I'm not circumcised and I generally think it's a bad idea. I mean, taking a meat cleaver to the most sensitive part of a newborn's body with no anesthetic? I don't know, just seems like common sense to me.
That said, if you don't circ your son, make sure you get him in the habit of pulling the foreskin back to wash it on a regular basis. If he doesn't do this it can tighten up and get stuck, a condition called "phimosis" where the foreskin is unable to retract. I was able to cure myself of this problem with a couple months of stretching, but it was after a lot of unnecessary confusion.
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