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Okay, so recently I've been having this debate with several people and I've also been talking to my boyfriend about it. Everyone has mixed views, which, of course, is natural. When you give birth to a baby boy, you are asked the pressing question: Do you want to circumsize your baby?

If you're Jewish, or another religion in which it is customed, than the decision is relatively easy for you - snip snip... but what about the ones who have to choose and are not bounded by religion or culture?

One of the main reasons to circumsize the p***s is to make it cleaner. There are a lot of boys out there who don't properly clean under their foreskin which results in infections that skin, itch, and hurt. A circumsized p***s doesn't have to worry about his owner being dirty or clean. With that said, who's to know whether your kid or not is going to be clean or dirty?

Another reason is some women (often the mothers) find that circumsized penises are cuter and that is why they choose to cut the skin off, but then again, there are plenty of women who prefer to foreskin attached.

So far, I've found that males who aren't circumsized are more likely to not want their baby boy circumsized and vice versa. I've also found out that woman tend to be more likely to want to circumsize their babies period over men.

What would you do? Do you think one way is better than the other?

keep it 0_0

dont take it >_<

lol <3's my own...

EDIT: double post. sweatdrop

I actually HAVE a baby boy, and we circumsized him.
His father is also circumsized, which is a social issue, but one that affects peoples' desicion quite often. In this country, it's about 60/40 right now for being circed.

Some of the pros of circ:
As people already said, cleaning is less of an issue.
Some say the exposure of more skin provides better feeling.
There's a SLIGHTLY reduced risk of contracting STDs or AIDS (due to the fact there's less tissue to be exposed to it).
There's a reduced risk for urinary tract infections in the first year.
Cons:
If you want it BACK, there's a streching procedure, but it's quite painful.
There's always a risk with any surgery.
People think you are cruel by taking something away from your child.

Pros of uncirced:
No surgery!
If you decide to be circed when you're older, it's one quick surgery.
Some people claim this is the way to respect your child.
Cons:
Cleaning is a LOT more important, and you have to be more vigilant.
Increased risk for AIDS and STDs.
Increased risk of urinary tract infections in the first year.

Depending on your culture, there's more pros and cons as well, but those are some of the biggest. I personally believe the pros outweigh the cons for circ, but that's only my personal desicion, and I don't look down on anyone who chooses not to, as long as they don't look down on me for doing it.

And that's your personal opinion, and I specifically said I'll respect others opinions as long as they respect mine. Please don't attempt to tell me I am wrong in any way.
I 100% support my desicion still.
Surgery when they're older is a lot bigger deal than it is when they're newborn.
I've had friends on both sides, circed and not, and a few of them got circed and it was horrible for them, and the ones who already were didn't feel like they had something taken away.
Please refrain from inserting your opinions in such ways as to imply I did wrong to my son, as I did not, and do not appreciate it being implied.

Sorry. I'm just very touchy about this as I've been attacked about it on numerous occasions, so my patience has grown pretty much non-existant.

Yeah.. I can imagine most guys 18 or so would go "They aren't going anywhere NEAR my pecker!!!".

My boyfriend is happy that he is circumcised.

If you do it or not, whatever. It's your choice and no one can deny you the right to choose (unless Bush declares it unconstitutional).

Damn double post