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One of the most horrifying and weird common
takes is when they normalize the idea of circumcising their sons "to look like their old man."

My dad said this lol. But my mom was a crystal loving weirdo hippie at the time and refused to allow it, and thank god for that.
(I feel almost bad posting this because 99/100 times my dad was the better parent.)
It's kind of spooky that they somehow told you or you found out how close you came to an unnecessary surgery you didn't ask for and you didn't want.
Never really thought about it, but you're right. I think its because I accidentally saw my dad's dick once and saw his lack of foreskin and asked my mom about it or something? Can't remember.
I can't even fully get down to why the statement "make the baby look like the old man" creeps me out so much. The pathology of it is weird even if no direct sexual connotations are made.
No its a completely natural reaction and I completely agree with it. I'd probably go harder on my dad for it if he hadn't been a earnestly good parent most of the time.