skills are not learned through homeschooling. This must be compensated for somehow. It is hard

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    #34

    Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers Publicly shaming your kids. If you do that s**t you are an as****le and a disgusting human being.

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    Madeleine Flowers
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *If you do that s**t ON PURPOSE you are an as****le. If your kids do something incredibly stupid (like run in front of a moving car, or something like that) then go for it, they deserve it.

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    Never listening to your child. The whole children need to be seen and not heard schtick, f**ked up my social skills a whole lot with my parents and people.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same. I was raised to be compliant and always caring about what other people think. Likely why I feel the need to comment on social media on a daily basis. .... sorry for my constant ramblings.

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    #36

    Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers My aunt and uncle are and have been huge supporters of the "if you just give them a video game then they'll be quiet forever" so my 6-year old cousin has absolutely no social skills and is a difficult, struggling first grader but is alright at playing Angry Birds and Minecraft.

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    Stephanie A Mutti
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tossing a phone to a kid any time there is a wait. I get the desire to keep busy while waiting but we don't learn patience without practice

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    Wanting to be "friends" with their kids. It really pisses me off. Parents that won't challenge, question or correct poor behaviour.

    I've got three boys to raise and my attitude has always been - I'm your dad. I'm not your friend. I have friends you have friends. We can be friends when you're old enough to buy me a beer and I've done the sort of parenting that means I want to have a beer with you.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't know, my parents were our friends and still disciplined us. There's a middle ground between the two situations described here. I don't like parents like OP.

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    #39

    Non-parenting. That is, when people have kids but let their kids run wild with zero effort put into actually raising them into functional members of society.

    Homeschooling. Frequently it just means non-schooling. Either the parent in question does not have the ability to teach, due to lack of education on their own part, has no intention of teaching with it all just falling back into non-parenting, or it's a deliberate attempt by fundies to keep their kids from getting an education. There are few exceptions.

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    MantisGirl15
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Homeschooling, when done right, is amazing. I was brought up homeschooled and I'm in a much better place academically than I would have been had I grown up in public school. Unschooling is the problem, as well as parents who want to homeschool but don't take responsibility for their children's education.

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    #40

    Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers Infant circumcision. Sorry but unneeded cosmetic surgery performed on non consenting minors is just stupid, useless, and illogical.

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    Dianellian
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My first son (34) is uncircumcised however my second son (16)had to be at 3 due to constant infections and pain. Don’t criticise.

    KariLovesHerKat
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not always cosmetic, it's not stupid or useless. You judging it and talking like it's fact is b******t.

    SCP-3998
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Considering the vast majority of circumcisions ARE for vanity and appearances, YES. However, you're right in that there are sometimes medical reasons where circumcisions are necessary. Getting your panties in a knot because the vast majority does it for vanity is a little ridiculous

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    Candace Walden
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most guys are Could you imagine getting it done now, when you know what pain is?! Ouch.

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    LagoonaBlueColleen
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's genital mutilation. Absolutely sick. I met parents who circumcised their kids just because they think it's more hygienic and don't want to clean their baby son's penis properly. And some even go on to claim "He'll have better sex". That's disgusting to think about of your baby.

    Maccabi
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most studies agree that it IS more hygienic and keeps infections away.

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    Drew Losure-McDermott
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Circumcision is a violation of human rights. It's pointless and harmful genital mutilation.

    Kenny Hayes
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Doctors have differing opinions on this. But I have met several urologists talk about how more of their uncircumcised patients have more urinary problems than circumcised.

    Sherri Mantooth Bagwell
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Retired urology nurse here. Worst thing is to see is an older gentleman come in with a phimosis, and have to have emergency surgery in office (dorsal slit.) Second worse thing is to watch a grown man suffer after a circumcision.

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    Mary Jeffries
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m glad this is listed. If a child has a medical reason to be circumcised, that makes perfect sense. Cosmetic genital mutilation without consent makes my skin crawl. I’m still amazed so many parents, especially men who balk at any painful manipulation of their penises would do this to a baby.

    Dekker451
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm sure most people would "balk" at the painful manipulation of any part of their body. Y'know, because it's painful?

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    Theophilus Ghoststone
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If it's done to women it's called mutilation. Unless it's medically necessary, let that person make that decision when they are older. It's their body, their choice, right ladies?

    Lopez, Laura
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because female circumcision ruins your ability to have comfortable sex. The whole point of female circumcision is to cause pain so women wouldn't cheat on their husbands because they'd never willingly have sex because it hurt. Male circumcision was started by the jews because of cleanliness

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    Tigerpacingthecage
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I agree for cosmetic reasons (medical reasons are different). It's the child's body - not yours. It shouldn't be routine to do it. Sure, it may look better on an adult and be more clean in most cases but it should be a personal choice- not what you should put a baby trough. Their body their choice.

