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01/23/2006
I wonder if the other rescue vehicles make fun of it in the locker room
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No, because the rate of firetruck circumcision is about 50%, varying regionally.
Sheesh. I can't believe I thought Phil the Drill was funny.
Around here, more firetrucks look like that than not.
I've heard that the appropriate response is "Dude, what are you doing staring at my fire hose?" and that pretty much takes care of it.
Ha! I've got to get one of those for my boy! Carefully-consulted-statistics be damned, when I quietly inquired at daycare, I was informed that mine was the ONLY unsnipped infant in the whole place. And he keeps getting irritated there, too. I feel like he's thinking, "Thanks a diaperful, mom... I'm a freak and my gear's all rashy!"
OMG - when the picture first came up, I had NO idea what it was, thinking randomly awful thoughts and wondering WHY oh WHY is Julie posting a picture of an uncir'd item on her site... :)
Glad to know it was *just* a plush firetruck.
Oh the jokes that toy designers try to get out there into the public...
Ha ha ha ha ha! Thank goodness there was no milk in my mouth, for surely it would have come out of my nose.
For Jul with the only unsnipped boy at daycare -- you may need to give them instruction in uncirc care. It's not like it takes rocket science to make sure no poo is stuck in there, but people used to no "in there" may not consider it. Or, they might be trying to pull back his foreskin when they shouldn't.
Of course, I'm on my THIRD uncirc boy, and his is irritated as I write! He also has a giant drool-rash under his neck.
Jul: I agree with Rachel, check with daycare that they're not doing something they shouldn't. My son is intact, as is his Dad, we're Irish, we don't circ unless for medical reasons. Do check with them they might be pulling his foreskin back to clean inside, they don't need to do that and it's akin to pulling a fingernail off to clean under it - ouchie!
Love the firetruck!
Oh my gosh. I just spit my coke across the room.
I wonder if mr. firetruck has any trouble keeping it clean?
Obviously, that firetruck's not a Jew! :)
They're just jealous because his hose looks longer than theirs.
oh, god! I would have called the mohel if I'd known!
that fire engine must like it hot hot hot, he would be the king of the rescue vechiles with a hose that long.
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ha ha ha Greatness!
If I ever have a baby, and it happens to be a boy, my husband and I will have a big "to cut or not to cut" debate.
That's interesting what Moxie says about it being 50-50, though.
For what it's worth, when I worked in daycare we had three uncircumsized boys in a class of nine. Obviously it depends on who you're looking at, but it isn't that rare. :)
My kids are the only uncirced ones in their respective daycare groups--one of the women was astonished that the baby was not, and asked when we planning to have it done. The toddler's teacher didn't feel the need to comment, but did acknowledge that it was rare at that facility. I guess we'll be needing the fire truck for moral support.
First, OMG that's hilarious! Second, we had a big debate before my son was born on whether to circ/not to circ... We ended up doing it, and I am ok with the decision... I remember how funny it looked before we did it, I had never seen another one uncirced! That firetruck must not be very proud, he's not standing very tall! LOL!
well my son's is the first that i've seen up close that's uncut - and staying that way.
julie - you rock.
hahahah Too funny.
You're a brave girl, brining up the c-word discussion. Man, have I seen that go u-g-l-y. Of course, as a mom of all girls, WTF am I doing smack in the middle of such debates, right? But there I am, with my big mouth and my opinion. ;)
Just an idea. I started taking my baby girl to the pool at 2-months. she's not had a bit of diaper rash since. Something about dipping her into the pool once or twice a week keeps everything rash free. Might be worth trying with those boy bits.
Hey, if it doesn't help, at lest you get to splash around with your kid.
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From what I hear all the firetrucks in Europe look like that.
At my daycare, weve only had one uncirced so far. It looked like a little finger! And he never got a rash on it.
Before we got married, I made sure to discuss this issue w/ my husband as I am so much against it that I told him I could not have boys w/ him if he thought circumsizing them was going to happen. He was kind of upset, as he had thought they would get snipped, but said as long as I was willing to explain it to the boys first sexual encounter, that was fine. I said, sure, Ill explain it to his fiancee before their wedding ;)
Thank you, my non-circ-ing bretheren (sistern?), for the advice. I will tell daycare to leave J.Q.'s little turtleneck sweater alone. I myself was overjoyed to not have to retract the thing for awhile. I'm kind of leery of it. I'm not sure what the hell I think will pop out from under it... Cthulu?
Turtleneck sweater???? AHAHAHAHAHA!
ah... it's so cute.
He'll be laughing at all the other firetrucks when he's got all the girls someday.
Julie, you are hysterical!
Loving everyone's comments!
After tonight's bath, during which Charlie's hands first made the happy acquaintance of his tiny tackle, it became instantly clear to me why parents of uncircumcised boys are advised not to try to retract the foreskin.
...Because we don't need to. Baby's doing fine by himself.
"... made the happy acquaintance..." indeed.
From all accounts I've known, it will be a long happy friendship.
That's the thing that's always gotten me about parents who raise the hygiene issue and say "I have enough trouble getting him to wash his hands." Isn't the process of getting one's bits clean significantly more appealing to a lad? Or is that just my guys?
I'm sure there's some hands/manicure joke just waiting to be made, but I have given up caffeine, so I'm not the one to do it.
Must be something in the water....my boy made the happy acquaintance of his tiny tackle this week too.
Is this something one records in a baby book?
thats it. you are officially the funniest irreverent mother i have ever had the pleasure of 'meeting'
We called it his "friend who lives in his pants." But "tiny tackle" is funny, too.
