So this is weird.
Authorities say some parents are ordering lollipops licked by children infected with chicken pox, and then giving the candy to their own kids on the theory that the exposure will build up their immunity without the need for shots. One doctor calls the trend a form of “Middle Ages vigilante vaccination,” and health officials warn it’s dangerous and illegal to send infected materials through the mail.
“Can you imagine getting a package in the mail from this complete stranger that you know from Facebook because you joined a group, and say here, drink this purported spit from some other kid?” asks federal prosecutor Jerry Martin in Tennessee. What does it say that some parents actually think this is a good idea?
It’s mindboggling and sad. Parents: If you want your child to be immune to chicken pox, why not GO AND GET THE MOTHERFUCKING VACCINE?
So, vaccinations BAD, but “give my child something from who really knows where, that could be infected with all sorts of nasty things like Hepatitis and HIV (because NO ONE EVER LIES on the Internet, right??)” is TOTALLY OKAY.
People are fucking stupid.
I don’t know if “weird” is the word I’d use to describe it, really. More like “terminally stupid” and “colossally fucked up.”
Not long ago, I was talking with my sister about the imminent babby, and she said that the hardest part about raising him was probably going to be teaching him to cope with fools.
This is why I avoid talking to other parents.
(via devilsanddaffodils)
