For those that DID circ...why did you do it?

[gypsy_rose]

I did it because of many reasons.

1. Talking to my brother who had friends while he was in the military that had to have major surgery because they got HUGE infections from not being cut because they could not clean it properly.

2 I belive in the medical benifits. 

[unknownstar]

2 of my boys got it done, cause their father was. My my LO no, cause his father never had it done.

[jennybobenny]

Either there was no controversy when my boys were born (12 & 9 years ago) or because cafemom didn't exist to tell me there was a controversy! My hubbs is circumcised so it was just the thing to do.

[lillysnow]

lol smoking crack.

Quoting Punkie74:

My father had to have it done as an adult and said it was the worst pain he's ever experienced in his life. He also said he was happier once it was done. My husband who also happens to have a penis, looked at me like I was smoking crack when I asked him it he didn't want our son circumcised.

[lillysnow]

It is and easier to clean.

Quoting tarakay0417:

 I believe that its hygenic. If I ever have another little boy, he will be circumcised too.

[opinionatedmom]

 22 yrs ago with my oldest it ws normal. no bad effects from it so I did my 4 yr old too.

[lillysnow]

Not really, it does not look all fucked up afterwards when it heals. Mutilation means to fuck it up beyond recognition. Permanently. And Im sure you dont just have sex with men who are not snipped.

Quoting Autumn22:

Genital mutilation. Just sayin.

[cjsmom1]

I did. I couldn't believe it when I read that article. I was worried about finding someone to do my sons but the guy who did my brothers and cousins still did them. It was definitely something I was worried about going wrong.

Quoting lillysnow:

Didnt u hear about that Rabbi who gave a boy herpes, and the baby died because after the cut he sucked the blood off and said it was part of the ceremony. It was here on cafe mom im pretty sure. Im Jewish too and that horrified me

Quoting cjsmom1:

I'm Jewish and it's part of a ceremony when boys are a week old.


I also think it's more hygenic.

[lillysnow]

Whats ignorant about it? Us moms who have it done are well informed. Or do u just not know what the word ignorant means?

Quoting OutlawMUA:

Oh the ignorance. Sigh.

[Melanie420]

i think being uncut is gross, circumsizing is more hygenic, and I didnt want my son to get an infection. Its not genital mutilation, its like chicken pox, its better to have it done when your little because its alot worse as an adult

[lillysnow]

Men are idiots, you must be married to a women to say there not. Its a little bit of both. Hospitals wont do it for free anymore because its considered cosmetic, but ive know a couple men who said that they had wished they had been because it can hurt during sex when there hard and there skin is to tight around there head. Its an issue.

Quoting thanush:

If it's not broke don't fix it. Body parts are there for a reason. I wouldn't do it on my sons. But I think it's more of a traditional thing than a medical thing ( or European, middle eastern And African men must be prone to infections way more than Asians). I don't think of it as cruel or over the top as some make it sound like.

If your culture or religion or a medical reason calls for it or you want to do it go ahead. Stop these nonsense about the hygiene. Men arnt idiots who cannot clean themselves.