Did you circumcise?

[Anonymous]

Yes, all 3 boys are circumcised. Reasons include that my boys are technically Jewish. Although we really don't practice and they did not have mitzvahs, I want them to have the option to practice should they find religion later in life. Also, I have known more than one intact men who had foreskin issues later in life and had to have surgery because they were not circumcised. And finally, many studies have shown that circumcised men have a notably lower risk of serious STD infections including HIV.

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Anonymous wrote:My son was circumcised when he was 8 days old because I'm Jewish. So for the first 7 days I had to look at it. And yes, to me it looked weird. I had never seen an uncircumcised penis before having my son and I was really curious. When I finally saw it I was a little shocked. It just didn't look anything like a penis... I actually thought it looked more like a little elephant trunk. When I saw it for the first time, I honestly thought it was deformed and they wouldn't be able to do it because it looked so weird. Turns out that's just what they look like. Eight days later he got it done and now it actually looks like a penis. I'm pretty sure I would laugh if I ever got into a sexual encounter with a man and I saw that. Sorry...

Wow there are some inane comments on this site but this one takes the cake

[Anonymous]

Ever watch this surgery? The baby is screaming to high heavens. Why???

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Anonymous wrote:Doesn’t circumcision prevent penile cancer, utis, lower risk of stds etc? I have girls but those seem like fair reasons to get it done.

Yes, and mastectomies prevents breast cancer. Your point?

Excellent point!
Is that why teen girls are getting this done?
Good or bad idea?

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Anonymous wrote:Ever watch this surgery? The baby is screaming to high heavens. Why???

My children were given a local anesthetic in the hospital. No screaming and they were completely fine after the procedure. Just because you watched some online video that was put up there with a very specific agenda doesn't make true.

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Anonymous wrote:My son was circumcised when he was 8 days old because I'm Jewish. So for the first 7 days I had to look at it. And yes, to me it looked weird. I had never seen an uncircumcised penis before having my son and I was really curious. When I finally saw it I was a little shocked. It just didn't look anything like a penis... I actually thought it looked more like a little elephant trunk. When I saw it for the first time, I honestly thought it was deformed and they wouldn't be able to do it because it looked so weird. Turns out that's just what they look like. Eight days later he got it done and now it actually looks like a penis. I'm pretty sure I would laugh if I ever got into a sexual encounter with a man and I saw that. Sorry...

Emm.. you realize it looks a lot different in post-pubescent males compared to a newborn, due to puberty and how things grow right?

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Anonymous wrote:My son was circumcised when he was 8 days old because I'm Jewish. So for the first 7 days I had to look at it. And yes, to me it looked weird. I had never seen an uncircumcised penis before having my son and I was really curious. When I finally saw it I was a little shocked. It just didn't look anything like a penis... I actually thought it looked more like a little elephant trunk. When I saw it for the first time, I honestly thought it was deformed and they wouldn't be able to do it because it looked so weird. Turns out that's just what they look like. Eight days later he got it done and now it actually looks like a penis. I'm pretty sure I would laugh if I ever got into a sexual encounter with a man and I saw that. Sorry...

Wow there are some inane comments on this site but this one takes the cake

WTH?

[Anonymous]

I think OP is a troll trying to stir up the same tired arguments once a month or so.
Anyway it seems that yes, circumcision has become a unique American cultural 'thing' because hygiene standards are so low and many women actively endorse this standard.
I think that about sums every one of these topics up?

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Up until my brother was in high school, he had pretty terrible hygiene (which is to be expected of boys) so from like kindergarten onwards, my mother had to nag him about everything: "have you brushed your teeth?" "have you taken a shower?" "have you put deodorant on?" "did you wash your hair" etc, over and over, until she became almost demented. Of course, the other thing she had to ask was "did you pull it back?" which once he was a pre-teen was absolutely mortifying to hear from your mom, but was necessary to ask because just like the other questions the answer was usually no.
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I have sons and terrible hygiene is not to “be expected” of boys. My boys play hard and get dirty but the expectation in this household is that you will take a bath or shower before you go to bed. There is no nagging because there is no negotiation. Have higher expectations and expect them to be met.

Agree, but I think terrible hygiene IS expected in families like the PPs. They don’t know any better and don’t teach hygiene to their kids. There is nagging because expectations for hygiene are low. Of course this is not the norm in other families.

Hopefully they cut off the labias of their daughters too. They can get nasty if you don’t clean them properly.

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Anonymous wrote:My mother didn't get my younger brother circumcised and seeing what she ended up having to go through raising him made me pretty adamant that when my son was born he would leave the hospital without his extra real estate (thank you pp that used that phrase because that's all I'm going to call it now).

Up until my brother was in high school, he had pretty terrible hygiene (which is to be expected of boys) so from like kindergarten onwards, my mother had to nag him about everything: "have you brushed your teeth?" "have you taken a shower?" "have you put deodorant on?" "did you wash your hair" etc, over and over, until she became almost demented. Of course, the other thing she had to ask was "did you pull it back?" which once he was a pre-teen was absolutely mortifying to hear from your mom, but was necessary to ask because just like the other questions the answer was usually no.

