I wasn't seeing doctors regularly then because we didn't have insurance and because my mother had had numerous very, very bad experiences with doctors telling her that she was a bad parent for trying to get me checked for asthma and such.
... What? Why on earth would that make her a bad parent? Not having insurance thing is scary, but not getting your child checked for a potentially dangerous illness is far scarier. What gives?
But as for the flu shot itself for you now... yeah. I've got no wisdom and I understand why it's a tough call for you. I guess the determining factor is whether or not you think you're likely to get the flu in the first place.
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Date: 2008-11-28 04:48 pm (UTC)... What? Why on earth would that make her a bad parent? Not having insurance thing is scary, but not getting your child checked for a potentially dangerous illness is far scarier. What gives?
But as for the flu shot itself for you now... yeah. I've got no wisdom and I understand why it's a tough call for you. I guess the determining factor is whether or not you think you're likely to get the flu in the first place.