By kinzielee - 05/01/2016 17:41 - United States - Largo

Today, at 26, I got chicken pox. My parents stand by their belief that I got it because I'm not right with God, not because they didn't vaccinate me. FML
I agree, your life sucks 27 067
You deserved it 2 123

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OP here. Yes, my parents are religious. Orthodox Jews. I never thought anything about it, I'm from Central Europe. Things were not this standard. it was always just a "for religion exemption". Now that I understand what the hell is up, I have gotten all the shots I can get as an adult, my arse hurts, my arm hurts, my thigh hurts. But I don't have to worry about whooping cough and polio. So there is that. Also, Chicken Pod as an adult, I was told it could be much worse, I only have some scars. THANKFULLY!!!! :D

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Hopefully they're not those idiots that thinks vaccines cause autism or avoid them for stupid religious reasons.... but I wouldn't be surprised. Sounds pretty likely in this case tbh.

BelowAverageJoe 4

It's not chicken pox. It's leprosy. I know. I read the bible. I'm qualified to speak on medical matters.

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Sure :p blame it on thr big Guy up in The sky taking revenge

don't worry chickenpox will be over in no time, besides FYI getting vaccination for it doesn't exclude contracting it just the same and can even have the contrary effect that it becomes resistant..we shouldn't play around with viruses and use natural medication if needed.. I personally am against self-induced virus propagation as it is perpetrated by vaccines.. but everyone has their own opinion and makes their own choices concerning their own health! I find it quite unfair to do such a thing to a child without it's consent..injecting it with a virus hoping it will make him or her resistant to it...:(

You are 26. See your doc and get your vaccinations as up to date as possible.

OP here. Yes, my parents are religious. Orthodox Jews. I never thought anything about it, I'm from Central Europe. Things were not this standard. it was always just a "for religion exemption". Now that I understand what the hell is up, I have gotten all the shots I can get as an adult, my arse hurts, my arm hurts, my thigh hurts. But I don't have to worry about whooping cough and polio. So there is that. Also, Chicken Pod as an adult, I was told it could be much worse, I only have some scars. THANKFULLY!!!! :D

For all you hating on op's parents, just think about it. This is what they were taught when they were kids, this was their life. You can't mistake ignorance as stupidity.

I'm fully vaccinated and I still got chicken pox, once as a child and once as an adult. Vaccinations won't prevent anything it just helps lessen the severity of it

da_epic_failman 7

Stupid parents, who think they can blame God for something they could have prevented.

It's stuff like this that makes me happy that I've already had chickenpox and shingles by I was in third grade

Grab a bible and throw it at them and say "Well it looks like you aren't in tune either because this book wouldn't have hurt you".

No offense to you, but your parents are dumbasses.