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His other parents can be antivaxx all they like... I'm SO happy he will be protected now!!! Cheers you beautiful imgurians!! :-D
To be clear, I'm the stepdad and his birthdad and stepmother are antivaxx.
dudehiemer
Congratulations!
Jaeger6Ix
Congrats
cuttysark
I am sorry you have those step-parents to deal with. And, great news for you too!
NeverDownvoteMelBrooks
Ifartandblameitonmycats
This reads like a lie. Is it your kid or step kid? Quit making shit up for points
Pansy1024
My ex is anti vax. He is no longer consulted about medical decisions.
TheWombatStrikesAgain
Meanwhile in Italy, a couple just lost custody of their 2 year-old with a heart condition waiting for an operation, after demanding a (1)
TheWombatStrikesAgain
guarantee that all blood transfusions would come from unvaccinated people. (2)
Imagine8ion
Bit confused. Aren’t you then married to the birth mother? If so, what does she say?
Zen2323
Be careful, they might get try to "cure" him with some whack ass shit they heard from a "doctor"
WhatTheFrench
Is his birth mom not in the picture? Why are you a party to a custody dispute for the court to agree with you?
iamonlyhereforsensiblechuckles
This is a battle I am in with my ex over my son, so frustrating. Glad you got the result you wanted!
jacquescouscous
Hell yeah!
TatanyaTanatia
Gosh, that must be terrible... disagreeing on something so fundamental. Good on you though! Keep loving your kid, good buddy!
Closeenoughforthis
I fought this fight, and eventually won. I'm happy for your victory.
squidiom
Thank you for fighting to defend your child, as you well know he is powerless to do it himself. He's lucky he has you in his corner.
Bridgiebird
Yes! That's a good win!
nardiza
What vaccine(s)? The cov one or all the other?
Sunshine12345
Thank you for stepping up and standing up. So few do when it counts.
betotherich
Hold up, his "step parents", so more than one, which means you are married to one of them ...
mrsdowneyjr
It's written wrong but that's ok.
KrytenKoro
*were* married
VerboseDood61
Sorry, I'm the step dad, his birth dad and stepmother are the antivaxxers.
AtYourFuneral
Co-parents then?
tarnok
I'm so fascinated... Does that mean you are/were married to the birth mom? Don't have to answer
Evergreenmrl
I think he just calls the kid his son instead of his step-son. Sounds nicer.
tarnok
The kid is their son regardless, I am absolutely praying into their private life and asking if they are step parents
tarnok
And what the dynamics are. I'm very nosey because I find family hiarachies fascinating!
Krossis
Then that's even bigger win for you
MadamPuddifoot
Not if the court sided with the child's birth mother, that would be normal.
Krossis
But the court sided with op, the stepdad
MadamPuddifoot
Who, I would presume, is married to the mom. Don't of bio mom is deceased that he would retain custodial rights over bio dad.
fattmoley3D
Science and facts will slowly take back pole position!
avastmehearty
Be prepared for real insanity before this is over… ex-brother in law is angry at his >adult< children for getting vaxxed, blames my sister
icebare
Risk of a serious covid case and risk of complications from a vaccine are about on par at that age but do what you want with your kid.
NinjaFishPotter
I like how they’re both the step parents in your mind.
MAARRS
Serious question: where are you? US? I'm in the same fight in NY.
ligmabolz
I had to run it trough my head for a sec. Explanation, birthmom and the guy she's with are pro vax.
CastIronChaos
It's a shame a court had to be involved at all.
MrPlinkett
I think you must mean arbitrator? Mediators don’t make decisions.
kevinbaken
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/anti-vax-saskatchewan-dad-daughter-1.6314411
KirkSteel
That guy is a genuine violent nutjob. No wonder he totally lost custody of his first child.
Meikhaila
They still haven't found the kid. WTF.
KirkSteel
Thankfully, they found her after 5 months. https://regina.ctvnews.ca/reunited-sask-mother-relishing-missing-daughter-s-safe-return-1.5804866
CaptainWeirdoMcBeardo
So... someone named Michael Jackson endangering kids? Jesus, what year is it?
