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I [22F] just had a baby. Parents [43&42 M&F] are mad that they can't see her because dad don't get v (by Sparky)

 Sparky (0)  (29 / M-F / Massachusetts)
29-Jan-18 12:12 pm
I [22F] just had a baby. Parents [43&42 M&F] are mad that they can't see her because dad don't get vaccinated.

The situation is basically the title, but it goes a little bit deeper than that.
My boyfriend [23M] and I just had our baby girl last month. My parents are a 20 hour drive from us and as such we haven't seen them since I was about 34 weeks. They wanted to come visit for a week in a couple of weeks to see how we're getting on and were going to bring the gifts that they got for my baby shower that they were unfortunately unable to attend. We were super excited to see them and for them to meet their grand baby, but as it's flu season I made sure to tell them to get shots and also to make sure their tDap was updated.
Now, my boyfriend is white. My parents are from Melanesia, and have this belief that just by being Melanesian they're basically immune to everything. My dad is like this especially. He's of the opinion that they don't need shots because my baby isn't some "weak" white kid and won't get sick. They refuse to be vaccinated because apparently my daughter's immune system will just automatically be the best ever because she's not fully white. I told my parents that until they get shots they're going to have to stay home. This has caused a massive argument and my dad isn't speaking to me at all. My mom only talks to me to tell me how upset they are at me. What do I do?
Tl;dr:I My parents are not talking to me because I said they needed vaccines to visit my newborn. What do I do?


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 MrWalkSoftly (16)     (58 / M-F / Louisiana)
29-Jan-18 1:13 pm
These Reddit people have overly dramatic lives lol

 

 

 
 
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