    Lucille Passer
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The problem with waiting is that it is a more difficult procedure on an adult

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    Maggie Dinzler Shaw
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Worse even is when some nurse of person at a hospital goes off on a mother who decided not to have the kid circumcised when the child is there for something else entirely (and maybe scary.) How dare someone who works at a hospital tell the parent of a baby who has already made that decision they choose wrong. How dare they spew old and inaccurate information about the health risks. Not your business lady (or man) we are here because the child is pale and can't stop throwing up. Stay focused.

    Cindy M
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is such a charged topic, because it is a decision parents feel compelled to make so soon after the birth of a I think the real concern is whether people are truly making informed decisions, rather than just following along with a common practice (speaking from U.S. perspective here.) Ultimately, studies done about hygiene were conducted during a time and in places where higher levels of hygiene were often not possible. They aren't really relevant to today's standards. Culturally, body modification is performed at a wide range of ages. If it's symbolic to your practiced culture and beliefs, that is your prerogative. For all others, just consider your priorities and decide accordingly what is more important. And I also have to add here--why are people down on the appearance of uncircumcised penises?! I love men and their natural form! I wouldn't want a man to be circumcised to please me any more that I want to get lipo to please them!

    Linda Cook
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This was a decision I left up to my husband, since he would have some real connection to this...he chose to circumcision. My father was not as an infant and had to be later in life and said it was an awful experience. This is one that I feel should be left to the men in the family.

    Diana van Boxel
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unless one has medical issues, foreskin is there for a reason. If it wasn’t boys would be born without it.

    Lailanni
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Like the appendix? Or breasts when not nursing? We have plenty of body parts that no longer serve a purpose. I don't care if people get circumcision, but this is a very strange argument.

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    Elin Noller
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And dangerous and harmful. Many suffer with painful nerv damage etc

    cathy crompton
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I did it to my son 50 years ago because I didn’t know any better. I have regretted it ever since.

    Bernadette Fouquet
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most cases of a child supposedly needing to be circumcised is actually insurance and medical fraud. Forced retraction is usually the culprit. Any person who forcibly retracts the foreskin should be sued for assault yet the aftermath of the harm of forced retraction is often what causes the child to have problems, thus perpetuating the cycle of abuse and ignorance.

    Stephan Ghequiére
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I saw someone mentioning better sex? How can it be better if the glans is desensitised? And no, it doesn't make you last longer.

    Christal Johnson
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I agree with Dianellian. My son had to be circumcised because the skin grew wrong and it was pulling on him... the point being that some infants need it and don't judge people when you don't know the facts

    chaotic_charlie (they/he)
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    2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...circumcision is a tradition in some religions... (also, interesting fact-the circumcised skin can grow to the size of like 3 basketball courts in less than a month, which gives it potential for being used in skin graft procedures)

    Carolyn Hawkins
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We get infections in eyes, nose, throat, ears, none of those parts are routinely lopped off without hesitation by so many acting on bad or no information. We have access to clean water for personal hygiene. Cutting parts off a newborn infant too young for anesthesia or to consent is a practice that needs to be reconsidered at least.

    J
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mutilating genitals as a "hygiene" practice or for religious reasons should be made illegal.

    Susanne B
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Man was created in gods image, but apparently some people think they know better than god how a man should look.

    Lailanni
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But doesn't the old testament istruct that male babies should be circumcised on their 6th day? Which is it? God's image or God's command? LoL, next you'll be telling us that woman was created from Adams rib!?!

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    Ingrid Mackay
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    if it is done for anything OTHER then health reasons, you mutilated your child, they are born with it, would you cut off your nose because some dogma told you too, oh ya, that's how dogma works!!!!

    Sydnie Laney
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Its apart of my religion, we circumcise at a young age as a symbol of our devotion to God, and Christ, please I respect any other race, gender, belief, etc, but when someone is critisizing me, then there is a problem

    Nik R
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Boys only get infections from having their foreskin pulled back, because people think it needs to be "cleaned". It doesn't, it's a self cleaning organ. Just like a girls vagina. And we don't go messing with girls vaginas, do we? Cause that would be just wrong, wouldn't it? Boys deserve better. If people left boy's penises alone, there would be no issues at all.

    IamMe
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    2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My first two sons were born in one state, they automatically circumsised them at the hospital unless you request not to. But, they don't tell you that. My next two were born in a different state. There, if you want your baby to get it done you have to pay thousands of dollars and it's done three weeks after birth at the pediatrician. So, my younger two are not circumsised. I honestly didn't give it much thought either way. And, no, the ones who had it don't remember and aren't traumatized in any way.

