To take DS out trick and treating with chickenpox?

[Cherubneddy1]

DS 6 is more excited about Halloween than birthdays, Christmas, anything else. But he's woken up this morning covered in spots; clearly chickenpox.

WIBU to take him out trick and treating, on his own away from other children, if I kept him well back from people's' doors? He would genuinely be excited just to see houses all decorated ( and his sister could collect sweets for him.)

He is very well in himself.

please don't

No just no you do know how bloody dangerous chicken pox is right? its mild for the child suffering from it.

But it CAN KILL immounisuppesed people not including pregent woman which you can cause miscarriages THERE IS A REASON YOU ARE TOLD TO KEEP THEM ISOLATED.

1 night of missed fun with not effect your child but the people you child would infect could change their lives for the WORSE give it a miss there will be plenty of halloweens to come.

YWBU. Sorry. You cannot possibly take him around other children with chicken pox. He is contagious until the spots have scabbed over and the risk of passing it on is huge. Other parents will be livid if their DC come into contact with your son.

If he didnt go up to the doors then he isnt going to be near other people so I would have thought that would be ok.

Dont be ridiculous.

Its one of those times where you need to step up and parent 'Sorry mate not this year you have chicken pox'.

YABVVVVVU. Please don't do this. Its the impact on others you have to be aware of. Your child has an infectious disease which might not result in him being particularly poorly but which could be fatal to others.

Please don't. It would be pathologically antisocial. Chicken pox can kill people who are immunocompromised. The advice is there for a reason - follow it.

Yes, keep him home.

If he didnt go up to the doors then he isnt going to be near other people so I would have thought that would be ok

But his sister who will probably be contagious can dip her hand in everyones sweets? Yeah seems safe to me.

Do not do this! I'm heavily pregnant and very much looking forward to greeting trick or treaters this evening. You would put me and my baby at risk! There are lots of people out there who could be dramatically affected by chicken pox. Keep him inside and away from the door if people knock.

No, sorry. Life's shit when you're a kid and you have to miss out on something because you're ill. But it is what it is. Organise a special treat for him for when he's feeling better.

Keep both kids in tonight, buy in some sweets etc, and stick on a movie for them to watch, and promise them a day away as a treat when DS is better to make up for missing Trick or Treating.

It's really bad luck, and they'll probably be very upset, but it would be really unfair to take him out, and it would be unfair for just DD to go too, so keep them both in and spoil them.

Totally irresponsible, YABVVU

Tbh, I dont think you should be answering the door to trick or treaters either.

ffs if you know your child as a infectious dieseas is different to that you dont know as they have not displayed symptoms.

If i was in charge of the law i would make it a crime equal to assualt if you willingly take infectious children / go out in public with potentally dangerous diesease.

Because you are actively making a choice to risk other people and should be the same as you actively choose to punch someone as in both scernos you are ACTIVELY choosing to cause injury to others.

Echoing everyone else. I'm pregnant and already have a small baby in the house. I cannot take any risk at all! Do not take your extremely contagious germs to people's doors because you haven't the strength to say no.
Lots of sweets, 'scary' movie under the covers on the sofa.

YABU

I would get sweets and stay in.

As a compromise can you check with your immediate neighbors to see if they would be ok with it... obviously without taking your ds with you. And then he will have been trick or treating?

Yes you would be unreasonable.

Don't go spreading chicken pox around the neighbourhood

As everyone else has said, I have a close friend who had cancer years ago, who is immunosuppressed now and will be for the rest of her life. Something like CP could do her so much harm it's a little scary.

Of course you shouldn't

Sorry, both of them indoors, games, scary films the works, make it the better option in their mind. And honestly, I wouldn't be answering the door, they can have what you were planning on handing out.

Drive him round in the car if you have to but don't take him out where he can infect other people.

My boss came into work with a nasty bug last week and I've caught it. I've lost a week at uni right before a big exam, I've missed an important family birthday and I feel like utter crap still. It's very selfish to go out when you're unwell.

I'm pretty chilled about chicken pox and think that if you need milk you can pop to the shop with dc keeping them close to you and away from others. However, taking an infected dc door to door? Are you actually stupid or just arrogant and selfish? I despair.

Absolutely you would be unreasonable. It sucks to miss out on fun due to illness but shit happens. Decorate the living room with Halloween decorations, get in some sweets, and watch a Halloween movie together instead.