To hunt down these bastards who exposed my son to chicken pox

I couldn't afford to vaccinate my DS. So I fully accepted that he may catch chicken pox! You can't expect that everyone will behave in exactly the way you want them to, life doesn't work that way. Deal with reality. Yes the child's parents should have kept him at home but you can't control how others act.

But why are you being so nasty? A mum is upset that her kid is ill and sad, and you’re twisting the knife.

There are also real dangers for older people and especially pregnant women from contracting chicken pox.

Only a complete arsehole would bring a child with a communicable disease to a holiday park. You being salty about being poor doesn’t change that.

OP isn’t that skint, her DS caught it while on holiday!
Priorities! £150 once in a lifetime to vaccinate or much more £ on one caravan holiday…

I bet most people spend more each year on alcohol than £150

Was the plan for him to avoid it his whole life?

Because it’s not lifelong and when it wears off, it then exposes you to getting it as an adult, and that is not funny…

It would be worse if he got chicken pox later in life. Most parents want their kids to get it young so the worst is over. Getting it as an adult is far more serious and the fact your kid is 11 and hasn't had it is a miracle itself. Easy thing to catch.
The boys parents with chicken pox are not selfish. Everyone is selfish if that's the case who leaves the house with a sore throat or a cold or any virus at all.

@Beezknees and the reality is some of you have gross attitudes towards poor people.

The other lot sound like arseholes but in all honesty he’s lucky to have avoided it so far if he’s 11. I had it as an adult and it was dire.

However if it was only a few days ago he may not even have got it from them, I thought the incubation period was longer.

Hope he is better soon

I agree with you OP that it was selfish of them to knowingly expose others to CP. It’s dangerous for pregnant women who’ve never had it and immune compromised children/ adults could be more badly affected as with any virus. People forget sometimes that not everyone is like them.

I had CP as an older teenager and was really ill with it. I then had shingles in my early 40s which was very painful. My DD never had CP despite her being exposed to it multiple times so I had her vaccinated aged 6. She was actually able to have it for free on the NHS as I’m immune compromised (in case anyone else is in the same position and wants their child vaccinated.

Aww that is proper crap timing- Hope he is not suffering too much with it.

When my son had CP the 2nd time he was absolutely covered everywhere and really suffering. We found putting bicarbonate of soda in his bath a few times a day really helped with the itching and it dried out the spots quickly. They had scabbed over in a couple of days and he could go back to school then.

The ignorance and privilege of this post 😬

Mate properly skint people aren't going on fucking holiday or buying gadgets or owning cars. For a lot of people on this planet no, pulling £150 out of their arsehole isn't an option.

If you can afford the £150!!

What is wrong with all of you?

That child's stupid parents should have kept him at home!

I think if he's high school age then yes it sucks to miss the first week, but I'd rather that then get it older and really suffer. My brother missed out getting it in childhood and it was awful.
I do think people should be keep away when contagious or at least warn you but you're being a bit melodramatic. First week of high school will barely make a dent and friends are made and broken plenty of times. I met my best friend after a few months and neither of us were new starters. We then made friends with the rest of the group over the next few years.

I'm really sorry to hear that.

It is unusual to get it that badly at such a young age though. Generally speaking it is worse the older you are when you get it, which is why so many people try to expose their young children to it. Getting vaccinated is a better option these days though.

They're not. It's reality.

My goodness, some of the money-related comments on here are really gross.

Because it isn't standard in the UK?

Oh OP that's rubbish timing, I hope he is soon feeling better and settles into his new school.

However, what the hell with all the smug posts about vaccines, how on earth are they of any benefit to the OP? Just sticking the boot in.

@Beezknees Fair enough but that is not the attitude of the post I replied to

It's not a small amount of money. But if you don't get the vaccine then you have to expect that at some point your child is going to get it from one of the many other children whose parents didn't get them the vaccine. It's just one of those things. If he hadn't gotten it from this child he probably would have gotten it from someone else eventually.

Because it is far more widely known that chicken pox van leave some children severely ill and kills a lot more than you first think.

Anyone immunosuppressed is at extreme risk etc. So it has been frowned upon for well over 20 years to hold pox parties.

Erm, not really. My 3yo nearly died.

I think everyone on here is being unreasonable. Sure, Chicken pox isn't a big deal and it's good to get it over with, but taking your kid on holiday and purposely exposing people is the ultimate dick move! What a cunt

Bad complications of chicken pox (for those saying it’s harmless) can include scarring (school friend had bad facial scarring from
it); pneumonia, damage to eyesight, brain damage, and more.

Chicken pox is one of those things where the earlier you get it, the better.

If my child got to school age without having had it I would get them vaccinated.