    Scipio Africanus
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Idk about this one. I’m circumcised and I’m so glad my parents chose it for me. It can also reduce chances of infection and make your penis easier to clean

    The pizza girl is here!
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It really depends, some people do it for their baby's health because they keep getting infections, and here in israel (a Jewish country that also has a lot of Muslims) there is the added dilemma of the kid being socially awkward, and the whole "they'll do it when they decide" thing doesn't work in all cases. For example the cases I stated above, but also it's sometimes better to do it when the baby is young and doesn't remember anything and doesn't have to deal with it in the future, because it's a hell of a thing to deal with, especially in israel. I'm not saying people that don't circumcise their babys are bad, I'm just saying, don't judge and critic when you don't know the facts

    Benita Valdez
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just also know that risks significantly increase as you get older so the choice being made for an infant can save them considerable pain and significantly reduce infection. This is not for or against it; just stating a fact. I have no kids so have not formulated an opinion and I have not thoroughly medically researched it; i also dont have a penis to weigh in on my personal view

    Susanna Kapoor
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What is the thought about the Jewish rite? Do we wait until the child is old enough to decide he wants to be of the Jewish faith?

    MortalFlame
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Circumsision helps! it is easier to keep it clean, it can air out more so it doesnt smell funny. https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/circumcision/about/pac-20393550

    Alexander Wasil
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    im uncircumsized, and wish that i had gotten it cut off before i lost my virginity, cause it was super embarrasing that she thought it looked weird not cut off.

    Christina Odermatt
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unfortunately now it’s become such a socially cultural norm that if a man is not circumcised than he isn’t as appealing to other people. Humans are very sexually obsessed an very obsessed with appearance. I’ve got male uncircumcised friends that say they hate the way their d**k looks an they wish they had been circumcised. Also, kids are mean AF and an uncircumcised boy will definitely get bullied because of it. I had my son circumcised an I don’t feel bad about it. So ultimately Its up to the parent of the child, mind ur own business. If u don’t wanna circumcise ur sons penis than don’t.

    Ambry Petersen
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not always cosmetic my friend. My family has a genetic tendency for issues. Several of my family had the procedure as adults due to said issues. Another had it in infancy to help correct a deformity in the urethra without said surgery he would have had serious complications later. Some families like ours choose to do so as infants to prevent those complications later on, instead of waiting for said complications to appear and thier sons are in pain.

    Phoenix CP
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    medical or religious reasons is different but if there's no reason to, why bother? also making intersex kids have a surgery to assign them either male or female. often it just hurts and confuses them, it's unnatural, and most of them end up with crippling dysphoria bc you assigned them the wrong parts.

    Judy Plum
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m a surgical nurse. I circumcised my boys at birth. Why? ‘Cause I saw too many circumcisions on boys 8 and up due to moms not washing them anymore and them not washing at all which is what boys will do. Better young than old.

    Karen Scheltema
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just as @dianellian pointed out, not all circumcisions are done for cosmetic reasons. Also, the stupid assumption that infants don't feel pain (which has been proved to be untrue by countless researchers) and therefore don't need anything for pain.

    Omi bub
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is controversial as it is religious & cultural so I accept elements I don't understand but hell yes- imagine getting your perfect new baby & then taking a knife to the most sensitive part of their body for no reason. There is growing evidence though that it can stop the spread of HIV so may be useful where there is high HIV rates

    Sheepdude
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was circumsised for religious reasons..... but now my mom and dad regret it.

    ARYA
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    circumcision is a good way of avoiding infections in the male genital area. how is that cosmetic?

    De Burke
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most of the rest of the planet doesn't have an issue with uncircumcised penises getting infected. It's not that hard to teach boys to clean themselves. And since girls have a citoral hood/foreskin should that be removed too, since it can also get smegma under it?

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    Alicia Wolfe
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Circumcision is also done for health reasons as well. You will have to teach your child to clean real well down their to prevent infections. Their are some health issues that can occur with uncircumcised children, hence reasons why parents have it done.

    GildasMom
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If it's for the kids comfort and well-being that's fine, but otherwise no

    Mykidsartrocks
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As someone who has seen an 80 year old man with a penile infection so bad he had to be hospitalized, I disagree. They forget to pull the skin back and clean properly and end up getting infections. You are doing your child a favor by doing this while they don't remember the pain.

    Dania
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a part of the religion of Islam to circumcise male babies but mostly its done by the doctor there in the hospital so it doesn't have to be done at an older age when the pain is more memorable as well

    Christine M Quigley
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This. Sorry but this helps prevent infections under the foreskin. My ex had to have a circumcision at age 9 because of these infections and it REALLY traumatized him. It's just less problematic doing it as an infant. Trust me, you don't want to go through this as an adult. Sometimes it's difficult to push back the foreskin to clean it correctly.

