tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post2630875953822457207..comments2024-03-24T16:50:00.727-05:00Comments on Maria Zannini blogspot: Too Clean For Our Own GoodUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-50011884434680346662009-10-15T17:00:12.220-05:002009-10-15T17:00:12.220-05:00You can't go wrong with dog kisses--though the...You can't go wrong with dog kisses--though they have given me poison ivy when they've traipsed through it a time or two.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-50668773132151856942009-10-15T16:36:09.046-05:002009-10-15T16:36:09.046-05:00I don't do flu shots of any kind. I DID vacci...I don't do flu shots of any kind. I DID vaccinate DD for the "deadly" kinds of diseases, even though she wasn't required to be since she's homeschooled... this is partly because they are vaccines which have been used for an extended period of time.<br /><br />I just don't see the point in getting a flu shot for me. I'm (fairly) young and incredibly healthy. I know, I know ... that could change, but for now. Nope.<br /><br />And, I absolutely agree with you on the germ thing. My in-laws are freaky about them (to the point they carry anti-bacterial stuff everywhere: purse, car, desk at work, etc). And, oddly enough, they are frequently sick.<br /><br />I remember the day we brought DD home from the hospital -- she was three days old. I set her carrier down on the coffee table, and Bailey came over and gave her a big, sloppy dog kiss. I started as I intended to go on. DD played in the dirt, crawled on the floor, and even drank from the dog's bowl more than once. She's never had an ear infection, has NO allergies and seldom even catches a cold. My in-laws kids, OTOH, are always sick (and sometimes with serious stuff like croup) and every last one of them have major allergy problems. And, it's not because DD didn't go to school, because all of our kids are homeschooled.<br /><br />I promote being sensible, not obsessive.Marianne Arkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934613403368823760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-14608717990436759822009-10-14T13:34:33.128-05:002009-10-14T13:34:33.128-05:00Yeah, my aunt died of complications related to her...Yeah, my aunt died of complications related to her having polio. My nephew and a cousin's son have developmental issues related to a vaccination. Where to draw the line?<br /><br />I agree it is hard to make the right choice and I have vaccinated my kids but things like chicken pox bug me. I still remember as a child my sister and best friend had chicken pox at the same time and my mom made me spend as much time with them as she could force on me so I could get chicken pox and be over it, LOL. Never did get them. Then as an adult I was exposed again and I did get it but it was so mild I think I only had one spot and my main complaint was fever...and I know I was lucky.Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03042368061073048819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-57297597071650200782009-10-14T13:14:49.467-05:002009-10-14T13:14:49.467-05:00I do agree we're over vaccinated, but I haven&...I do agree we're over vaccinated, but I haven't a clue which are the right and wrong vaccines to give.<br /><br />I grew up around the time they developed a vaccine for polio. I knew several people a little older than myself who didn't get the vaccine during the 50s. I wouldn't wish that disease on anyone.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-14371931078151014202009-10-14T11:26:37.276-05:002009-10-14T11:26:37.276-05:00Have not, will not. I've never taken any of th...Have not, will not. I've never taken any of the 'flu' shots and if left to my own choices will never take them. <br /><br />I wouldn't have vaccinated my kids against chicken pox if law hadn't required it. I'm completely of the mind that we're vaccinating ourselves to death. <br /><br />Don't use any of the anti-bacterial stuff either.Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03042368061073048819noreply@blogger.com