would you choose ...

i saw my friend get cut and i almost passed out-and i watch my dentist i work for cut open peoples gums and stuff on a regular basis

I had a tear, second degree i THINK (its shocking how bad my memory is getting), it wasnt too bad, bit sore afterwards and hurt when peeing ,but i got some stuff called citravescent (sp) which helped, i had a no pain relief labour and i thought getting stiched up wouldnt be so bad, but man, when she numbed that area i nearly went through the roof, except the sneaky mw had given me my newborn baby to hold-knowing full well i wouldnt want to throw her in the air.....

cut or tear? ha neither really, but probably tear

I would prefer not to get cut, since small tears heal better... but if bubs was stuck or they thought that it would be a bad tear (like potential hole-to-hole) then I would let them cut if they thought it would be better. I will just let them know that I would really rather not be cut if they can avoid it, and then trust their judgement.