    Becky Summer
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a real problem with "treat all kids equally" My husband and I have 4 children, 1 son, 3 daughters. Our son was 6' 200 pound football player who later joined the military our middle daughter was less than 100lbs 5'3". They could not physically do the same things. Our oldest daughter is extremely smart and always in advanced classes, our youngest is on the spectrum, there is no way to treat them exactly the same, It's our job as a parent to protect your children, teach them right from wrong, teach them manners, compassion and humility, its also our job as parents to listen to our children and treat them fairly, but each child is unique so, sometimes it's impossible to treat them exactly the same.

    Amira Jamil
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I call it 'parents to lazy to teach boys how to keep their penis clean' opt for the easy way out! Anything that is done for the health & safety of the baby or infant or child or adolescent or adult is of course completely different.

    Collins Z
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    2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I took the time to read responses to this particular post and I noticed a trend in it. Most of the people saying that circumcision for male infants are wrong are females and most of those saying it is good are males and this is what I think is wrong with our society, we as males who have had the infant circumcision done on us are saying we love it, I haven't seen a single reply here from a male saying they hate their parent for circumcising them when they were infants, I just want us to take a moment to think about what that says about us. Secondly, healthwise, several people have pointed out how uncircumcised penis might be more prone to infections and some replies are that it might be due to poor hygiene, poor hygiene or not, I haven't seen a single reply here saying circumcised penis are prone to infections.

    Adam Leviness
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had no choice in being circumcised and I am GLAD I had it done for me before I could make the decision to do it I would have hated to have to get a circumcision at 18 or later.

    Gladys Hayes Southerland
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Circumcision is NOT cosmetic surgery. It is done for hygienic & religious reasons.

    Atasha h
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had my son circumcised but it was bc I watch not one but two of my male cousin have to get circumcised in their teens due to being prone to infections wasn’t taking the chance and I still stick to my choice

    L.a. Williams
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Part of reason I let my boys be circumcised was my ex and other babies that kept getting infections. I baby sat a boy who was uncircumcised and it is hard to get all fecal matter out.

    Kristi Northcutt
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is going to be unpopular, but maybe it's a good thing for the penis to be a little desensitized. Look at all the trouble penises cause even though circumsized? If men got even more pleasure...

    Marty Sunderland
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    However, there is this: A number of studies have documented higher rates of cervical cancer in women who have had one or more male sexual partners who were uncircumcised. Whereas the earlier studies were somewhat equivocal the evidence from a large international study published in 2002 in the New England Journal of Medicine, to be discussed later, provided overwhelming evidence of the link between lack of male circumcision and cervical cancer in the female sexual partner. Whole article here: https://circinfo.net/cervical_cancer_in_female_partners_of_uncircumcised_men.html

    Jan Gardner
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel the same. My oldest was born in Louisiana where the Napoloenic code was still followed. I told the doctor no circumcision but my now ex husband and his mother went behind me and had it done. The 8th grade is crappy whether you're circumcised or not. My younger son was born prematurely in Virginia. I said no circumcision and the neonatal doctor had me watch one just to see how horrible it was. They didn't allow my now ex to go behind me and my son is a healthy grown man. There is no medical reason to do it. If you're Jewish I get that and go right ahead. Ironically my ex didn't like the name Jacob because it sounded too "ethnic" and we are not Jewish.

    Hiccup !
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank you for including this one, infant circumcision is a b******t scam and child abuse.

    kai
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    there are also religious reasons *cough* Jewdaism *cough*

    KC Studios
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm a 15 year old girl and even I know it can save your son a lot of pain and discomfort if you circumcise him

    Kayla Hewey
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Totally agree. Female circumcision is enough evidence to loose your child but for male children it's a common practice wtf?

    Sandra Givens
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    NOT a recent trend. Some cultures and religious groups have been doing this for eons. It became a common procedure in the general populace once most babies were born in medical settings, and because there was an idea that it prevented "self abuse." My husband was routinely circumcised but we made sure our son was not.

    Renae Weidman
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am a medical professional and we had our son circumcised at 3 days old. We chose to do so because of the statistics regarding it lessening the chances of contracting HIV. At birth we don't know our child's sexual orientation and we took the precaution in advance, not to mention the infections that can occur. My poor grandfather had to be circumcised in his mid 60's because he began to have infections. It was a major surgery at that point and he was in a great deal of pain. People can have their opinions and they are welcome to them. We chose this for OUR child.

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    Andrew Small
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually this one is for safety, just like the chicken pox, it's better to do when you're young. I worked with a guy who got a serious infection due to not being circumcised and at the age of 24 had to have emergency surgery, he literally nearly lost his entire penis because he wasn't circumcised, doctors actual words.

