i'm going to admit something terrable

i don't take my kids to the doctors.  they are 4 1/2 & haven't been to the dr since they had there 3 year old check up.  part of the reason is that we didn't have insurance for several months.  Part of it is that my kids don't get sick (knocking on wood of course) & part of it is that we are not vaccinating.  that's the real secret.  the really terrible thing i have to admit.  My kids haven't had a vaccine in almost 2 years, because, although they had them early on, i have done more research since then & just decided to hold off for a while.  maybe we will go back to it, maybe not.  The real kicker was that my state (or is it the whole country) requires that any child under the magic age of 60 months, get a flu shot if they are enrolled in school.  I have healthy children, & don't believe they need a flu shot.  I've never had one.   i just don't think it's necessary (this is not medical advice, only my opinion).  So when my children's preschool insisted, i officially filed a religious exemption.  it was easy.

here's what the bible says about vaccines:
The body of a Christian is the temple of the Holy Spirit (1Co 3:16; 1Co 3:17; 1Co 6:19; 2Co 6:16; Eph 2:21). As such, the believer is to purify himself from everything that contaminates both body and spirit (2 Co 7:1).

Vaccines may contain various ingredients that contaminate the body, including aluminum hydroxide, aluminum phosphate, ammonium sulfate, formaldehyde, various toxoids and antibiotics, as well as heavy metals like mercury contained in thimerosal, which is used as a preservative.   Mercury is a highly toxic element, second only to radioactive plutonium. When it is combined with other ingredients, specifically aluminum and formaldehyde, the synergistic effects increase 10,000-fold.  Scientific studies have connected thimerosal with autism.  To inject known neurotoxins into our children, which have known health risks, would be a violation of these biblical teachings.

whether you have that particular faith or not, this is the principal that works for a religious exemption in NJ.  

So that is my guilty confession.  Of course, i really don't know if i am doing the right thing.  Like all parents, i am just trying to do my best & doubting myself along the way.