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Originally Posted by angie7
 This is something that has bothered me for a long time but I didnt know who to talk to but you guys seem really open so I will let it spill here. Have you or your children been disrimination against b/c you dont vax? My twins are 14 months old, 100% vax free and I am so scared to tell friends that I dont vax b/c I am afraid they will think my kids are "diseased". What really brought this to head was I am having a garage sale at my mom's house in 2 weeks and I am selling all the girls clothes that they have outgrown which is TON! A mother with 3 month old triplets (2 girls and 1 boy) wanted to go through them. Well I found out that she was bringing the triplets to look through them so I wanted to be there to play with the babies and I wanted to meet another multiple mom. So I am really excited about meeting her and the babies b/c we have the multiple factor in common but then on the way there I started thinking "what if she asks me how they reacted to their shots?" I am not a liar so I would tell her the truth and I could just imagine her grabbing her kids and running for cover....
We got along great and plan on getting together again b/c we have alot more in common then just the kids. She is an ER nurse so I am not 100% that she vaxs but I am sure she does b/c most med pros do. I am so worried that I will get to know her better and her babies and then she finds out and that's it. I would be crushed.... I am also worried about when the girls go to school and are 8,9,10+ years old and little Susie's parents find out that my girls arent vaxed and wont let them play together anymore. How would I explain that to such a young child? I feel like they shouldnt suffer b/c of a decision that we made for them. Does that make sense? What do you guys do or what do you think about this? ETA: I am not writing this b/c we are thinking of vaxing now, b/c I am not. Just wondering how anyone has or will deal with this... |
I used to print T-shirts for the children of parents who were members of the New Zealand Immunisation Awareness Society. The T-shirts said: "Naturally produced - no vaccines added." A friend whose children wore the T-shirts said she got some surprised looks, but never had any problem.
I think it's a matter of becomng strong enough in one's convictions that one doesn't really care too much anymore about the possibility of the subject coming up. Also, parents who don't vaccinate shouldn't feel obliged to explain let alone defend their decision. It's their choice and basically nobody else's business.
There is of course nothing wrong with communicating about it with someone else if the other person shows genuine interest. The important thing is to remain friendly, but firm in regard to one's stance.
: I bit my tongue so hard it almost bled, but bit my tongue I did. I just don't need the grief. And neither does dd.