    DrGirlfriend
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Both my kid are because I wanted to stop the issue of infection before it started as they are heart patients...stop being so judgey with your high horse, it's called looking out for future issues, do you know how hard it is to do this later in life,....

    Lea S.
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who's doing it for cosmetic reasons? I was told that it was a health issue for some.

    Candace Walden
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I disagree. First, ppl do this for numerous reasons. It could be religious, ease of keeping it clean, or just wanting your kid to look like the majority of their peers. The other thing is, while they are really little, it is much easier on them. All they usually give them in the hospital is a little sugar water on a pacifier and they calm right down. No need for meds that we probably shouldn't be putting in our bodies anyway. There wasn't a question when it came to our son, for all the above reasons. Tbh, a lot of women don't like the look of a penis anyway, so an uncircumcised one is even worse. And for the ones who says that you should wait until they can consent, you would be surprised how many of your preschool age kids show other boys their penises in the restroom at school. They compare their differences, which is normal, and sometimes like to play "swords" (if you have worked with this age group, you know what that *game" is.)

    Lopez, Laura
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Circumcision originated as a medical necessity because of how hard it can be to keep that area clean. It can be a lot of upkeep if you don't know what you're doing or if you have a difficult kid. Its another "I know what's best for my kid so f**k off" scenario. Its also religious and people have their reasons.

    Sandy Parker
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My OB said the same thing. I felt completely OK with making that decision for my son and doing the circumcision. And wow at 17 he's totally ok with it.

    Catarina
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have two boys and neither One is circumcised but i don't think it Is cosmetic surgery my older Boy has to make a "treatment" to avoid surgery so i think it's a medical procedure to avoid complications later on

    Gryffindor Group
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was when I was younger and it's fine. it you do it when you are older you have the potential to have more pain and damage. Know your facts. Let parents choose what they want to do.

    SCP-3998
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If done as an adult, there is POTENTIAL for complications, as there is with ANY surgical procedure. However, the surgery itself is simple and quick. Much like a vasectomy, can be done within a day and you're sent home to recover.

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    Derek Clark
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It depends on if people teach their boys how to properly clean. But circumcision when done at a hospital, isn't dangerous at all and actually prevents hygiene problems later on. In my country it's not common but it's still recommended in my opinion.

    LagoonaBlueColleen
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The doctor's do it without anesthesia and claim the baby is crying because "ThAt'S wHaT bAbIeS dO". They know by now babies definitely feel pain. They still have to pee. Imagine how that burns after. It puts them at risk of infection. 117 babies die every year from circumcisions. So, no, it's not 100% safe.

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    Vanessa Priest
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No not necessary, but ask many adult men what they would of preferred and majority wanted to be circumcised. I wish I had a link to that study. And truth be told most women may prefer that as well. Some times its a religious thing and many times its a medical thing. This would be a private parenting decision, you may feel.its unneeded, and that's fine for you, to make that decision, but sounds like its closely along with the anti vaccination people. You may feel its unneeded, but many others would disagree. Better if it is to be done after speaking to your doctor and while they are very young. My son had to have that done when he was 6 years old and I regret not having it done while he was a baby.

    Chris Shaffer
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For God's sake. It is so much easier to go through life circumcised. No one is traumatized. It is a short simple procedure and you move on with your life. Also women commenting on this is humorous to me. I have never in my life as a man met someone who was upset about being circumcised, but I met many who hated not being.

    Chris Shaffer
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tell that to my dad who had permanent loss of sensation due to not being circumcised. He was circumcised in his 50s and took him forever to recover.

    Ashley Jernigan
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    2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not a bad thing and I don't like people like OP, I had a bunch of people attack me because I posted a question in a mom group after having my son circumcised. It was hateful and rude. Circumcisions aren't bad. Theyre cleaner. Get over yourself.

    KC Studios
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm a 15 year old girl and even I know that it can save your son a lot of pain and discomfort to circumcise him. Your kid do what you will but also do your research

    Oliver Zdenkowski
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have experienced 0 discomfort or pain from not being circumcised- its literally only medical reasons that it would be painful its horrible to do that to a child unless you need to its there for a reason if you dont clean your penis correctly then it will get infected which is why ppl are saying that it saves you from infection.

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    Karen Heiner
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is much less painful and dangerous when the boy is 7 days old.

    Beachbum
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is not cosmetic by any means.... I don't agree with this one at all

    Patrick Timmel
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We will have to simply agree to disagree. If it is part of God's command (in a parental believer's eyes) then a thousand times better to get circumcised as an infant. Without question, a circumcised penis is prettier, cleaner, and healthier. Do your boys a favor. Have them circumcised at birth!

