Should I circumcize my son?

[drake]

Immy, after hearing in a thread (a long time ago) about how you were different, not another "cog in the wheel" as I recall, it's amusing that such an independent thinker as yourself would subscribe to the idea that a child must "fit in" and not be -weird- to be happy, ie - normal or ordinary.

Slice em up and conform thats the way

[mindseye]

Like Boris, I've been with guys of both types (I live in China where most guys still have theirs). It seems mighty clear to me that circumsized men are missing out.

Not only are we missing a chunk of sexual tissue, but there are some things that just work better for guys with a foreskin. I could go into the details, but this is a family forum.

[mindseye]

I always laugh when I watch an uncirced man pee

Horse, how often do you watch other men pee? Does your wife know about this habit?

[Boris Godunov]

@ mindseye

[Asher]

Was anyone as surprised as I was to find out that circumcision in the Western US is dropping rapidly, down to about 35% now, while the midwest and south are slowly rising and the eastern US is unchanged?

People always wonder why I say I'd never live on the east coast of either Canada or the US. This is evidence why, people don't think clearly over there.

[Pekka]

I would never do that to my son, I'd let him to decide it. I'd talk about it when he gets to the age he might be teased about it and discuss with him.
I'd teach him how to pee standing at the age of 1, so he can laugh to everyone else!
He could also shout 'GAY!' if someone laughs to his penis. Spred rumours about x liking boys penises.
And if it's some stranger looking at it like it's weird, I'd call the cops and say that guy is checking my penis and I don't like it.

[Eli]

Originally posted by Pekka
I would never do that to my son, I'd let him to decide it. I'd talk about it when he gets to the age he might be teased about it and discuss with him.

Circumsicion on grown up men hurts. Really hurts. Really really really hurts. They take a long needle and... you know. :shudder:

[Pekka]

I bet it hurts! But still.. if he really wants to get it done, then he really wants it done.
I'm not against it, if it's medical or religious, but if it's because many men get it done, then the hell with it.

It's a lot easier if kid comes up and says 'daddy, there's something wrong with me penis, help' than 'daddy, why did you let them cut my foreskin and mutilate my penis!?'

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by Pekka
He could also shout 'GAY!' if someone laughs to his penis. Spred rumours about x liking boys penises.
And if it's some stranger looking at it like it's weird, I'd call the cops and say that guy is checking my penis and I don't like it.

Do we really need to foster any more homophobia in kids?

And what if YOUR kid turns out to be gay?

[Pekka]

Boris, don't worry, it was a joke. It was suppose to mean it's stupid to shout gay to someone as it is stupid to tease someone because of his penis.
It happens at certain age though.

[Boris Godunov]

Ah, gays and penises are touchy subjects...

Um...

I mean...oops...

[*End Is Forever*]

Circumcision is child abuse. It is absolutely wrong to cut bits off a child for cosmetic reasons without their consent. It doesn't have any medical benefits except in a few medical cases, and I would never, ever, ever circumcise any child of mine.

[Sten Sture]

No son of mine is gonna get mutilated for some archaic military ritual.

WTF - why do educated people still do this??? It is lunacy.


Everybody brings up teasing, which is bullsh!t. Who wants to be teased about not having a bunch of nerve endings that make sex more enjoyable? I would be more afraid that, within the next few years, the teasing will be against those that are cut.

[Mikhail]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
There's only one good reason to get snipped, in some men, the foreskin isn't big enough, and an erection is extremely painful. You aren't going to know if this is the case for quite some time. Don't do it. It's a relic of human irrationalism.

This isn't a reason either. I was one of those people.

When I was around 7, 8 or 9, My foreskin was so tight that I couldn't even pull it back to clean, so I went to see the school nurse (never went to my parents for things like that) and asked him what to do.

Basically, the solution was to take a cotton-swab stick things (the ones you use for cleaning your ears. I don't know what they're called elsewhere) and use it under the foreskin.

The purpose of that was two-fold: the clean under the foreskin, since I couldn't pull it back, and to stretch the foreskin over an extended time.

It worked, and eventually became loose enough where I could pull it back, with a little effort. (when I hit puberty it evened out for some reason and had no problems with it at all)

[Stefu]

Circumcision doesn't go far enough. Consider lopping his whole penis off. Hygiene problem is instantly solved, and besides, it's probably more painful if you do it as an adult.