One hot Sunday afternoon on May 23, my mom announced that my cousins Totoy and Harry were already circumcised. Totoy and Harry are my closest friends. Our age gap is only months and years. I thought if Totoy is younger than me and can endure the pain, then I could too. So I told my dad that I too shall do “it” the next day. When my dad heard it, he said “good ok”. I said it, so that when we go back to Bicol, I won’t be teased by Totoy and Harry. I was excited after I heard The news, but my excitement wore out when it was time to sleep because the next 15 hours, it’s OUCH TIME!!!
The next day we went to a hospital near SM Bicutan , and my mom told the nurse that I will be circumcised. The doctor came in the check-up room and checked my winky. When he saw it, he said it’s going to be more expensive because the outer skin is still attached to the tip of my winky, but I could still be circumcised. The doctor led us to the Emergency room. I saw the nurse prepare the tools that would be used during the circumcision. When I lay down on the small bed, I said to myself ”This is the last day of me being a little boy”. The first strike of the needle, I felt the unendurable pain. I called my parents to hold my hand. I calmed down when it was time to sew the wound. I felt the suture traveling through the wound as I wept. I was relieved when it was finished. It lasted 1 hour even though the doctor said it would only last for 20 minutes. It was successful though there was blood. I found out there was blood because of the doctor’s gloves. My dad paid the cashier 1,750 pesos for the circumcision. I thanked the doctor and my parents for the comfort.
I thank God for making it successful. I am confident that my cousins won’t tease me. When I and my family return to Bicol and I meet my cousins, I’m sure we will have a lot to talk about sharing our own Tuli Experiences.
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