    Sundance Woods
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Women who have sex with uncircumcised men are 50% more likely to develope cervical cancer, its unhealthy and needs to be taken care of early.

    Wayne Holloway
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Should be done on every baby boy before going home from hospital. Cleanliness is #1 reason because moms are not taught how to keep boy clean nor how to teach him to properly clean.

    Pamela Blue
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is nothing wrong with circumcision. It is NOT considered cosmetic surgery. In many cases it prevents infections, makes cleaning easier, and it's also part of a national heritage in some cases.

    Öz Deniz Boro
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Circumcision is not an aesthetic intervention for 2 of the main religions of the world. For these religions the cause is hygiene. In modern Muslim practice it is done to grown up boys before puberty under local anesthesia by experiances specialist and usually in clinique environment. It is first explained to the child and the child than receives gifts and sometimes it is an event celebrated with a party. In a country with Muslim majority an uncircumcised child/ man may face negative responses. Please know your facts and try to differ them from castration phobia

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    Circumcision is done to keep infection at bay on a infant boy. Where do you get your information?!

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    I'd just like to put out here for this comment section, if you don't have a penis then it opinion on this doesn't really matter

    Donna Webber
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    Those uncircumcised men usually have no clue on how to properly clean the ass/vomit/urine/smegma/pus smell and white curds out of their foreskin properly.

    Yoga Kitty
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You have contact with the wrong men, I assume? Here in Germany circumcision is uncommon (if not for religious reasons) and our boys and men clean up alright!

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    #41

    Making your kids a social media account that you run. Children don’t need to be exposed to any of that.

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    #42

    Not having children wear seat belts & better yet, toddlers weren't in car seats!!

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    Luther von Wolfen
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gen X was raised without seatbelts or bike helmets. That's why there aren't as many of us.

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    #43

    'Enriching' every single moment of your kids' lives. THAT is how you get burned out parents. Throw the little buggers outside with two sticks and rock. And make 'em share the rock!

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    propgamer XL
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why not go outside with em and let em find plenty of sticks. You do it with a dog. Why just throw the kids outside? You miss a lot of fun too.

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    #44

    Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers Everyone is mentioning modern trends, helicopter parents are bad but not nearly the worst.

    In the '20s psychologist John Watson said to never hug or kiss your kids, he also was the psychologist behind the "Little Albert" experiment
    There was a doctor in the 1700s that said women's brains were too puny to successfully raise children, so men should be in charge of it.

    How about giving some morphine for teething troubles or Laudanum (10% opium and 90% alcohol) to your kids to cure whatever you want!

    In the '60s a pediatrician wrote that night time feedings would turn your baby into a socialist. He also said that you can start your kids on cereal when they're 2 days old, and by 9 weeks old they'd be eating whatever the parents ate.

    There were the cages that hung outside windows in London to give kids some fresh air.

    This stuff is all in the last century or so (well not the women's brains are too puny for raising children, but I just thought that was funny). We've made huge advances in infant mortality and children's health, let's not lose sight of that.

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    LagoonaBlueColleen
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mom was told or read from those stupid Dr. Spock books to never tend to a crying baby, pick them up every time because you could somehow "spoil them with love" and that infants like to "cry to trick parents into holding them". I had many, many fights with my mom when my daughter was an infant and I realized why I have always had a bit of resentment and detachment of her. I don't feel much love coming from her.

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    #45

    Assuming your kid processes everything the same way you do -- and correcting their behaviors that are preference-based and not necessarily "wrong.

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    Hobby Hopper
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or, teaching them "how to be a man" or "how to be a woman". Ugh! How about teaching them to be a decent PERSON?

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    #46

    Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers Not letting them make mistakes. With many people, you can tell them not to do something because ___ all you want, but they will never properly get it until they actually do it and ___ happens. Forbidding your kids from doing anything even remotely risky does more harm than good later on.

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    Luther von Wolfen
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    With mine, I assess the situation and determine if they are likely to be injured. If the chance of injury is minimal - or if I think they won't get hurt beyond a scrape or bruise - I just let 'em figure it out.

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    #47

    As a former nanny-permissive parenting passed off as gentle parenting. Children need boundaries!

    Also I’m a big believer in letting children be bored sometimes; every moment of their day doesn’t need to be structured with activities. Independent play fosters their creativity.

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    James016
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We generally let our son do what he wants in that we don't really structure his free time. If he wants to play with his trains, fine. If he wants to draw on his Boogie Board, great - he is getting really good at drawing trains and Snoopy characters. Now that spring is here, he will be out in the garden running around or in the trampoline.

