Today, I couldn't prove my son has had chickenpox, so his school gave us the option of getting a potentially dangerous shot he didn't need, pay for an expensive blood test to show that he previously had the virus, or sign a waiver stating I'm a religious nut refusing medical treatment. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, my adult son is visiting, sick on my couch with influenza A. He's spent all week screaming about how anti vaxxers are stupid, but admits that he didn't get a flu shot because, "they don't work." I got my flu shot and still got sick because I'm immunocompromised. He fails to see the irony. FML
Today, I went to get the vaccination my college requires of all students. The nurse looked at my charts and told me there was good and bad news. The good news was that I didn't need the shot. The bad news was I needed four others. Now, both of my arms are swollen enough to make Popeye proud. FML
Today, while I was at the doctor's, they told me that my son and I needed a shot, I went first to show my son that it wouldn't hurt and that shots were not something to be afraid of. When they gave me mine, I started crying. My four year-old son handles pain better than his 29 year-old mom. FML
Today, I found out I could not go to the Philippines because I have never had Chicken Pox. The school took the radical decision to prohibit students who have never had Chicken Pox to leave the college. I am condemned to stay in Hong Kong in some shitty project because I am a healthy young man. FML
Today, I found out my son has been lying about being sick. He kept complaining so I took him to the doctor and got him some medicine. Now he’s actually sick because he took meds he didn’t even need. He did it solely so he could get an expensive get well soon gift. FML
Today, my fanatical Christian stepfather told me that my genetic illness is a result of demon possession, and that I'd be cured if I allow his church to perform a "healing prayer demon expulsion" on me. FML
Today, I woke up to my five year old son picking off the scabs from his chicken pox and dropping them into my open mouth as I slept. FML
Today, I have brain damage, no two ways about it, because I had mumps as a child that caused my brain to swell. I just found out I only got mumps because my dad lied to my mom about getting me vaccinated, because he was too cheap to pay for it. FML
Today, for the second day in a row, I was constantly abused, yelled at, insulted, and berated by my wife for "endangering our child's life." I took her to the doctor for a vaccination and flu shot yesterday. FML
Today, my needle-phobic mother took me to get a shot. She fainted. FML
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ooitastic 0
sounds like a great school!
Lumenoire 0
School, Y U NO LISTEN?
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Carian01 0
76- There's nothing wrong with public schools! I've been to them all my life, and have good grades too. I hate the dirty opinion people like you, who don't know what they're talking about, have about public schools. They're freaking FINE.
Dragons_corner 6
They can't denie your child a education. Schools do this but since it's a law suit type thing all you have to say us " you denie my child a education then I will go file a lawsuit" and if they do denie Jim still go file one.
odexy 12
Deny your child an*. Who denied you yours? :/
mfaithq 2
Almost all schools are like this, it's typically decided by the state. Vaccines when starting school are something we all have to deal with. Had you taken your kid to the doctor when they had chicken pox you could have had him sign a medical exemption form, so it's your own fault. That's what we did, problem solved.
7sevensevenseven 0
just go with religious freek u dont hav to pay an they only ppl tht will kno r the si-co nurse or who ever is helpin u
Bcfrmkc816 17
that's what y'all get for pushing political correctness and putting all those idiot liberals in office
pandapat89 3
it's called record keeping......
leelee81 0
I have had a newborn in ICU with pertussis because some genius of a parent decided not to vaccinate their child.
fayrafox 5
The entire issue whether to vaccinate or not has to be a personal one. Both sides have valid points, although I'd like more honesty from everyone involved in the industry. Vaccines bypass some of your immune system and vaccines haven't been out long enough to determine how harmful or beneficial this could be. As well, most of the studies on the topic are done by pharmaceutical(sp?) companjies which should be a confloict of interest. None are run long enjough (several years) to determine the long term effects of vaccines. There's also a lot of toxic ingredients that go into vaccines one of which they claimed was safe but it was a long term goal to eliminate it from vaccines. That is thimerasol, which they said was SAFE but it was a long termk goal to eliminate it from vaccines. Vaccines have only been out for several (~5-6) decades to the public and since they were introduced, more diseases are coming about and superbugs/resistant strains of diseases are emerging. Some diseases are becoming more common as well such as autism. Not to mention, no one can agree on how effective vaccines are. Do they confer lifetime immunity like if you actually contract the disease or does it only last several years? As well, how many people get vaccinated and actually become immune? 50%? 80%? The only thing people can agree on is that it's not 100%. In addition to thimerasol, there's also other toxins in vaccines. As well, most were on a decline before the vaccines came out and the vaccine can be worse then getting the disease. On the other hand, some of the diseases they protect against can be very harmful or deadly. All I can ask for is that people make INFORMED decisions whether or not they decide to vaccinate
tmmundy 17
I had all my shots as a child as well as both my girls, now 19 & 22. We are just fine. it's a part of life. if u chose to get them fine if not fine. it's all up to that person if they want to take the risk.
gabletz 2
thats pretty unorthodox.