tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-421966539784392368.post1835767051699289605..comments2023-06-20T08:39:38.387-07:00Comments on Five kids, a dog and a blog: Can you help me?Morris fivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09449279536127186880noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-421966539784392368.post-44929626062228252222008-12-28T14:59:00.000-08:002008-12-28T14:59:00.000-08:00And ya know what else? My too-long comments always...And ya know what else? My too-long comments always dissuade other people from posting their own remarks. Sorry. Thread-killer on the loose!Katie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10486936156590676561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-421966539784392368.post-32105540690253184742008-12-22T05:48:00.000-08:002008-12-22T05:48:00.000-08:00Surely you don't want me to start talking bad ...Surely you don't want me to start talking bad about vaccines ;) says the mom whose 18month old has had only one vax so far (at 15mos) & whose older two children have actually survived the horrors of... chicken pox! <BR/><BR/>Seriously though, about the ped's -<BR/>1. They get a check-up billing every three months for the first two years of your child's life b/c there's at least one shot to give at every appointment so you HAVE to come in (how convenient.) There's no way they seriously care about the weight & height percentile of your child, as long as they know you're not starving the poor kid. I often get the non-verbal attitude of "why are you here if your kid isn't getting a shot? That's the point of the visit."<BR/>2. The shots are highly profitable to the doctors office. It's good business to keep the kids all on-schedule.<BR/>3. No, I'm sorry to say it, but your doctor does not care about the individual health of your child. Vaccines are meant to protect a population from widespread outbreaks. It's the CDC's view & not the parent's view that matters in this case. That's why you have to sign government forms when you opt-out.<BR/><BR/>Ugh, see what you made me do! :-PKatie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10486936156590676561noreply@blogger.com