Ever heard of this before?

[Crimson]

My boyfriend of almost 2 years recently revealed to me that his parents did not have him circumcized until he was 10 years old. When I asked him why, he didn't know, but his younger brother was circumcized as an infant, so I don't think it's a cultural or religious thing.

Just in case it is, he's Catholic and his family is originally from the Philippines, although this happened while they were living in New York.

Anyway, he functions perfectly normally, although he is a little more sensitive down there than my previous partners. I'm mainly asking because I was a little shocked to hear about this, was curious, and don't think I'll ever be bringing it up with his parents!

Has anyone ever heard of this before? Why would they do this?

crimson
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[houseman]

I'm mainly asking because I was a little shocked to hear about this, was curious, and don't think I'll ever be bringing it up with his parents!

Has anyone ever heard of this before? Why would they do this?

crimson
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yes.. bringing up your boyfriend's penis with his parents is not generally a wise idea.

*chuckles*

Aaron

 

[WynEternal]

One of my friends did not get circumcised until he was eight years old. It wasn't for any religous or cultural reasons I don't think. (He was born and raised in Texas) He was actually hospitalized for an infection and had it done.

Also, I have Philipino family (catholic too) and have never heard of it being done.

 

[Crimson]

One of my friends did not get circumcised until he was eight years old. It wasn't for any religous or cultural reasons I don't think. (He was born and raised in Texas) He was actually hospitalized for an infection and had it done.

Also, I have Philipino family (catholic too) and have never heard of it being done.

He didn't have any problems beforehand - his parents just took him to the hospital one day.

Poor kid! They probably told him they were taking him out for ice cream or something....

crimson
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[SexyChele]

There might be a lot of different reasons. Could be his parents fell for the medical establishment's statements that circumcized was "better", and they thought they were doing him a favor. Could be that he wasn't practicing good hygiene at the time and his parents thought he might get an infection and decided to head off any possibility. Might be they had friends/relatives who had problems and decided to do it then. (Some men do get infections as adults and must be circumcized then)

It could be that your boyfriend's brother was born here in the states during a time when circumcizing babies was considered routine, whereas your boyfriend was born in the Phillipines.

Really, the only people who can answer your question are......his parents. Unless he wants to know (which it appears he doesn't have an interest in pursuing), this is likely one of those things that will always remain a mystery.

 

[Crimson]

It could be that your boyfriend's brother was born here in the states during a time when circumcizing babies was considered routine, whereas your boyfriend was born in the Phillipines.

My bf actually was born in the states (in Queens), and didn't move back to the Philippines until he was 2.

You're right, however, that his parents might have been influenced by other family members. He has a very tight-knit, vocal extended family...

crimson
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[WynEternal]

Just a question, has he ever asked his parents why?

 

[Ange1icflowers]

I had my son circumsized at birth and they did it wrong....so now he has an extremely loose foreskin. eh..i am not going to do it again and put him through that pain!!! If he decides later in life he wants it corrected that's his decision.


angel

 

[cactiphile]

I was 'done' at age 11 for medical reasons.
I can't remember the name, but its not exactly an
infection, but the foreskin tightens and stops
normal actions....

c.

PS I was horrified at the time, but I like it how it is now.

 

[SpankMyMonkey]

Money. Circumsizion is not free. Some HMO's will not pay for it.

Possibly his parents could not pay for then, but could later in life.

Another. Status Quo. I have friends that have there sons circumsized because everyone else does it. They want there boys to not be different. Maybe is parents did not want him to be different then the other boys.

Who knows.

Suggestion: Don't talk to his parents about it. They might not understand.

FWIW

Spank

 

[fiery_jack]

I was 'done' at age 11 for medical reasons.
I can't remember the name, but its not exactly an
infection, but the foreskin tightens and stops
normal actions....

c.

PS I was horrified at the time, but I like it how it is now.

That's the reason why i had the op when i was six. The horror for me was coming round from the anaesthetic to find my cock all bloodied and swollen...

I could've happily lived my life without seeing that sight!

