I know this is a sensitive subject, but I wanted to start a thread about it and see what you ladies think. Hopefully it will stay pleasant and friendly!! Sorry if TMI about my life. lol
My mom is adamant about circumcision. She tells me it's the only way to go for health reasons, cleanliness, etc.
OH is not circumcised. It's not common in the country where he is from. He is a very clean person down there, so I know it's possible for a guy to keep his junk clean. lol. Also, he has no health issues.
We've talked about whether to have our baby circumcised or not. OH is leaning toward not having it done, but says the final decision is up to me (grrrrr). I asked him did other guys in the locker room in high school ever say anything and he said no. He said guys don't really look at each other's stuff for fear of being called gay.
I've also talked to my mom and she says not circumcising is gross.
I can honestly say that I have been with an uncircumcised penis and a circumcised penis and either way is okay with me as long as the guy washes himself.
This is such a hard decision to make. What if we have him circumcised and he wonders why he is different from his father?
I just don't know what to do.
If we have a boy I definitely won't circumcise him. We think the idea of circumcising females is absolutely horrifying, so I don't see how removing part of a boy's genitals is any different. I think it is pretty cruel for a number of reasons - first it is painful (my mom said getting my brother circumcised was horrible and he screamed and she regrets doing it to this day), second it removes thousands of their nerve endings that makes sex more pleasurable, and third it is forcing your will upon your child and they get no say in the decision.
Most of the arguments for circumcision are plain false or based on poorly done studies. For example, people say circumcision reduces their chance of cancer, when really uncircumcised guys are only .2% more likely to get penile cancer, so that is not a statistically significant result.
I don't think that people who circumcise their sons are terrible people or anything, I just think a lot of it is done based on misinformation.
Could I do this to my brand new baby?
https://www.medicalvideos.us/videos/253/
No. I can't even get through the video.
what religions are the ones that require circumcision? OH is from a Catholic background, and I'm from a Baptist background, although neither of us really follow those religions too closely.