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My Father’s Summers: A Daughter’s Memoir
September 10, 2007The Circumcision Decision
May 30, 2007
The last good memoir I read was Neal Pollack’s Alternadad.
It’s an amusing tale of fatherhood, told from the point of view of a slacker, Gen-X rocker who eventually comes to grips with the responsibilities of fatherhood. Since I know very little about music, I thought the slant toward alternative rock might alienate me. Instead I found plenty I could relate with about parenting. In particular was the family decision on whether to have their son circumcised.
When my son was born, my wife wanted to leave him uncut. Since I am cut, I felt mildly reluctant. I asked my wife for time to think about it. To help make up my mind, I solicited people’s opinions. I even called my mom, who raised us Catholic but then converted to fundamentalist Christian while I was in the Navy.
Talking to Mom decided it for me. This is pretty much how the conversation went:
