>>I had my tonsils removed at age 8, I couldn't make that choice then either. So what?<<
i had mine removed at around age 5...i recall it vividly...it was quite traumatic for me for many reasons...however it think it was done because i kept getting very sick each winter & it was felt that this was a good solution...at least back then... then when my son was even younger, i was advised for him to get his tonsils, adnoids removed & tubes put in his ears...i at first resisted but finally went with it as the reasons to do it outweighed the reasons not to...(a risk of hearing loss was a big part of my reasoning to have the procedure)... i think there is a big difference in doing some kind of surgery on a child for medical reasons as opposed to just doing something because it is what has always been done (custom)... still, i believe that circumcision its a individual choice & it is not my place to say what is right or wrong for others...still, i would only to hope that parents would make their decision based on weighing the pros & cons (as in any medical procedure)... ******************************************** Kate Bennett: www.katebennett.com Sponsored by Polysonics/Atlantis Sound Labs Over the Moon- "bringing the melancholy world of twilight to life almost like magic" All Music Guide ********************************************