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    #48

    Making your kid do tons of extracurriculars, we all want our kids to succeed in life but they deserve to have a childhood and do things they want!

    Talk to your kids, explain when they didn't something wrong rather than just screaming at them.

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    Shawn Brooks
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have friends whose kids do travel sports. It is all encompassing, every free moment is spent getting ready for the next trip. The whole family sufferers.

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    #49

    Helicopter parents.

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    #50

    Using cutesy language/ non- proper terms for body parts, things etc...

    I worked in the elementary school system for a while and the amount of cutesy code names parents taught their kids for body parts, especially genitalia was alarming. I understand when kids are young they may not know words for common things (and I'm not taking about kids with learning differences) but your 4th grader choosing to call his penis his "wee-wee" and his mom calls to complain that I'm vulgar when I had to ask him to clarify....parent's need to knock that s**t all the way off.

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    #51

    ‘Aesthetic’ parenting. I hate when parents have to make their kids nursery’s, playrooms etc all aesthetically pleasing with cohesive beige colour schemes and all wood effect. These are the same parents that’ll dress their kids like tiny adults, in incredibly expensive outfits that look dull as all hell and aren’t suitable for running around or doing kid stuff.

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    dia patil
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    where is the harm in this? wanting to make your kid look good isn't a crime. just make sure that if they want to change their aesthetic when they grow older, don't force your version of aesthetic on them.

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    #52

    Always coddling your kid and act like they can never do anything wrong.

    Obviously you shouldn't go overboard with beeing strict, but as a parent it is your job to guide them and equip them with whatever they need to success in life.

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    #53

    Stranger danger. Taught kids to fear strangers and the man hiding in the bushes. When in reality the danger to kids is usually from the people they know. Uncles, teachers, priests, etc.

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    LagoonaBlueColleen
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have to disagree on this one. Even as an adult, one guy in a car stopped in front of me at an intersection asking me "where do you live?" and drove off. I got so freaked out I took an extra long way home. My region has a lot of sexual predators, and there's always police warnings whenever they're released from jail but still high risk to reoffend. These are strangers to the victims. I'm not disagreeing that predators are often known to the child, but from experience growing up and from raising my own, I've come to know that there is something to stranger danger and it doesn't hurt to teach kids how to protect themselves and be cautious.

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    #54

    Oversharing personal pictures and information about their kids online/on social media. Your child is entitled to privacy as much as anyone else and posting all these photos and details about them online isn't a wise decision for their confidentiality and safety.

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    Lil' Roo
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Totally agree. When your kid is older, if they shall decide they want privacy (not be on social media), they don't get that choice because their parents over-shared the kid's life.

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    #55

    Zero negative reinforcement, and talking out / negotiating every disagreement with the kid. Sometimes the answer is just plain “No.”

    I watched my friend spend 15 minutes patiently explaining to her five year old over and over again that she didn’t have any candy for him, and he needed to wait until they got home to where they had candy. None of her explanations satisfied him. He just fake cried harder and harder the more she pleaded with him and explained how sorry she was. I was like why tf are you even saying you’re sorry?? He’s not going to die if he has to wait a few minutes for candy. By the time she finished bargaining with him for 15 min, they could’ve gotten home already. It was so painful.

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    #56

    Not letting your kids walk to and back from school. Somehow "freerange" is a trend. In Europe, at least France, it is the norm as it SHOULD be. Then you don't understand why you get irresponsible obese kids in the US. Let them go outside, let them exercise, let them experience.

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    Kimi Tomminello
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Car culture in America makes streets very dangerous for people to navigate a adults, let alone children. Where I live in the US out kids are outside from whenever they wake up until sundown still but cities here aren't like that.

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    #58

    Rewarding your kids for EVERYTHING. I'm all for giving your child something special if they got an A+ or something along those lines, but rewarding your child for everyday tasks such as doing homework and eating without complaining is a horrible idea. These are things they should be doing anyways! If my experience as a nanny has taught me anything it's that this trend only spoils your child.

    Edit: I'd just like to clear something up. Let's take me for example. Growing up I didn't get rewarded for doing normal day to day things like reading, practicing my instrument, doing homework, setting up the table, eating my dinner....etc. I don't mean to be arrogant but I was a pretty easy child, rarely did I ever complain about doing these things because they were simply expected of me, just like they were expected of my mother as a child and so on (plus I knew there were consequences if I didn't) I didn't have any friends who got little rewards all the time so to me it was normal.

    Now, I've taken care of two sets of kids who I believe were spoiled beyond belief because of this system, unless they get a reward they refuse to do anything that is asked of them, I mean ANYTHING. Meanwhile, a few years back I took care of some kids without this reward system and they were an absolute delight. Never had to repeat myself twice, they did what was asked of them. Forgive me if I'm wrong, it could be like some of you are saying, it depends on the kid. I can assure you though, I won't be following this trend anytime soon.

