Anonymous wrote:

My wife told me about this forum and this subject and I feel compelled to chime in. I know it may be hard to understand, and I mean no offense, but unless you are a male, with a penis, who has been in the locker room setting, you simply cannot appreciate this. All boys in the locker room can be cruel even if otherwise good boys. All boys will pounce on differences.

I am not circumcised. I was (am) popular and was a good athlete. But I was teased without mercy in the locker room and ultimately outside of the locker room. I was given the unfortunate nickname "Anteater," which I always shrugged off with a grin and a chuckle. But this experience haunted me for so long. Once I graduated from high school, I went to college as far away from home as I could get. To this day I have not returned to my hometown. To this day I no longer undress in a locker room.

Anonymous wrote:FWIW, we were unhappy about our son's circumcision and consulted with Dr. Gearhart, a pediatric urologist at John Hopkins, who ultimately did a circumcision revision. Said he did them all the time. If you want a consult with someone, I highly recommend him.

Anonymous wrote:Hi, my DH is a pediatric surgeon and does circs himself. My son's circ was done by an OB before discharge. the head shows, but the skin left is more than it should be. So, according to my DH all circs should be done by a surgeon!!!!
Regardless, I didn't think it was a bid deal, like a PP said, it's better to have extra skin then not at all. I think for us, since we do circs for religious reasons, if there was too much skin left we would've gone for a surgeon! many times circs are not perfect, it's really upto you to see if re doing it is absolutely necessary or not.

Just a question, did your DH tell you that kids tease each other about imperfect circs? the thought didn't cross my mind, but if it does truly happen, I'd like to know! Thanx

Anonymous wrote:My DS is now 6. He is circumcised. But there is skin that still hangs over his penis head. Picture a pig in a blanket, with the pig barely visible, sometimes not at all visible.

We have been told that he will "grow out of it" (literally). But my DH is not convinced. And truthfully, that's what the pediatrician told us when we first broached the subject when DS was 1, estimating that by 2 or 3, it would look like everyone else's. That hasn't happened. Still have the same barely visible pig in the blanket.

It doesn't bother me one bit. But my husband is not happy, concerned about teasing that will take place in the locker rooms. And I certainly don't want DS to one day hold this against me for not fully addressing it earlier.

Please, I don't mean to instigate a protracted debate about those for circumcision or against. I just would like to hear from any parents who have had a similar experience and: 1) whether DS actually grew out of it (i.e., penis head showing much more); 2) whether you considered or actually recircumcised.

Oh gosh, I hope that I'm not going to offend anyone or cause any internet alarms to go of. But this really is something that has been weighing heavily with DH for many years, and I'm feeling increasingly worried about this.

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Troll.

Someone who wakes up a thread that has been dormant for four months only to twice call someone a troll is obviously a troll themselves.

Unless you have something more to add to the conversation than name-calling, I would ask that you reconsider your participation here.

I was doing some research into the subject of circumcision and read a lot of threads in a row. I responded to this one b/c it rang a bell with me. What the poster said didn't ring true (to me) and I felt it was fear-mongering on an issue i have an opinion about. I didn't check the date - I was looking at a bunch of threads - some of which were more recent. The fact that what I believe to be the same poster immediately responded in the same vein is the ONLY reason I answered. I'll check dates more carefully next time I do a search. I'm new here - are old threads not to be responded to or re-opened?

Anonymous wrote:Hi, my DH is a pediatric surgeon and does circs himself. My son's circ was done by an OB before discharge. the head shows, but the skin left is more than it should be. So, according to my DH all circs should be done by a surgeon!!!!
Regardless, I didn't think it was a bid deal, like a PP said, it's better to have extra skin then not at all. I think for us, since we do circs for religious reasons, if there was too much skin left we would've gone for a surgeon! many times circs are not perfect, it's really upto you to see if re doing it is absolutely necessary or not.

Just a question, did your DH tell you that kids tease each other about imperfect circs? the thought didn't cross my mind, but if it does truly happen, I'd like to know! Thanx

Anonymous wrote:I too am in OP's boat and am frustrated with the "lots of boys aren't circumcised today" response. I understand that there are lots of uncircumcised males and don't think that being uncircumcised would warrant any teasing. The problem is that a lot of our sons are half circumcised, and I think they will stand out as being somewhat unusual if their circumcisions are not corrected.

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I was doing some research into the subject of circumcision and read a lot of threads in a row. I responded to this one b/c it rang a bell with me. What the poster said didn't ring true (to me) and I felt it was fear-mongering on an issue i have an opinion about. I didn't check the date - I was looking at a bunch of threads - some of which were more recent. The fact that what I believe to be the same poster immediately responded in the same vein is the ONLY reason I answered. I'll check dates more carefully next time I do a search. I'm new here - are old threads not to be responded to or re-opened?

I'm not sure that it is ever appropriate to respond to not just one, but two posts with nothing other than name-calling. If you dispute the post, dispute the post. Don't just label someone a troll.

For what its worth, as a circumcised male, I clearly remember the one or two non-circumcised males in my middle and high schools being the targets of a certain amount of derision. I don't think it was enough to scar them for life, or if it was even to their faces (as opposed to behind their backs). But, I would not be quick to right off the account that bothered you.

Of course, as others have pointed out, circumcision is not as common these days and non-circumcised males are not as likely to stand out.

Anonymous wrote:
I was doing some research into the subject of circumcision and read a lot of threads in a row. I responded to this one b/c it rang a bell with me. What the poster said didn't ring true (to me) and I felt it was fear-mongering on an issue i have an opinion about. I didn't check the date - I was looking at a bunch of threads - some of which were more recent. The fact that what I believe to be the same poster immediately responded in the same vein is the ONLY reason I answered. I'll check dates more carefully next time I do a search. I'm new here - are old threads not to be responded to or re-opened?

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Troll.

Someone who wakes up a thread that has been dormant for four months only to twice call someone a troll is obviously a troll themselves.

Unless you have something more to add to the conversation than name-calling, I would ask that you reconsider your participation here.