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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLearning the Hard Way: My Journey from #AntiVaxx to Science
http://thescientificparent.org/learning-the-hard-way-my-journey-from-antivaxx-to-science/Im writing this from quarantine, the irony of which isnt lost on me. Emotionally Im a bit raw. Mentally a bit taxed. Physically Im fine. All seven of my unvaccinated children have whooping cough, and the kicker is that they may have given it to my five month old niece, too young to be fully vaccinated....
We had vaccinated our first three children on an alternative schedule and our youngest four werent vaccinated at all. We stopped because we were scared and didnt know who to trust. Was the medical community just paid off puppets of a Big Pharma-Government-Media conspiracy? Were these vaccines even necessary in this day and age? Were we unwittingly doing greater harm than help to our beloved children? So much smoke must mean a fire so we defaulted to the do nothing and hope nothing bad happens position.
For years relatives tried to persuade us to reconsider through emails and links, but this only irritated us and made us defensive. Secretly, I hoped I would find the proof I needed to hold the course, but deep down I was resigned to only find endless conflicting arguments that never resolved anything. No matter if we vaccinated or not, I thought, it would be nothing more than a coin toss with horrible risks either way.
We had vaccinated our first three children on an alternative schedule and our youngest four werent vaccinated at all. We stopped because we were scared and didnt know who to trust. Was the medical community just paid off puppets of a Big Pharma-Government-Media conspiracy? Were these vaccines even necessary in this day and age? Were we unwittingly doing greater harm than help to our beloved children? So much smoke must mean a fire so we defaulted to the do nothing and hope nothing bad happens position.
For years relatives tried to persuade us to reconsider through emails and links, but this only irritated us and made us defensive. Secretly, I hoped I would find the proof I needed to hold the course, but deep down I was resigned to only find endless conflicting arguments that never resolved anything. No matter if we vaccinated or not, I thought, it would be nothing more than a coin toss with horrible risks either way.
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Learning the Hard Way: My Journey from #AntiVaxx to Science (Original Post)
KamaAina
Apr 2015
OP
misinformation - you heard what you wanted to hear- taking vaccine advice from a playboy bunnie
Romeo.lima333
Apr 2015
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Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)1. A bit late.
Right now my family is living the consequences of misinformation and fear. I understand that families in our community may be mad at us for putting their kids at risk. I want them to know that we tried our best to protect our kids when we were afraid of vaccination and we are doing our best now, for everyones sake, by getting them up to date.
Except when you refuse to vaccinate, you are NOT trying your 'best to protect' your kids. Or anyone else's. The author has made good strides forward, but is still in denial about how they were endangering their own children and others by not vaccinating, still making excuses to themselves for years of willfully ignorant choices.
Romeo.lima333
(1,127 posts)2. misinformation - you heard what you wanted to hear- taking vaccine advice from a playboy bunnie
isnt mis-information it's you seeking out a source that said what you wanted to hear