Today, four days before Christmas, I discovered a rash on my daughter's shoulder. The doctor took one look and said, "It's chicken pox. Merry Christmas." FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, just three days into a much-needed vacation, my 5-year-old daughter has come down with chickenpox. 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, at Church, the little boy sitting behind me asked his mother if I had the chicken pox, because there were red dots all over my face. I've had bad acne since I was twelve. FML
Today, my period has given to me 4 giant zits, 3 screaming shits, 2 stomach ulcers, and a fever blister on my lips. A few days until Christmas and the gifts keep coming. FML
Today, the heat rash that has been devouring my side for the last week was revealed to be something much worse: shingles. FML
Today, after 4 days of using anti-itch cream for what pharmacists and nurses have called “an allergic reaction”, I was diagnosed with shingles. FML
Today, my 16 year-old daughter thought it would be a great idea to announce at our Christmas dinner that she’s expecting twins, and that she wants to keep them. She doesn’t know who the dad is. Merry Christmas to me, I guess. FML
Today, while preparing to celebrate my daughter's second birthday, we all discovered we got a present: COVID. We're all vaccinated, but still feel like shit. FML
Today, I found out I have dandruff when a chick passed by and said out loud to her friends: "That dude's hair is having an early Xmas!" FML
Today, I finally went to the doctor's office to have a small patch of acne on my stomach looked at. Since it was in an almost perfect circle and abnormally sensitive, I was worried it could be ringworm or some other sort of skin infection. It turned out to be an infection alright. Herpes. FML
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Tarlachia 33
Merry Christmas to your daughter! Once she's healed, she'll have the best gift ever! Immunity from chicken pox!
Adamjohn82 19
Merry Christmas indeed
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Comments (129)
amberdea404 28
Why wasn't she vaccinated? Sever scaring and possible brain damage from fever could forever damage her.
Pilot515 2
Agreed this was preventable
dramaelf 37
It is possible to contract it even with the vaccine. It isn't foolproof.
militarybrat 21
Uk doesnt vaccinate for chicken pox. Not everyone lives in the us.
beantownchivette 8
It's a 2 stage vaccine. You aren't fully protected until after you get the second dose(at age 5). It could be that OP's daughter isn't old enough for the second dose yet(that's how I got chicken pox at 3.5 yrs old)
lightburns 10
OP is from UK. We don't vaccinate for Chicken Pox here.
karenbeth320 8
my daughter had an allergic reaction to her shots and now the doctors won't vaccinate her. some kids just can't get them or they aren't old enough for the certain ones.
bapbap_fml 15
Have all the adults in the house had the chicken pox already? Because she's young it likely won't be bad for her. If you get it that would be much more of an FML.
heyLaddieHey 18
On the bright side, she isn't contagious now that the rash is presenting!
sturschaedel 27
Yes, she is. The fluid in the pustules has a high concentration of the virus. once they have dried up and only the scabs remain the risk of contagion is over.
kendalbear 16
Chicken pox is contagious through both direct contact and respiratory transfer. Direct contact is contagious until the pustules go away.
Sathane 21
Chicken pox waits on nothing. Not even fabricated religious holidays that are actually a veil for excess consumerism and greed.
dramaelf 37
Wow, Scrooge, tell us how you really feel.
thebadguy85 10
Why don't you go choke on a bag of dicks?
grtfuldeadlovr 27
Do they not allow the chicken pox vaccine in the UK?
SQUABAHOL1C 5
I had chicken pox over Christmas as well, it wasn't so bad!
monkeytater96 23
I got mine for thanksgiving from my cousin....but it's because my doctor refused to give me the vaccine before my second birthday in January.
creepyclowntown 10
hope she isn't missing any other vaccines or this could be the lighter of what she could catch
Spongegirlcs 17
That really sucks, but there is a vaccination for chicken pox now. I got my son vaccinated when he was little. I'm sorry you didn't get one!
Sandman2015 12
More like FML for your daughter. She's the one that has to go through the virus' effects during the holidays. But, I hope she gets better soon, and you still have a wonderful holiday season.