Reply to First two sons were circumcised, thinking of opting out for third. Any btdt parents ?

Forum Index » Expectant and Postpartum Moms

Reply to "First two sons were circumcised, thinking of opting out for third. Any btdt parents ?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=jindc]Yes, I'm Jewish - I've been a sandak.

My DH decided to have the surgery at 18 first and foremost because he felt cheated as a Jew.  He was born in Israel, has a strong Jewish identify, and felt like his father's often typical religious hatred (in Israel) played a big role in it.  Secondly, it was painful - tight foreskin.

And growing up, he was never taught proper care right away because his father didn't have a foreskin and had no idea.  So if you have tight foreskin, and it's uncomfortable...guess what, you don't know if it's normal or not because your father has no idea.

I"m not opposed to hearing anything - say whatever you want about the practice.  It doesn't change the fact that as Jews, we're going to do what we're raise our children in that tradition.  If, at 18, they're upset with how they were raised, they are welcomed to take care of themselves.  Odd how rarely that happens though! [/quote]

Proper care of the intact penis is not a secret or mystery.  Even single mothers, who obviously have no penis at all, can teach care - just like dads are capable of teaching their daughters proper care.  The care itself is extremely simple:  don't mess with it.  Only wash the outside.  Once the boy hits puberty and the foreskin is retractable, he may gently rinse underneath.

All foreskins are "tight" in boyhood.  They are designed that way to protect the penis.  No one should beanipulating the foreskin at all; in fact doing so could cause scarring which actually could present a long-term problem.  If a boy makes it through puberty and the normal methods (typically self-stimulation) dont allow easy retraction, there are creams which will help.

I don't understand why you took so long to state your real perspective:  you are Jewish, so naturally your inclination. Would be towards cutting.  The rest of your arguments are pretty weak.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics