Have you ever had a moment where you just feel "grown up"? I mean, I probably should feel grown up, I'll be 27 in about a month and I have a kid in kindergarten and a two year old. I am in every sense an adult. But in the last two weeks I've had a couple things happen that made me really feel it. First of all, I went to a PTA meeting at Nathan's school and somehow came out the vice-president. I'm not quite sure how (or why!) that happened, but I'm excited to be involved. I got to thinking about the parents I remember being super involved in the very same school when I went there almost (GASP!) 20 years ago! I'm the Mrs. Moses or Mrs. Bobalik of my generation, lol! Too strange! Even more strange was yesterday when I had to go to the office at the school to take care of an immunization record issue. It just didn't seem right that I should be in the office at my old school taking care of things for my SON! It seems like just a few years ago I was a student there and it was my mom helping me!
Speaking of the immunization record, I have to share this because I think it's CRAZY! Nathan has had all his shots and is good to go until he's like 11 or 12. Well, I got a paper from the state saying something wasn't right with his DTP/DTap series. As far as I could tell everything was fine and the nurse at his doctor's office agreed and signed off on the paper that it was fine and that he didn't need any shots. I took the paper into the office and the secretary said it was because he had his last shot too soon. He was supposed to get it sometime between his fourth and sixth birthday and he had it TEN days before he turned four!!!!!!! As far as the state was concerned, that last shot didn't count because it was ten stinking days too early! How ridiculous! Anyways, the school itself didn't mind and I had to fill out a waiver stating I was morally against giving him another shot. I guess I'm not against giving him his immunizations, he's had them all, but I AM against giving him another dose that he does not need!!!! With all that you hear about Autism possibly being linked to immunizations, it's definitely not worth the risk to me!
10 years ago
3 comments:
Wow Jill! Thats so great! (about the PTA ). I could understand you being voted as Vice president...you are such a likeable person!! And you can tell that you really care about your kids and their future!!
As for the immunization thing! Thats so crazy! Getting immunized again!! I would have done the same thing you did.
Awww...thanks Angie!
Yeah, there was no way I wanted Nathan to have another shot. Besides just plain not liking to get them (who does?) it just seemed too risky! Obviously if they weren't going to let him go to school b/c of it, we probably would have done it, but even the secretary thought it was crazy they wouldn't accept it!
Hahahaha You are getting old!!! You seem older then me cause I AM 27 with only a 20 month old. Oh and please don't be a moses!!! (or a bobalik) Well have fun with the PTA cause i'm sure i'm not far behind you.
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