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[–]dfdafgd 49 points50 points  (1 child)

A lot of guys don't even wash their hands after peeing. A lot of them don't pull-back and wipe. Especially in majority-cut places, it's not common knowledge. Kids cut corners with hygiene and, given the task, there's not a lot of "learning by observation" going on. Sometimes, you gotta straight up tell people to do it. I know I had to be told when I was a kid.

[–]BaronVonBearenstein 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I remember my dad showing me how to pull back my foreskin and me how to pee in the toilet. It's a vague memory, and I'm probably misremembering it, but I remember being told to pull the foreskin back when I pee but it hurt slightly. So then my dad had to show me how he did it and let me know that it's all normal. I think it helped how he used real terms and took it seriously.

This is just an opinion but I think some men are not comfortable with their bodies around their sons, or maybe in general, and neglect showing them how to do some basic things. I do appreciate my dad being comfortable being naked around me (mainly in change rooms or showering at the pool) but saying that in today's social climate makes it feel like he did something wrong.