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[Scootaloo]

15. I don't think that's a very valid argument

If you're schlepping without protection, you're going to get an infection, whether you'r cut or not. While scientifically interesting, it is practically pointless. Snipping the tip is not going to keep your kid from catching diseases.

Second, by the time your child is going to be poking that thing anywhere, he's probably (hopefully) going to be old enough to make up his mind whether he wants to snip or not. he can weigh the pros and cons about altering his own body and work from there.

It's also an inherently silly argument. You don't hear anyone promoting preemptive appendectomies, even though doing so would greatly reduce chances for appendicitis. I've never heard of children having surgery done to remove the bud cells that will produce breasts, thus managing to evade breast cancer decades down the line.