tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post4521974058772927906..comments2024-03-11T11:13:12.066-05:00Comments on Homeschool and Etc.: I Am A Hypocrite.Happy Elf Mom (Christine)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-60292912861388359902008-08-31T21:33:00.000-05:002008-08-31T21:33:00.000-05:00I have always defended a parent's right to researc...I have always defended a parent's right to research vaccinations, disease rates and risks and make decisions for their own family. But, I do have a concern... because the Christian community has become very mobile and diverse. Mission teams go to third world countries and come back. Christian families grow by adopion from third world countries where diseases that are rare here are quite common. And, I have heard of families who have been socially isolated after bringing home a child through adoption. I even had a reader write to me off line to share her experiences after adopting a child with Hepatitis B and warned me to keep Beverly's HBV status private. <BR/><BR/>HBV is not casually spread, I don't think that I should be obligated to share with casual acquaintances her status. And, if I did, how would they react? Would they educate themselves about HBV transmission and encourage their children to use good, universal precautions? Would knowing that their is a child in their environment who could potentially infect them cause them to rethink their decision not to vaccinate for HBV? Or, would they start excluding our family from activities. <BR/><BR/>Frankly, having a child with behavioral problems brings enough exclusion to last a life time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-3633231269165874792008-08-31T15:20:00.000-05:002008-08-31T15:20:00.000-05:00Oh good, I'm in the right company then! We di...Oh good, I'm in the right company then! We did the imms for newborns (don't know if they're the same as yours) but nothing else. Mumps, rubella, chicken pox, measeals ~ part of life & having been told when my youngest son got chicken pox than he was immune for life I was more than a tad surprised to watch him contract it twice more. All in all he was sick for most of 2 months! Nope, not a big fan of imms but, you know, if I were heading into India or something I wouldn't object to the dyptheria & typhoid shots.Ganeidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17476109171650258810noreply@blogger.com