Now on to the heavy part. I feel the need to broach a subject even though it's a massive can of worms that I don't really have any interest in opening. I just need to express my confusion for lack of a better word. I don't need violent arguments one way or the other (because there are so many violently argumentative readers of this blog and all). I also don't need to be told what is right and wrong. If I have learned anything in my year and a half of parenting it's that there are different kinds of right and wrong and lines get blurry sometimes.
Alright, out with it right? Here goes.....vaccines. There. I said it. Again, I'm not interested in should I or shouldn't I vaccinate my child. I already know that answer for myself and my family. My confusion and concern comes after the vaccines have or have not been administered. I don't know if past generations dealt with this, but I would guess they didn't. Therefore, I feel like there is some uncharted territory. This isn't like should I breast or bottle feed or should I stay home or do daycare. One person's personal choice could directly effect my child. Lila is fully vaccinated and I honestly do not feel comfortable with her being around a child that has not been vaccinated. However, people don't go around advertising if they did or didn't. I am starting to realize that she could be (and probably will be) around a child that has not been vaccinated at some point, and I would probably have no idea. I guess I was naive to think that almost everyone still vaccinates.
I know in the end I have to do what I feel is right when choosing who I am around and who Lila is around. But what do you do when more and more people are making choices you aren't comfortable with? I can't go around asking moms if they vaccinated their child. I mean, I guess I could. It just saddens me that I feel like that even has to happen. I am in complete support of parents doing what they feel is right...but when what they feel is right doesn't only concern their child and their family how do you process that for yourself?
