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NO BUT LET ME TELL YOU!
If you haven't seen it yet on the fediverse (because I keep telling people, because it's worth repeating) I had measles as a kid! Not any antivaxx BS, just regular old neglectful parents.
It was the most horrific damn thing I've experienced. What I never hear anyone talking about is the pain you feel, and how we were told to put me in a dark room with the windows covered because the pain in my head and my eyes could have BLINDED ME if I was exposed to sunlight!
I was sick for two goddamned weeks! And it was absolute torture! Every single minute! And because light hurt my eyes so badly, I couldn't read, I couldn't watch TV, I could do nothing but wait and hurt.
People like me have been the absolute first in line every single time they offered a vaccine or a booster. The absolute entitlement of people to ignore stories like mine! If you choose not to vaccinate, and you catch the thing, I feel zero sympathy for you! You have countless stories, countless evidence of what a world without vaccines is like and that world is hell!
I had Measles, Mumps, and Chicken Pox all in grade 3. That was not a fun year.
I'm so, so glad you're alive. And so, so devoid of any jealousy whatsoever.
I almost think my step dad was trying to off me.
don't forget that shingles vacc :)
I had chicken pox twice as a child, because apparently the first time didn't build a strong enough immune response. I don't blame my parents, though. The vaccine simply wasn't available back then.
I feel clickbaited by your first line.