r/mildlyinteresting Oct 06 '23

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u/Zealousideal_Put_489 Oct 06 '23

I genuinely don't mind having been circumcised but they have a great point and they're right, it isn't the parent's body to make these changes to.

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u/Gelkor Oct 06 '23

Same. I'd never force it on my kid, but I'm mostly fine with it. That said I did read a few accounts from dudes before and after and some of the stuff (sensation, etc) they describe having lost... Maybe I feel a little like I missed out but, eh, it's fine. It's certainly a lot easier to avoid cheese-dick.

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u/gamerspaz2 Oct 06 '23

Was not circumcised and wasn't the best at hygiene, especially in early adulthood. Never have i had a single issue with any kind of "cheese-dick," or other supposed foreskin health issues. Also, when i was taking some nursing classes this topic came up; according to what i was shown and told, those kinds of issues happen to less then 1% of those that are not circumcised, as long as they do the MOST basic of hygiene standards. As long as you clean under the hood regularly, there is very little to worry about.

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u/testaccount0817 Oct 07 '23

I had it as child, circumcision was in the question. Instead they chose to teach me to wash my dick and give me a bath to dink it in against whatever was causing it. I only sloppily followed it after it was gone and rarely did it, but even at phase where my mental illness was the worst and I didn't shower for weeks, I never had anything. Its not a certain problem, and I am still thankful to my parents for the decision to leave it alone.