You didn’t read my post did you? 
- 37, circumcised protesto-agnostic (Now there’s an interesting signature line)
- No sons (1 daughter, 20 months)
- No plans to have more children, but would have planned on circumcision had we had a boy, and probably would if we should happen to have one in the future. Reasoning would probably be “like father like son” and “one less recess to clean”. The only factor I’d weigh against it would be the remote possibility of mishap in the procedure.
28, hubby is 42 and cut. His son (15) is cut, at the mother’s insistence (hubby didn’t want him cut). We’re not having kids, but oddly enough got consulted when our godson was born. He’s cut too. I honestly have no preference either way… the fact that the research data keeps changing leads me to believe that either way is fine.
All but one of the guys I’ve ever been with have been cut. The one who wasn’t would be… ahhh… 26 now, and there was no particular reason he wasn’t. I used to get the most horrible yeast and UT infections with him, and since none of my habits had changed, I associated it at least in part to his lack of attention to cleanliness. Note that I did not say it was because he wasn’t cut, but rather that I don’t think he took proper care of the bits-n-pieces. Didn’t want a whole bunch of uncut guys chasing me down yelling at me about my horrible generalizations.
Incidentally, for those who are of the opinion ‘if my kid wants to be cut, he can do it later’… do you have ANY idea how much that HURTS later? Yeesh. Were I a guy, even if I hated the fact that I wasn’t cut the only thing that would get me into the doc for a snipping when I was older would be if it was gonna fall off otherwise.
-BK
- 29 yo male. Circumcised.
- One son, born 10/28/01. Also circumcised.
- Probably.
Reason - I thought the almost negligible health benefits slightly outweighed the near negligible risks. I didn’t see any significant downside and saw a slight upside. I also thought about the unnecessary surgery angle, but wasn’t persuaded by it.
My wife was profoundly unwilling to weigh in on either side, despite my sincere requests for her opinion.
- 45 years old. Circumcised. My mother said back then no one even asked. My pediatrician (Dr. Koch!) later acknowledged that the entire medical establishment in the US at the time considered that part of the hospital routine, like cleaning bed pans, and didn’t pay any attention to it.
- One son, born 1990. Not circumcised. The reasons for doing it are pathetic. I don’t understand mothers who don’t have an opinion. Do they think this kind of experience builds character in an infant? You guys with the “like father, like son” rationale are scary. Have a conversation with your kid sometime, you’d be surprised how proud you can make him.
- Of course, future sons would not be circumcised (but I’d have to have a good heart-to-heart talk with my wife, she’s the one who talked me into the vasectomy).
- 25, male, uncircumcised.
- No children.
- No.
My father was, but that never disturbed me because my mother explained it to me: “They used to do that, but now they know better.” I sure glad :0
Here in Montreal, there are groups going to court over their circumcision. It’s considered barbaric because it diminishes the males pleasure during sexual activities, among other things.
As far as I’m concerned its very similar to, but not as debilitating as, female circumsition.
Check this site out:
http://www.infocirc.org/index-e.
Oops, try this:
http://www.infocirc.org/index-e.htm
Hmm, people that don’t think like you are pathetic? Got it.
24, cut. I think it happened before my mom actually gave her consent, but I don’t really remember.
No spawn yet, but I don’t think I’ll have them pruned, if and when they come along.
26, sorta-cut. I believe the term is “skin bridge.” It was also not a very close cut, I do have a decent amount of loose skin left. I like it the excess, so…
When I do have a child (which I don’t yet) I will probably hope my wife will agree with me to not perform the operation.
Yes, for those who are wondering, my penis looks interesting, but no one has complained yet 
Some even found it “fun to play with” in a non-sexual way. Conveniently it usually led to sex, so no problem here 
Dilbert, don’t be an ass. That’s not what he’s saying at all, and I think he actually had a good point. To say that the only reason you’d have it done to your son was because it was done to you means that you aren’t putting much rational thought into it besides, “Monkey see, monkey do”. I think that the arguments for the anti-circumcision side are for the most part better than the ones who are for circumcision. It’s just a matter of aesthetic value, and it happens to be a very painful operation of which the patient has no say in. I’m sure it is just as painful when you are a baby as it would be if you were older, it’s just that your memory of being a baby is much foggier than that of being a small child. Should the infant still have to endure the pain, even if the only upside is that, “You’ll forget all about this when you’re older!”?
I agree with Coldie when he says that hygene risks associated with uncircumsised penises are greatly exaggerated. It’s not hard to clean, and I think that the whole locker-room excuse is just that, an excuse. I think that kids are a bit too…embarassed about anything sexually related to look at eachothers penises and run around telling everyone, “Johnny has a foreskin! He’s a freak!!!”
