Ohio teen defies mother and gets vaccinated after turning to strangers online
Disproven and dubious theories about the safety of childhood vaccines are pitting an Ohio mother against her teenage son. High school senior Ethan Lindenberger recently defied his mother and got vaccinated, saying his parents' misguided beliefs put his health, and the health of his younger siblings, at risk.
For most of his life, Lindenberger thought it was normal for most kids not to get immunized, but about two years ago he began to see how the posts about vaccines his own mother was sharing on social media were dangerous.
"I question her judgment, but not her care," he said. "You have something like measles, which is a preventable disease that we can vaccinate against that I and many people believe is coming back because of opinions like the ones that have influenced my mom."
In November, Lindenberger asked strangers on Reddit, an online message board, where he could go to get up to date with his shots. "My parents are kind of stupid," he wrote. "God knows how I'm still alive."
His mother, Jill Wheeler, said she was "blown away" when she found out.
"There's a degree of feeling like, you know, he doesn't trust what I say as a parent," Wheeler said.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/healthtrending/ohio-teen-defies-mother-and-gets-vaccinated-after-turning-to-strangers-online/ar-BBTvMMp?li=BBnb7Kz
Ya think so?
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What a really stupid mom! 
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