Like father, not quite like son - Page 2

[Marsupialmom]

I am a mom and I am going to chim in............

My son isn't and my dh isn't. He is 13 and it really isn't an issue. At one point in time we did explain the difference and my son was shocked at what happen to his dad and what cirumcission is. He has no desire to have any part of his penis removed.

[Yoshua]

Originally Posted by Shadow Papa

Mom's are welcome... at least by this papa.

I'm cut, DS is not. DW and I put a good deal of thought into this before he was born. We are planning on using the "natural" explanation and let him know that the body is pretty much perfect naturally... we just have to take care of it.



Hmmm... I think comparison is healthy and a natural part of growing up. I remember doing it and I know DS recognizes body type at this age and will likely voice questions when he is talking more clearly. I would encourage all papa's to foster healthy relations and interactions with honesty.



RESTORATION????? WHAT????

OK... I am very curious about THIS RESTORATION THING! Are you haveing a graft?

How the... What the???? Where is it coming... Huh?:

Sorry... I went under the knife and have always just accepted: "That is that."

Is it just cosmetic or does it start to bring back that lost sensitivity?

Regarding mutilation: Yep... I never thought about until DW asked what I wanted to do with DS. After doing just a little reading I was pretty much with the anti-mutilation camp.

But I had no idea that one could go back.

www.norm.org

You can't 'go back' but you can regrow the foreskin through similar methods doctors use in stretching skin for a skin graft. Basically you apply tension to the shaft skin for many hours a day for years and you will regrow the foreskin. You wont regrow the ridged band or frenuleum, but the skin itself can be grown.


Long process but possible. Doctors would stretch skin by placing a balloon under the epidermis and inflating it little by little until they had enough skin they could remove for a graft.

eta:
no graft is nessesary for restoration, just an example of growing skin. Restoration is just stretching the shaft skin until you have enough that covers the head of the penis. And yes it will bring back lost sensitivity and has been known to help in erectile dysfunction.

[guestmama9904]

Originally Posted by mama_in_PA

My DS (almost 5 yo) is uncirc and has asked why my DF and his DS (both circ) look different. I told him the truth - the doctors cut off their foreskins right after they were born. Of course DS asked why and I explained that they didn't know any better. He was fine with that explanation. All families are different and we try to promote openness anywhere and everywhere we can. I will not lie to my ds but there have been times when I've told him that I didn't think he was ready to know certain things and that I would explain when he's old enough to understand.

my son is intact, his step brothers are not. one day dss said to me, "why does 'DS' have a funny penis?" i was kinda taken off gaurd and still feel like i didnt have the best explanation. i said that my sons penis is how all penisis are to begin with, but that there parents decided to cut off the foreskin part of their penis. it was kind of a sad conversation. the kids asked if it had hurt them, they asked why that happened. it was an awkward conversation to say the least.