ToddmanHorseboy

They read about the autism thing and didn't trust vaccines after that.

Also religion.

My mom and I are actually pretty close.

I just told her about an hour ago. She mentioned how she knows I am old enough to make these choices now, and then started to ask about:

Side effects

How many I got in a single day

Which ones I received

What the doctor said

Allergies

I kept my answers short and sweet. She realizes she can't change my mind, and fighting it will only cause distance between us. This is not the only thing we disagree on, and she knows I will stick up for myself.

My dad and I barely talk. He doesn't know, and I don't feel a need to bring it up. My mom and dad do not communicate now, so that's a non-issue.

Six shots today. I'm going to have to go back for a couple more rounds this year.

The first time I had roommates, I mentioned it in passing that I wasn't vaccinated and got a HUGE speech on how that wasn't okay and how I should look into getting vaccinated.

I put it off for a few more years because I was worried about an allergic reaction.

As a kid, no. Most of my parents' friends were also anti-vaxxers. That, or they just never talked to their friends about it. I don't know. It wasn't an issue then.

As a teen some of my friends got weird about it, but I just figured they were raised a lot "differently" than I was. I learned not to talk about it with many people... but when I did, it was typically followed with shock. That started to lead to serious questioning on my part.

Lately a few people getting mad/very worried.