 

[Zurich]

I know it's

sometimes performed to prevent recurrent urinary tract infections in younger males. A course of antibiotic is advisable for this condition, not circumcision.

 

[SlickTony]

I had my son circumsized at birth and they did it wrong....so now he has an extremely loose foreskin. eh..i am not going to do it again and put him through that pain!!! If he decides later in life he wants it corrected that's his decision.

That's exactly what happened with my son. They took as little as they could, and for months afterwards he was plagued with adhesions. It was really kind of a fiasco. At one time I ended up taking him to the doctor in Natchez, where he was born, and first the doctor injected him with lidocaine, which the needle going in hurt worse than pulling at the adhesions did, and teased the adhesions apart with some kind of little forceps or 'stats.

Then when we were living in Lake Charles I took him to a doctor we were seeing there, and while he was howling in outrage over something else, this doctor unstuck the baggy overhang of his little dick with a couple of deft movements, and said that if it ever happened that he had to have an operation for a hernia or something, we might ought to have him recircumcized. However, he never had any trouble with adhesions after that, as far as I know. I'm sure he'd have said something if he did.

 

[Crimson]

Suggestion: Don't talk to his parents about it. They might not understand.

FWIW

Spank

I don't plan on it - they really lke me and I don't want to f*ck that up over something like this!!!

crimson
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[Crimson]

Just a question, has he ever asked his parents why?

No, he's probably too embarrassed to bring it up...

crimson
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[cactiphile]

That's the reason why i had the op when i was six. The horror for me was coming round from the anaesthetic to find my cock all bloodied and swollen...

I could've happily lived my life without seeing that sight!

hehe yep, and that first piss afterward, OW.

Oddly enough I now associate James bond/Lotus with this
operation, because when I woke up I was given a model
Lotus from the then current film, (the underwater one)
Sends a shiver down my back when I see one in real life these
days.




c.

 

[fiery_jack]

hehe yep, and that first piss afterward, OW.

Oddly enough I now associate James bond/Lotus with this
operation, because when I woke up I was given a model
Lotus from the then current film, (the underwater one)
Sends a shiver down my back when I see one in real life these
days.


c.

I have scarily similar memories, though mine are of Jabba the Hutt because i was after the toy at the time.

Used to be that i was only reminded when watching one of the Star Wars films, now the character turns up in another two of them...

 

[schwaantz_nj]

hmmm

I think what you guys are referring to is called Phimosis. Described as "the foreskin being so tight it cannot be retracted over the coronal ridge of the penis".

 

[fiery_jack]

Re: hmmm

I think what you guys are referring to is called Phimosis. Described as "the foreskin being so tight it cannot be retracted over the coronal ridge of the penis".

That sounds like it.

 

[bondagegurl]

Anyway, he functions perfectly normally, although he is a little more sensitive down there than my previous partners.

i have heard that circumcized men are more sensitive, pehaps since he was circumcized later in life.... he's more sensitive? Has anyone else heard of this?

 

[Crimson]

Re: hmmm

I think what you guys are referring to is called Phimosis. Described as "the foreskin being so tight it cannot be retracted over the coronal ridge of the penis".

I don't know if this is related to that condition at all, but even now, many years after the operation, the skin on the shaft of his penis is fairly tight when he's erect...I think this is what causes his sensitivity.

crimson

 

[KingDingaling]

hello

I've got a big penis and i'm proud of it

 

[SlickTony]

Soooo.............how big is it?

 

[apexpark]

i heard there was a lot more pleasure to sexual experiences if your uncut. is that true. bcuz if it is i hate being jewish!
and yes i have heard of it being done b4. must not be common if i heard about it and didnt even know the person

 

[fiery_jack]

Re: Re: hmmm

I don't know if this is related to that condition at all, but even now, many years after the operation, the skin on the shaft of his penis is fairly tight when he's erect...I think this is what causes his sensitivity.

crimson

The skin being tight when he's erect is normal, it would only be loose if he wasn't stiff.

His sensitivity is probably thanks to not having a pesky foreskin get in the way of things...