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pat_k

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5. Anti-vax parents will probably never face reality.

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Mon Jun 15, 2026, 11:56 AM

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Particularly those parents of kids who develop life-threatening complications or brain damage. They have to believe they did the right thing, else how can they live with themselves? They are more likely to blame doctors treating their child than accept responsibility themselves.

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Or Idaho. 2naSalit Yesterday #12

And the kooks, too. 😉❤️ littlemissmartypants Yesterday #14

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Sadly, there ain't no cure for Disaffected Yesterday #7

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"Evolution in progress..." n/t the nelm Yesterday #13

It is but also sadly, Disaffected Yesterday #21

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Depraved indifference! BidenRocks Yesterday #10

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Are we witnessing the beginnings of the downfall of a once-great nation? 70sEraVet Yesterday #18

That began in 1980 SamuelTheThird Yesterday #24

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Parents who refuse to vaccinate their children with time-tested vaccines against . . . cer7711 Yesterday #22

They should be described as they are - selfish. cab67 Yesterday #27

In part, we can thank the Nixon Administration. cab67 Yesterday #26

Different approach but punitive to anti-vaxxers JT45242 Yesterday #28

Thank you RFK Jr, you fucking bastard. marble falls Yesterday #29