I never thought to inquire at daycare whether my son is the only one with all the parts he was born with. Now I'm curious; but how do I work it into conversation, I wonder? "Did he take a good nap? Did he eat his sandwich? By the way, do the other boys have foreskins, too?" Among his little friends he's in the intact minority, but some of the other moms tell me they wish they hadn't done it, so I feel like I'm on the non-cutting edge, so to speak.
My son is 16 months and I have not seen him retract his foreskin, but he sure can stretch it out! I had read about baby boys enjoying groping themselves, but in his case, it's always been more like trying to pull the whole assembly off. He seems to enjoy it, though.
Thank you, Akeeyu, for telling me what to teach him to say in the locker room.
This is an ugly issue with my husband and me... I do not want to have it done... My husband insists that it is... one of many reasons why we are not yet parents...
I work in a nursery at a hospital that delivers 200+ babies a month, so I see the process daily... It is not as barbaric as a lot of people think, but that is not the issue.
I believe it is something my child should decide for himself, not just have it done so he looks like Daddy and most of the other boys in the locker room... Although, it sounds like by the time that day comes, he will no longer be in the minority.
I just keep thinking back to the guy from "28 Days" who said, "I want my foreskin back; no one asked, they just took it!"
I may be fighting a losing battle with my husband but I feel my future son's "tackle" is my son's business, not my husband's.
Oh YAY! another boring debate on "to cut, or not to cut" what's next, breast or bottle?
Why doesn't anyone have any real cool and important debates anymore, like "Tastes great or "Less filling? or my personal fav, "silk or satin?"
Gee, all I was going for was, "Look at the unit on that firetruck!"
Wow, look at the unit on that fire truck!
Sorry, couldn't resist.
I wonder if it's possible to condition a 9 year old to refer to it as his 'tiny tackle'..
Hey Karen, My husband says, "I want my foreskin back; no one asked, they just took it!" and he's 44.
I think teaching a 9 year old to refer to it as his tiny tackle would lead to some serious issues in a couple of years ;-)
Those who have a copy of the firetruck in question will know that you can pull the hose out to roughly half the length of the truck and that it vibrates loudly as it retracts. Thousand of babies will be so disappointed someday.
Andrea, my husband is 38 and he still has fun pulling the ole foreskin out! Do they ever grow up?
you know, i may be stoned to death for saying this, but i am relieved that i dont have to wrap my mind around the debate at all. my hubby is muslim. if we ever have a son, apparently, he must be circumsised.
honestly, i dont know where i stand, because i have strong pros and cons for both sides. but anyway...
THAT FIRE TRUCK ROCKS! (amazing how many phallic things we can find when in the toy store! hmmm...) i really have been looking for a few trucks and cars for my daughter and although my ideal prize-find would be one of those big yellow dump trucks from back in the early 80s, she is accident prone and starting to sorta learn how to walk. uh, yeah. i think that "soft and plushy" is the way to go with a truck right about now. and one with a dialogue-raising "attachment" to boot!
now julie, you must show us a full sized picture of the truck (or at the very least, the name of it?)
locker room, indeed!
you crack me up!
Your wish is my command. It's a really nice toy! It makes sounds but it's not noisy.
There's also a dump truck.
It's so interesting, I always wonder what men talk about in the locker room. Like, I see women's breasts and hoochies and everything in locker rooms, and I might think things about them, but I don't really talk about it. Men, according to rumours atleast, do. really weird I guess.
Anyways Julie, very funny indeed.
We are getting a bit penis-centric here. Has anybody here ever seen an animated plastacine kiddies show called "Plasmo"? There is an alien character whose one-eyed head looks exactly like a vagina. And I mean EXACTLY.
Amanda Lynn, I agree. Men are weird. Why do they discuss their penises? I mean, maybe women are weird for not discussing it, as if they're pretending their boobs or bushes aren't there, but we do discuss it if it's an important question. We just wouldn't make fun of another's boobs or bush (at least to her face), or call her Hershey Kiss or Sasquatch.
Which leads me to my real reason for posting: I just wanted to share this gem from my husband. We're presently deciding on the fate of our offspring's penis, due in 6 weeks (gender unknown.) We are both leaning against cutting, but he told me that the only boy in their high school who was known to be uncircumsized was called none other than "Mudflap."
I sure hope I have a tough kid.
OMG, I just followed Julie's link to the Fire Truck description. Um, did they have to call the hose "retractable"?
On the topic of phallic toys, years ago my friend's daughter received (as a gift from her grandparents) a Bop It. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bop_It) If you've never played with one, it's a phallic shaped toy that shouts commands the user must complete. Commands like "Twist it!" or "Pull it!" or "Bop it!". I always wondered if it could be hacked to say "Spank it!"
That's just me, though.
Eh, you think that's bad? Ever go to Einstein Brothers bagels and see those uncircumcised BAGEL DOGS? Lots of people buy those things for their kids, and I watch them and think "how can you do that to your children? I mean, sodium nitrite aside, think of the THERAPY."
Paul--you mean yours doesn't do that?
The whole foreskin thing makes my head hurt. We had our boys snipped, but one has a more "relaxed fit" sort of mock-turtleneck thing going on and Husband and I fight about it all the time...he thinks it'll warp the kid for life that his pecker doesn't look exactly like Daddy and his two brothers' peckers, and I think it'll warp him for life if he spends as much time thinking about his pecker as his father does...what can I say, we're lapsed Jews with two gay uncles in the family (on his side) and raging homophobia (also his side). The issue is FRAUGHT.
And Julie, if THAT doesn't get a rise out of you and make you acknowledge my existence, then I will just give up in defeat.