I did feel bullied by my pediatrician. The guilt, the shame. Do you want your child to be at risk of death? And I feel like, as parents, we have a right to mitigate risk. And when I would ask questions… well, how fatal is this disease, and how likely is my child to get it, and if she has a strong immune system what are her chances? I was laughed at. You know, it’s either you do it or you don’t do it. And if you don’t do it, you’re shamed.
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