A Shot In The Arm

What is it with kids these days? They seem to believe their friends more than their parents. It pisses me off big time.

My eldest boy handed me a letter from the school yesterday that needed my signature. It was a consent form for a compulsory Anti-Tetanus jab for all students at 15 years of age. So, I signed it and returned it to him. Today, he told me he didn't want to be jabbed. But I said he has no choice. It is crucial. So I started my lecture with 'what if one day a dog bites you or you step onto a sharp rusty nail...' That is what the jab is for. I had the same jab when I was 15 too, I told him.

He just looked at me as if I just made up the story. Then he told me he wouldn't be able to bowl (they have bowling sessions every Wednesday) if he got injected on his arm. I told him his teachers should be aware of that and would tell the doctor to jab his left arm instead of the right arm. I think he was just scared of being jabbed... maybe he has Trypanophobia. He was still not convince by the look on his face and kept on mumbling incoherent nonsense about the jab and trying to makeup all sorts of excuses... grrrrr...

Parenting is not an easy job. I think looking for Gutters Norfolk online would be so much easier than parenting. I think if his friends told him it was okay to be jabbed he would be much more convinced! Hrrrmmmmppphhhh!!!!

For your information, Tetanus occurs worldwide but is more common in hot, damp climates with soil rich in organic matter. The disease occurs almost exclusively in persons who are unvaccinated or inadequately immunized. This is particularly true with manure-treated soils, as the spores are widely distributed in the intestines and faeces of many non-human animals such as horses, sheep, cattle, dogs, cats, rats, guinea pigs, and chickens. Spores can be introduced into the body through puncture wounds. Do get yourself immunized if you haven't been vaccinated yet.