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    #59

    Over coddling and doing everything for your kids instead of giving them some responsibility and letting them fail or struggle a little bit. I think it’s called “lawnmower parenting” and some parents even do these things with their adult children:

    1. Calling the teacher every time your kid gets a low grade

    2. Helping with homework too much

    3. not giving kids any age-appropriate chores

    4. Red-shirting your kids

    5. Calling your kids employer on their behalf to call in sick

    6. Doing everything for your kids like cleaning their room, doing their laundry, picking up after them, calling to make all their appointments, etc

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    Sheltering them from music that they don't want them to listen to. like for example, the parent only allows radio Disney. What if the kid who is 8 doesn't like it? That's not fair to the kid to not be allowed to explore and get their own taste. Glad my mom never sheltered

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    Luther von Wolfen
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was at a 3rd grade "dance" once and they played "Gangnam Style". All the kids were just jumping around with cake. It was hilarious.

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    #61

    Gently asking kids to do s**t they have ZERO capacity to do or even understand. Your kid won't move out in front of the store door, and it's not the next customer's fault that they fell down because they were in front of the door. Stop letting your kids run around restaurants like you're renting the f**king place and TEACH THEM TO SIT AND EAT WITH THEIR F**KING FAMILY.

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    Kevin Felton
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is situational. If you're at a Chuck E Cheese then you should expect to share your dining experience with a bunch of snot faced kids. But if you're at a restaurant that doesn't include a play ground children shouldn't be there until they're old enough to understand basic table manners.

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    #62

    Letting your child become obese.

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    dia patil
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    there's a huge difference between "body positivity" and "you are killing yourself by calling your unhealthy habits 'normal'".

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    #63

    Indigo kids. Parents believing that their children have super powers because they are acting like brats. Sure, let's not only tell the bratty kids that they are better than everyone, but let's also put them with the other brats. I'm sure this won't end badly.

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    #64

    The absolute f**king venom if someone disagrees with your parenting choices. There's no such thing as a simple disagreement any more.

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    L Melville
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    By the same token though...I may not AGREE with everyone's parenting choices....but unless it's illegal/abusive to the child, it's not really my call.

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    #65

    I hate it when parents let their 6 year old walk their 3 foot tall dog and they can't control it so it goes around licking people everywhere.

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    #66

    Using tracking devices on your kids car or phone. Sorry but that's creepy and only [messes] up their ability to trust anyone.

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    Benita Valdez
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah there's a difference between invading their privacy and checking up on them because they're not responding or late. As long as it's done respectively then I see no problem with GPS on kids. And some situations may call for checking their phone but as long as you're not doing it just to invade their life without just cause then it can be ok; just cause isn't if they're lying about studying and went to the movies for example

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    #67

    During the harambe mess, a friend of mine told someone that his opinion was irrelevant because he didn't have kids.

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    Megan Curl
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Harambe Mess: a 3 yr old fell into Harambe’s (a gorilla) enclosure, and when Harambe started to drag the boy around, Zoo officials had to euthanize the animal. Don’t know what this has to do with not having kids.

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    #68

    I’ve seen videos of parents letting their child’s be free spirits. The child chooses what to eat, when to go to bed, and how much school work to do. One video a child had ice cream for breakfast and was “homeschooled”.

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    LagoonaBlueColleen
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's okay to give your kid choices but don't give them total free-range like they know what's good for them.

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    #69

    The thing the Kennedys did where they lobotomized their daughter without anesthetic is probably up there.

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    #70

    I work at a childcare facility and the parents with younger kids dose their juice and milk with Miralax. Daily. It’s so freaking weird and it’s NO WONDER they’re having issues pooping. They have no idea what it feels like to naturally do it.

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    #71

    Parents being scared of children. Your kid will be a f**kup if you think you need to be their friend. When I was a boy I was showed tough love, but it gave me skills I needed. Stop letting the kids be in control.

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    Candace Walden
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't know about tough love, it depends on how far it goes. You can have a good relationship with your kid without being their friend. My mom was never my friend. I'm all for tough love if it is not abusive like beating them (I said beating, not spanking), locking them out of the house, depriving them of things they need, not just want.

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    #72

    That hideous rat tail at the back of toddlers' heads.

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    Madeleine Flowers
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You mean a ponytail? When hair gets long enough it's better to have it and have other people call it a hideous rat tail than have long, annoying hair getting in your eyes and face.

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    #73

    The “boy mom” thing. It seems to have started out as a cute meme but now seems to be a cultish parental style rooted in Oedipus complex weirdness that I can’t quite understand and don’t really want to.

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