After learning from my friend, Erin, the other day that the chicken pox vaccine (and many others) are made from aborted fetuses, i have had extreme guilt looming over my head.

I ran to n8’s vaccine chart, sure as ever that i had NOT opted to give him the chicken pox vaccine, only to find that i indeed had! I felt so sick to my stomach and felt like i had done something completely wrong as a mother. Erin, being the good friend she is, made me feel better and justified it by saying it was okay becuase i didn’t know. But, ultimately, that’s what’s bothered me the most.

Why didn’t I know? Why are we, the general public, not educated about this issue? Why don’t doctors make us fully aware before just assuming that vaccination is a must? I mean, after all, I had chicken pox when i was a kid and i lived? So what if n8 gets it as a kid? Aren’t all kids supposed to be exposed to stuff like that? It’s part of being a kid!

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