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Did you get your son circumcised?
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Anonymous
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How do you know that Ludacris is circumcised?
Okay, that's pretty funny! I love how people keep mispelling it on here! |
Anonymous
| I have 2 intact boys. I don't understand why anyone whose religion doesn't require it would even think of circumcising. When my newborn sons were placed in my arms, I didn't think "He's just perfect-- Oops! I mean, he will be, once a piece of his penis is sliced off." |
Anonymous
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NP here. Haven't read the thread (and since it's long, I imagine it's probably devolved and OP is no longer reading) but we didn't for our son who is 9 months old. I felt strongly about it, and after my husband did some reading (the AAP position paper, data about the rates being close to 50-50 for this generation of kids, the inconclusive research about HIV/AIDS transmission reduction, and the risks of complications for the procedure itself) he agreed to not circumcise.
I don't think my brother is, but I could be wrong (my son's penis looks like I remember my brother's looking when he was a baby, and that's really the only data I have which is now 30+ years old). Among our friends out here with older boys at least one isn't that I know of. |
Anonymous
Well then, I guess your DH must speak for all men who were circumcised later in life. I don't understand why you are so defensive in your post. I simply stated why my DH preferred to have his son circumcised based on his experience -- nowhere in my post did I state that being uncirc'd was a bad thing. And in all honesty, I find it odd that you know the very private business of so many of your male friends as you state above. |
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You sound mighty defensive my dear. |
Anonymous
| No, I think my sons should have a say in what is done to their penis. There is no reason to circumcise regardless of what people may say to justify it. The WHO study with regards to the reduction in HIV has pretty much no relevance in the US. Teach your sons safe sex or abstinence, don't mutilate their penis. To look like Dad is almost as ludicrous....how often do father and son whip 'em out for comparison? |
Anonymous
| Screw it... I think you anti circ bitches have your husbands and kids dicks in a choke hold! You bitches are crazy! |
Anonymous
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I had daughter - but I remember going back an forth with my DH about this. Lucky we didn't have to choose as I was 100% against, he was for.
fwiw, I'm jewish. But, I just couldnt see cutting my child. |
Anonymous
Okay. Give me a good reason for cutting off a part of a newborn baby boys penis. And talk about penis choke holds. That's basically whats done during a hospital circumcision. |
Anonymous
| Did not circ. I have no strong opinion on it, DH (who is circ'd) is anti after weighing the pros and cons. Basically they seem like a wash, so we defaulted to "ds can decide for himself later." |
Anonymous
| We circumcised DS in the hospital, I think two days after he was born. A quick yelp and that was that. Healed with no problem. Husband is Muslim so we didn't even entertain not doing it. |
Anonymous
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We did. I told my husband I was against it. He said he was for it. I sent him links to reports and research and asked that he read it. He said that he still wanted it done, and eventually I agreed.
Later, he admitted that he hadn't read it at all, and had no idea how strongly I felt about it. Still bothers me, 7 years later. |
Anonymous
You are reading too much into what I said. My DH said he wouldn't ever circ a child because he was old enough to know what it felt like. As far as the stories about friends and family who have had complications from circumcision, I didn't ask. It's amazing what information and life experience people offer you when they find out you are pregnant. I also gave emotional support to my sister and a good friend when their boys needed corrective surgery. I also comforted another family member when she found her boy's penis couldn't be corrected after the doctor took too much and accidentally sliced near the urethra causing his urine stream to split and most likely resulting in painful erections later on. DH and I agreed that we wouldn't do it to our child. Just sharing our reasons and experiences. You can take that information and process it anyway you wish, it's of no consequence to me. |
Anonymous
| We did, and I just learned something. When I told my OB I wanted ds circ'ed, he leaned in, winked, and said "he is an especially lucky boy". Never understood what he was talking about until reading this thread. |
Anonymous
Wow, that is really screwed up. |