Over the years he had infections and phimosis, and almost needed to get circumcised when he was thirteen, but chickened out at the last minute. It's obviously been years since he's been young enough for me to be in the loop about what's going on down there, and while he seems to have fine hygiene as an adult now, for all I know he's still having issues with it.

When I was pregnant with my son, my mother told me she really regretted not doing it and that I should consider it. I told her I was way ahead of her.

I see so many moms on here say "oh I'm not gonna get my son circumcised, I'm just gonna teach him to clean himself." Teach him all you want, doesn't mean he'll actually do it, at least not until he's older.

I'm from a culture that doesn't circumcise, and this isn't really a thing that happens. You do you, but your anecdote is not a common occurrence.

+1

Sounds odd.

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Anonymous wrote:We cirmcumsized. When my son gets his first blow job I don’t want the girl to run the other way

Was that your experience when you first blew an uncut penis?

I'm not the person you're replying to, but honestly? Pretty much. I don't want to break any fourm rules so I'll try not to be graphic but it wasn't a good experience. My first and only sexual experience with an uncut penis was a boy I took back to my dorm after a party my freshman year of college. I was gonna suck it, but when he pulled it out and I saw the extra real estate hasn't been snipped off I decided to just use my hand, he made me feel bad about not sucking it so I started to, but the feeling of wrinkly skin in my mouth was just foul, so after about thirty seconds I stopped, made up some excuse about my roommate coming back soon, stopped, and made him leave. I then laughed about how gross it was with all the girls in my dorm, who all made it very clear they now had zero interest in ever getting with this guy.

So yeah, I think uncircumcised penises are gross, but what I really was thinking about when I decided to get my son circumcised wasn't that i personally find uncut gross, but that whole conversation I had with my friends after that hook up. I just couldn't bear to ever have girls talking about my son that way. Sorry if that's shallow.

NP my friend had this same experience. She was so grossed out that she just left and never went out with the guy again.

Dang. You were missing out. Some of the best sex I’ve ever had was with intact men.

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Up until my brother was in high school, he had pretty terrible hygiene (which is to be expected of boys) so from like kindergarten onwards, my mother had to nag him about everything: "have you brushed your teeth?" "have you taken a shower?" "have you put deodorant on?" "did you wash your hair" etc, over and over, until she became almost demented. Of course, the other thing she had to ask was "did you pull it back?" which once he was a pre-teen was absolutely mortifying to hear from your mom, but was necessary to ask because just like the other questions the answer was usually no.
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I have sons and terrible hygiene is not to “be expected” of boys. My boys play hard and get dirty but the expectation in this household is that you will take a bath or shower before you go to bed. There is no nagging because there is no negotiation. Have higher expectations and expect them to be met.

Agree, but I think terrible hygiene IS expected in families like the PPs. They don’t know any better and don’t teach hygiene to their kids. There is nagging because expectations for hygiene are low. Of course this is not the norm in other families.

Hopefully they cut off the labias of their daughters too. They can get nasty if you don’t clean them properly.

Ouch!

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Anonymous wrote:The main argument to do it is “I think uncirc’d penises are gross” which is…Freudian at best.

It's less "I think uncirc'd penises are gross" and more "most women (and teenage girls) think uncirc'd penises are gross, and I don't want my son to ever have to worry about getting rejected or laughed at because of a decision I made." The fact that I personally think uncircumcised penises are gross is completely irrelevant.

Yes, I know in Europe, or American neighborhoods with large Latino populations, most women don't think foreskin is gross, but considering my son is going to Langley, that's absolutely something I considered.

You have a cynical view of women if you think they're all so shallow. What if your son was born with big ear or a big nose? Would you send him to a plastic surgeon?

My mom had my brother's ears pinned back when he was a teen. Heck, even Brad Pitt had his ears pinned back (check out the pics on line from his teen years. before he had them done and before he dyed his hair blonde and whitened his teeth.) Several Jewish girls in my high school had their noses done in the summer between 11th and 12th grade.

Our bodies, our freedoms. Have you noticed all the high school kids with tattoo these days? I hate them but I will not clutch my pearls.

Our 2 boys are circumcised. Looks better and normal. I had one boyfriend early on who was not and it was gross.

You should think about this sentence….

But of course it is OK to abort them the day before they are born, "my body my choice" but not OK to circumcise a child the day they are born. Strange lines you draw!

Literally no one is getting an abortion at 39w, ignorant twat.

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Anonymous wrote:Cleaners, less cancer risk and easier to care for. Aesthetically pleasing is a bonus.

Exactly, making sure my son didn't have a penis that looks like a wrinkly anteater was just a bonus.

My thoughts exactly.

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Anonymous wrote:I think OP is a troll trying to stir up the same tired arguments once a month or so.
Anyway it seems that yes, circumcision has become a unique American cultural 'thing' because hygiene standards are so low and many women actively endorse this standard.
I think that about sums every one of these topics up?

Pretty much. Circumcision is favored to make up for bad hygiene practices in families.

It is disfavored in cultures and families where hygiene is more valued and better practiced. For instance, in Japan routine circumcision is not done, but the Japanese have high cultural standards for personal hygiene.