Aussie, no religion.
Father - cut. Father-in-law - uncut. Both European.
Husband - cut, mother says that it was the thing that was done then.
No children, and don’t plan on ever having any, but in theory, no way would I cut. I don’t see much in the argument either way, so therefore would not alter the baby’s penis, since there is no compelling evidence for either side. “Leave well enough alone” in this case.
My sister-in-law recently had a boy, and he remains uncut, even though the father is cut. Her reasoning ? It was more important for him to look like his friends, than his father, as his father’s could be explained to him, whereas, his peers quite likely might ridicule him.
Possibly, where you live things are different. I knew if the majority of boys at my high school were circumcised or not, because they were often called insulting words, relating to that fact. (from both sides)
YMMV, in different areas.
- 19, male, raised sans religion. Uncut.
- No kids.
- Europeans seem to deal with sex a lot better than Americans, and if uncut is good enough for them, it’s good enough for any son of mine.
24
circumcised
no kids
leave intact (oddly, I given this some thought lately)
The questions:
1. How old are you? If male, circumcised or not?
40 years old circumcised.
2. If you have any sons, are they circumcised? When were they born?
One son born 1998 uncircumcised.
3. Do you intend to circumcise any future sons?
Don’t intend to have any future sons.
Feel free to add motivations to any or all of these answers.
I didn’t get a choice on the first part. The second one was inspired by a lack of strong impulse in either direction. I figure if he wants to do this later on, I guess that he could.
1.) Born in 1955. For the longest time, as a kid, I wondered what the heck circumcision was. The dictionary definition was “removal of the foreskin”. But i had no idea what the foreskin was. It wasn’t until I came across an illustrated description of the process in a medical encyclopedia that I understood that I had already been circumcised. So had all my friends.
2.) One girl, so no circumcision
3.) I wouldn’t want to have my child circumcised, on the general principle “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Pepper Mill originall opted for circumcision (before we knew the sex of our child) on the basis of health concerns and not wanting our kid to be different. She has since changed her mind.
1. How old are you? If male, circumcised or not?
Fiance is NOT Circumcised, he’s 21, I am 22.
2. If you have any sons, are they circumcised? When were they born?
Don’t have any yet, but I see no reason to have the operation done, neither does fiance.
3. Do you intend to circumcise any future sons?
Nope.
I think if a male is taught to clean himself properly, there should be no problems with having the foreskin, it’s natural and there is no conclusive evidence that it helps or hinders anything that I know of.
My fiance’s mother thought it was fine not to perform the removal, she’s had medical training so I trust her judgement with her own son and plan to follow her example, unless someone can provide me with substantial and a preponderance of evidence that I should have it removed on any sons I may have in the future.
*1. How old are you? If male, circumcised or not? *
I am 38 and my husband, circumcised, in 41. We live in the U.S.
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- If you have any sons, are they circumcised? When were they born?*
I have a 5-year-old son, born in 1997, and he is intact.
- If you have any sons, are they circumcised? When were they born?*
3. Do you intend to circumcise any future sons?
No indeed, should any more come along.
I agree with the OP. The idea of taking a perfectly healthy infant and subjecting him to cosmetic surgery based in avoidance of possible future medical problems is bizarre! I was uninformed until I became a mother, educated myself and chose to leave him be, for most of the reasons cited here. The small chance of problems doesn’t call for hacking off the whole thing.
Intact infants and little boys are not hard to care for! I have done nothing special with my son’s penis, just the light washing outside the area, just like with my daughter. It needs no intensive scrubbing; this is the very misinformation that leads to tearing, and later problems. In the diaper years, the foreskin keeps the penis nicely protected from the poo-poo.
Several of my friends have circumcised sons and have had to deal with wound care after the circ, later infections and re-tearing.
Another point regarding sons looking like fathers: Does ANY prepubescent boy look like his father? And once the age of resemblance is reached, no comparing is likely to be going on. But, should it ever come up, we’ve also got the “…but now we know better” speech all prepared.
Informal polling among male friends has told me that anyone checking out other penises in the locker room runs the risk of being called gay, something many adolescent boys scrupulously avoid.
I find some circumcised men’s attitudes perplexing. Why would they advocate cutting off a part of the organ that they consider so very important?
American Male, 20, Circumcised Protestant.
No children.
Probably uncut, as I see no reason to have an infant undergo surgery. If the mother has a religious reason, or insists on other grounds, it’s an argument I’m willing to cede for domestic tranquility.