Complete with banjo string

[u/katycrush]

My son got scratched at school and also seems to have had a mild allergic reaction to the plaster I put on it… so now he has a nice red penis on his chest, complete with banjo string.

[u/elMurpherino]

Banjo string as in the frenulum or a dick vein? I’m intrigued by what a banjo string is.

[u/katycrush → u/elMurpherino]

Te frenulum. That’s what my husband and I have always called it - I think maybe it’s a more common term in the UK but that might just be me?!

[u/AceofToons → u/katycrush]

The fact that they didn't question plaster but did banjo spring is actually surprising to me

Not that I wasn't curious of the specifics too

But I had momentarily forgot about the UK term of plaster

I get allergic reactions to adhesive on most things. It's awesome! /s

[u/katycrush → u/AceofToons]

Yeah, when people started questioning banjo string I realised the whole plaster/band aid thing might also crop up!

[u/elMurpherino → u/AceofToons]

I had already learned plaster was a bandaid from Reddit last year lol.

[u/chux4w → u/katycrush]

It does mean the frenulum, but I don't see it on the picture. It's a pretty simple shape.

[u/FATBEANZ → u/elMurpherino]

From base to tip.

[u/wafflesthewonderhurs]

til the term banjo string. thank you, i think.

[u/TwoFrogsIn_aRaincoat → u/wafflesthewonderhurs]

I'm about to Google it, see you on the other side 🫡

[u/Bob-Bhlabla-esq]

"Banjo string"! Lol, I love that name for it 😄

[u/katycrush → u/Bob-Bhlabla-esq]

I’m really intrigued as to what else you call it? I just asked my husband how he would refer to it in conversation and he said ‘banjo string’… what’s your go to term (on those frequent occasions you’d talk about precise penis anatomy)? 😂

[u/Bob-Bhlabla-esq → u/katycrush]

I had no word for that part...til now! It's perfect 👌

[u/deltron → u/katycrush]

Mr. Blue Vein

[u/katycrush → u/deltron]

😂

[u/kylathekoala]

I hate it when the bandage / plaster area is as red or redder than the wound! I also have super sensitive, fair skin and have done this to myself a million times. Give that kiddo an extra hug from me!

[u/katycrush → u/kylathekoala]

Additional hugs applied! Thank you x

[u/TheUrbansky]

That was a hard dick slap!

[u/TigerClaw_TV]

Lol penis. But also, you okay bro?

[u/katycrush → u/TigerClaw_TV]

Lots of tears and lots of extra cuddles, but he’s taking it like a champ.

[u/Head_Researcher_3049]

It's called a raphe, the dark line up the penis.

"The raphe of the penis is a narrow, dark streak or ridge continuous posteriorly with the raphe of the scrotum and extending forward along the midline on the ventral surface of the penis."

[u/katycrush → u/Head_Researcher_3049]

Well now I know! I assumed it had a medical term but I think ‘banjo string’ is a common reference in the UK (or maybe that’s just me?!)

[u/Head_Researcher_3049 → u/katycrush]

It was very recently that I learned that myself.

[u/Aggressive_Side1105 → u/katycrush]

Banjo string is the frenulum which is what attaches the foreskin to the rest of the penis. I guess most Americans don’t have foreskins so don’t have banjo strings 🤷🏼‍♀️ I think raphe is the ridge down the shaft.

[u/charcus42]

This made my day.

[u/LoneWolfpack777]

What’s a banjo string?

[u/HuggyMonster69 → u/LoneWolfpack777]

The skin connecting the foreskin to the head of a penis

[u/LoneWolfpack777 → u/HuggyMonster69]

The frenulum?

[u/HuggyMonster69 → u/LoneWolfpack777]

Exactly

[u/LoneWolfpack777 → u/HuggyMonster69]

Interesting term. Learned something new. Thank you!

[u/Tonytonytony13]

Dick slapped

[u/tzaya]

Ugh, I react the same way to certain glue like your son. I’ve found that using the brand name “Bandaids” don’t cause the skin reaction from me, but I’m in the US. I wish I knew what chemical it was to help you out more, but if it was a cheaper brand, splurge on a box of big name brand bandages to see if that’s the case.

[u/Agreeable_Target_571]

Damn, what they did to you! I mean, not the bruise…

[u/katycrush → u/Agreeable_Target_571]

Yeah, a kid at school got mad at him for bumping into them and lashed out. The school handled it pretty well from all accounts, and this kiddo (my son pictured here) has ADHD and almost no impulse control so it’s unusual for him to be on the receiving end of an injury to be honest!

[u/Agreeable_Target_571 → u/katycrush]

Darn it, now I feel bad for you ma’am or guy, whoever it is, I hope you both get better ❤️‍🩹

[u/xrknrbnx]

This post deserves more likes

[u/haceldama13]

Double ds.

[u/sdam87]

Who hurt you? lol