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Drachillix is.
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No
Neither are my 3 sons (cue Fred McMurray sax music)
Another ninja* checking in.
I’m glad that my parents didn’t have me circumcised. It really seems to me to be a decision that a man should be able to make for himself. At age 24, I haven’t ruled out getting circumcised in the future, especially if it becomes known that circumcision offers substantial health benefits. No son of mine will be circumcised as an infant; it’s his decision, not mine.
*A ninja has his head wrapped up, while a knight has a helmet.
Substitute “Swedish” for “Dutch” and “Sweden” for “the Netherlands”, and the above is my answer. No, I won’t have any future sons of mine circumcised either.
tip snipped at birth, early 1960’s. I’ve only sired girls so never had to really think about this issue.
I was circumsized at birth, as I was born in a USAF hospital. It’s my understanding that it was SOP then (1974).
I don’t resent it. It’s just the way I am. No big deal.
Neither one of my sons are circumsized, however… the first one, we took him to the dr. after his 1st month alive or so, and the doc says “Oh, I see you’ve chosen not to go with circumsicion.” We reply that we’re still considering it Hadn’t decided yet.
Then the doc says the words that fill a mans heart with pride for his boy: “He may be too big for it now.” Heheheh…
Seriously, nobody told us it was a right away kind of thing. So we didn’t have it done, and then it was too late.
The second one, the wife and I decided that as long as it wasn’t necessary, we saw no reason to do it.
Are you circumsized? Yes
If so how old were you when it happened? **Infant **
Was it your choice? Not even my parents’ choice. The hospital just went ahead and did it shortly after I was born in 1948. My father did not even know until I told him at the age of 40!
Why were you circumsized (religion, tradition, medical, etc)? See above
Do you regret or resent your circumcision? Not as a child, but as I learned more, I grew to resent it bitterly.
Would you have your son circumsized? **Never unless there were a medical necessity. For example, I would also have his arm amputated if it was necessary to keep a cancer from spreading, but not to make his parmpit “cleaner” or because som jerk with a holy book claims Gos wants me to. **
At the risk of repeating myself, see what I posted about circumcision elsewhere on IMHO.
I am a gay man who was fairly active sexually in the naughty seventies, and Iseriously doubt if many doctors, sex researchers, average females or even female protitutes have had as many occasions as I have to be touching both cut and uncut penises, fondling them and stimulating them and observing the reactions of the partners. Female prostitutes in fact are more likely to not even notice if the man is cut since he is often erect when he undresses and their sex is a strictly-for-money in-and-out affair (pardon the pun ).
All I know is that after stimulating, rubbing and generally pleasuring up to 200 same-sex partners between, say, 1972 and 1980, I have consistently noted that uncircumscised males get far more pleasure from oral play, frottage and other foreplay. The glans penis, protected from the tender mercies of fruit-of-the-loom by that lovely, delicate and natural veil of living chantilly lace that is the foreskin, is obviously far more senstitive and pleasue filled than my own poor, mutilated member.
I have an idea. You can avoid smegma under your toes by having your toenails removed.
Or better yet, have your toes amputated.
Or maybe you can use a nail brush, soap and water the wash under your toenails, for chrissake! Just like you can pull back a foreskin in the shower and use soap and water. Like you do under your armpits and in your butt crack. Or would i be cleaner to have your arms and buttocks amputated?
It makes as much sense s mutilating a child’s gentials.
BTW, What is the biggest drawback in Africa? The foreskin on an Elephant!
Are you circumsized?
Yes.
If so who old were you when it happened (infant, child, teen, adult)?
Infant.
Was it your choice?
No.
Why were you circumsized (religion, tradition, medical, etc)?
No idea. Just the thing that was done to kids in the 70s, I suppose.
Do you regret or resent your circumcision?
Kind of. Don’t know if I’m missing anything but it would have been nice to have all the issued equipment intact so I could know for sure. Dad isn’t circumcised, don’t know why they let the doctors cut me.
Would you have your son circumcised?
No.
If so would you have it done while he was an infant or would you wait until he could make his own choice?
If I have a son and he wants to, he can have it done when he is capable of making that choice on his own. I probably wouldn’t let him if he requested it when he was still a kid, he’d have to wait until probably around 12 to teens age when I’m reasonably sure he’s requesting it on more than teasing or a whim.
Are you circumsized?
Yes.
If so who old were you when it happened (infant, child, teen, adult)?
Infant.
Was it your choice?
No.
Why were you circumsized (religion, tradition, medical, etc)?
No idea. Like Sleel, I was born in the 70’s (in suburban Boston, if it matters). Guess it was pretty much standard.
Do you regret or resent your circumcision?
Nope. My equipment suits me just fine, and all my partners have enjoyed it as well. No neuroses about being ‘incomplete’ either.
Would you have your son circumcised?
Nope. It’s not necessary, and the potential benefits doesn’t really outweigh the potential downsides, in my opinion. I don’t want to have to sit my son down when he asks why he’s different from the other kids and explain what ‘botched circumcision’ means. It’s not the norm for infants here anyway, so finding a doctor who could (and would) do it would be a challenge. So why bother?
If so would you have it done while he was an infant or would you wait until he could make his own choice?
If he wants it when he’s older, or some real problem with his foreskin develops later, then I’m fine with it.
Umm… not to get too personal or anything, but how could he miss it?
Are you circumsised?
No.
If so who old were you when it happened (infant, child, teen, adult)?
n/a
Was it your choice?
n/a
Why were you circumsised (religion, tradition, medical, etc)?
n/a
Do you regret or resent your circumcision?
n/a
Would you have your son circumcised?
No.
If so would you have it done while he was an infant or would you wait until he could make his own choice?
I answered “No” above because I think it should be his decision. I would discuss the matter with him at an appropriate age and make sure he knows what it means and that he has that choice in life if he wants it.
Interestingly enough, I am still concidering getting circumcised (as mentioned in the thread last week). When I was growing up, I always thought that I had a deformed weiner. All the other kids were circ’d, of course. My foreskin is not very long, so I just thought that it was oddly shaped rather than just a whole different deal altogether. Nobody told me what circumcision was or that I was not circumcised while many other boys were. I think I finally found out for sure in high school. I always felt odd and out of place and never wanted to let anyone see my weiner. I always tried to get slightly hard as that would make it look like it was circ’d. Though I never got teased about it or anything. I grew up past the age of showering after gym class. So parents, please discuss the matter with your sons one way or the other, it could make the difficult proposition of growing up a little easier. (And no, I am not really traumitized by this, just a little perturbed. 
)
Also, I am able to fold (or sometimes tape) my foreskin back in a way that exposes my head (if anyone wants an explaination/demonstration, email me from my profile). I like the feeling of that when I go about my day pseudocircumcised with my head rubbing against my boxers. So I guess you could say that I have tried out being circ’d already and I liked it.
And I am not really into tatoos or piercings, but I would kind of like to get circ’d as a type of body modification.
Also, I want to experience how the other half of men live their lives - I just want to know what it is like for them.
And I really like the look, aesthetically, of a circ’d weiner.
So that is six personal reasons why I want to have it done. But I am totally satisfied and happy with my parents’ decesion to leave it up to me. It should be my choice.
I know Mangetout, you had asked about my reasoning before in that other thread, and I hope this answers your questions.