Paul, 46 - Hertforshire (Founding Contributor)
Where were you born?
Yorkshire
When did you first become aware of circumcision?
I remember, when I would have been around seven years old, noticing in swimming pool changing rooms that my cock was like my dad's; and my best friend David's was different and like his dad's. By the age of nine or ten we had moved and at the new school I was teased as the only circumcised boy in the changing rooms.
Are any members of your immediate family circumcised?
My dad is and my husband is Australian and of an age when routine circumcision of newborns happened.
At what age were you circumcised?
I was nine-months old.
What is the main reason you were circumcised?
My foreskin was torn by a safety-pin during a nappy change (no disposables!) and the easiest way to deal with the damage was to cut the whole lot off. It may or may not have been influenced by the family GP at the time being a Muslim.
Are you happy about being circumcised?
Yes, I love being circumcised! It wasn't always the case though, especially when the school teasing began. But that didn't last long and by the time I was 15 or 16 I became aware that almost every single American man had a cock like mine (and, back in the '80s, Canadian and Australian too). All those famous actors, singers and sportsmen would have a cut cock just like me and that was an amazing revelation!
Yorkshire
When did you first become aware of circumcision?
I remember, when I would have been around seven years old, noticing in swimming pool changing rooms that my cock was like my dad's; and my best friend David's was different and like his dad's. By the age of nine or ten we had moved and at the new school I was teased as the only circumcised boy in the changing rooms.
Are any members of your immediate family circumcised?
My dad is and my husband is Australian and of an age when routine circumcision of newborns happened.
At what age were you circumcised?
I was nine-months old.
What is the main reason you were circumcised?
My foreskin was torn by a safety-pin during a nappy change (no disposables!) and the easiest way to deal with the damage was to cut the whole lot off. It may or may not have been influenced by the family GP at the time being a Muslim.
Are you happy about being circumcised?
Yes, I love being circumcised! It wasn't always the case though, especially when the school teasing began. But that didn't last long and by the time I was 15 or 16 I became aware that almost every single American man had a cock like mine (and, back in the '80s, Canadian and Australian too). All those famous actors, singers and sportsmen would have a cut cock just like me and that was an amazing revelation!
"The best thing is having what I consider to be a very masculine looking cock"
What is the best/worst thing about being circumcised?
The best thing is having what I consider to be a very masculine looking cock, with a bold pronounced ridge to the helmet that shows through my boxer-briefs and announces the unmistakable skin-free status of my manhood when naked. My cock and the helmet are always ready and willing for action, there's no soreness or tenderness to contend with, and wanking the helmet feels great in my hand.
The worst thing, before I met my circumcised partner, was when a new sexual partner - mainly the British/European ones who had never had experienced a cut cock before - manhandled it in a clumsy way, trying to yank skin up the shaft and over the heard. And the often-asked question, "are you Jewish?" as if that's the only reason a Brit might not have a foreskin!
If you had a son, would you circumcise him?
Yes, I would. The result is so much better when it's done early and involves much less excruciating embarrassment! My husband's family in Queensland has continued to circumcise their next generation even though the trend is declining there these days.
The best thing is having what I consider to be a very masculine looking cock, with a bold pronounced ridge to the helmet that shows through my boxer-briefs and announces the unmistakable skin-free status of my manhood when naked. My cock and the helmet are always ready and willing for action, there's no soreness or tenderness to contend with, and wanking the helmet feels great in my hand.
The worst thing, before I met my circumcised partner, was when a new sexual partner - mainly the British/European ones who had never had experienced a cut cock before - manhandled it in a clumsy way, trying to yank skin up the shaft and over the heard. And the often-asked question, "are you Jewish?" as if that's the only reason a Brit might not have a foreskin!
If you had a son, would you circumcise him?
Yes, I would. The result is so much better when it's done early and involves much less excruciating embarrassment! My husband's family in Queensland has continued to circumcise their next generation even though the trend is declining there these days.