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- locustsloth
This was both a moral dilemma for me, as well as a topic that provides fodder for the 3rd grade commentary, so i figured i'd post.
My wife and i just visited a friend of mine in the hospital who just had a baby on Tue, via c-section. While we were there a resident came in with the consent form for the little boy's circumcision, which will happen tomorrow.
Both of my boys are uncut. My wife and i had made that decision after she had done research (she's qualified to be a birth educator). Besides the fact that it's diminishing the sensitivity of the penis and supposedly diminishing the amount of comfort that a woman experiences during intercourse, a circumcision is major surgery on a person who's less than a week old.
These are dear friends, so we both held our tongues, as ultimately it's a decision for their family. But it occurred to me that they may not know anything besides that's what was done to the dad and it's seemingly what everyone else does.
So, if you disagree with circumcision, would you have said anything? If you advocate or have no problem with it, why?
- locustsloth0
Cockchop image in 3...2....1...
- flashbender0
I thought this was going to be about movies :(
- lvl_130
*enters thread.
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....*leaves thread.
- ukit0
I think it's a weird tradition, but also harmless. I wouldn't do or say anything.
- neue75_bold0
In my first marriage, I also had my balls cut off...
- hahahahhaha********
- +1ukit
- Well that's mandatory if you want to survivelocustsloth
- mike, is that you that does those photoshop tutorials online?ross
- NO FIRST NAMES!flashbender
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- Point50
I watched my son get circumcised. I'm going to have to say it's far from a major surgery. It's the removal of extra skin and babies heal very quickly. Do I think it's necessary? not really. I got into an argument with my mother about it (she's been a pediatric nurse for over 34 years) and she believes that all males should be circumcised to prevent infections and promote hygiene; her argument is that “little boys can't even wash their hands, much less keep their dicks clean”
personally, I don't need any more sensitivity. to be honest, if that shit was anymore sensitive I'd probably have 3 more kids by 3 other chicks by now.
- locustsloth0
Well, it's hardly harmless. If someone unwillingly did it to an adult it'd be considered mutilation. Additionally, all his nerves are new, undulled.
Be that as it may, we're not gonna say anything. If they made the decision with eyes wide open, i have nothing to say.
But i'm gonna feel like shit if later on they're like "We didn't know"
- ********0
i had my skin reattached 20 years later.
- lackofcolor0
I would tell them politely or ask them if they have a reason to do it. My son is also uncut./
- d_rek0
Curious: Did you guys save the foreskin? You know, kinda like how you save baby's first tooth.
- ********0
different helmet, same soldier
- is what I tell my son when he goes swimming at the local and he is self-conscious about being uncut.********
- actually it's more armor. kind of like a condom.********
- cap, why dont you just put some shorts on the little guy.********
- he takes a shower to rinse off the chlorine...********
- is what I tell my son when he goes swimming at the local and he is self-conscious about being uncut.
- D_Dot0
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- Koopsy0
I think circumcision is partly a memetic consideration in the States. The US seems to do it more often than not. In Europe, you only get circumcised for religious reasons or for existing medical conditions.
The old arguement about hygiene is bullshit. A circumcised penis is no more hygienic than an uncircumscised penis. Hygiene is up to the owner of the unit. I have spent my entire life uncircumcised and I don't have any hygiene problems and never have.
Oh wait, there was that one time? at bummer camp? this one guy was (pto)
- religious reason is just as ludicrous of a reason. Somewhat of body-mod or mutilations imo.Point5
- Koopsy0
"actually it's more armor. kind of like a condom." – Antonelli
Relax baby, we don't need a condom, check it out look.... I'm uncircumcised.
- jerk0
it's not that popular now (in Canada anyways). we had twins two years ago and our doctor said that out of twenty baby boys born only about 2-3 get snipped.
- Jaline0
If it's just a friend (and not a really close one), I wouldn't say anything.
- What, ever again? They would be upset by this course of action I think, and perplexed, and confused.Koopsy
- Are you talking about the baby?Jaline
- If you're comfortable with talking about those kinds of things, go ahead. but ultimately it's their private business.Jaline
- Actually I was just being deliberately dumb.
= )Koopsy - all right..Jaline
- ALL RIGHT THEN!Koopsy
- OK!!!!Jaline
- :PJaline
- I'm hopefully getting yer 6ft tube this weekend J... haven't found one in my village so off to the big city instead!!!Koopsy
- I probably shouldn't expose my tongue in a thread about circumcision.Jaline
- SPOOKY!!!????Jaline
- Wow, I am slow :)Jaline
- ********0
"you know, i was thinking about your son's penis the other day..."
- _niko0
unnecessary in the modern world, it's quite barbaric.
In Africa however they claim it reduces the rate of HIV infection, but that could be the moil conspiracy spreading propaganda.
- _niko0
plus it's better for anal sex.
just saying.