ThatRaccoonGuy
I'm sorry your child is partially in the custody of somebody who doesn't care about their wellbeing.
polijutre
That's not true, they care about their wellbeing, they're just crazy stupid and they believe that what they're doing is caring.
HangingOnTheEdgeOfTomorrow
They THINK they're putting his well-being first, like all antivax fools do.
haveyouheardabouttheseinternetmemes
At first I was like "IDK if that's fair" but then I thought about and yeah, they're putting their own political beliefs before his wellbeing
albaboss
Idk man these extreme antivaxxers honestly believe vaccinations do physical harm. They’re brainwashed
randeerulessy1
https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/10/31/1050985458/the-fda-is-probing-whether-the-moderna-vaccine-can-cause-a-rare-
haveyouheardabouttheseinternetmemes
Did you even read this article? Covid is far more likely to give you myocarditis than the vaccine is.
randeerulessy1
I did read the article - but with headlines like this, no wonder they’re confused. Most won’t take the time to read it.
VerboseDood61
Thank you, I feel the same way. His stepmother even caught covid and is still antivaxx...
MorrighanWolf
court could not just strip custody?
WeAlreadyHadThisWar
No. And most states have a separate court ruling if you can even limit the timesharingnof the child due to covid risks
Lucallia
dark-silver lining: if they die from covid the child is all yours
toomuchpokemon
very dark...but true
SJBSavageInk
Unfortunately unless they die from it they'll always say vaccines are bad.
DonnaNobleInTheLibrary
I hope you could keep him with you during that time?
ThatRaccoonGuy
We're both vaccinated. He visited his family JUST before they started showing symptoms which was scary but he didn't get it
ThatRaccoonGuy
My fiance's parents have both had covid but they're still anti-vax. "It didn't kill us, so that proves it can't kill anybody. Stupid libs!"
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junkgoof
I haven’t met any. As a liberal I know one antivax person. Also one HS dropout conspiracy nut. A couple of vaccine hesitant.
Soufange
When will the funerals for covid clot-related aneurisms be?
ptothedubs
That’s the problem. The people who didn’t make it out alive can’t talk about it. Survivors bias.
RenegadeRed
My uncle and cousins live in South Dakota. My uncle sends antivaxx shit to my dad even after catching it and almost dying. My dad blockedhim
jekath
I had my girls vaxxed for HPV against their mother's will. She was furious when she found out. But on my watch, they get their vaccines.
jenzhere99
HPV is potentially deadly. You made the right choice
stevegarza31415
Riding a bike is potentially deadly. Your point? HPV is very low risk in American girls.
jekath
I'm not American. 400 girls in my country develop cervical cancer a year. 200 die from it. I'll protect my kids.
BetterDemosthenes
HPV is now an easily avoided deadly risk due to vaccine.
rebalicious
There are like 100 HPV strains and the vaccine only covers maybe 10. So it good but not that good.
cornedick
But the the science says it's actually helpful. UK has seen something like a 50% drop in cervical cancer.
jenzhere99
I guess since I'm an American female I shouldn't have contracted HPV in my mid 20's. The vaccine wasn't released here until 2006.
stevegarza31415
Now your girls are going to get cervical cancer! Gates is banned from India bc of the HPV. Risk is so low, why I put more shit in them.
BeatsBearsBattlestarGallactica
Hpv vaccines prevents most of the nasty hpv viruses that cause cervical or anal cancer. Here’s a reminder to get your booty Pap smeared if >
BeatsBearsBattlestarGallactica
You participate in anal.
YourMomIsEverything
The opposite is true: HPV can cause cervical cancer. Vaccination against the virus protects against this. Give girls *and* boys the shots.
stevegarza31415
Why the hell would you give boys the vax if they have no cervix, therefore no risk of cervical cancer.
YourMomIsEverything
Because the boys are the vector, duh.
Bigcurly2000
The shot prevents HPV, not the cancer itself. If men get HPV in their throats, it can cause throat cancer.
anotherdickat
hpv in the prostate causes prostate cancer dumbfuck
EngravedToaster
Men can also be spreaders of HPV, anyone can be and not realize they have it.
ballsoutflyer
You're a good father. You did what their mother refused to do.
stevegarza31415
Mother knows best. Father killed his 8 yo.
jekath
What the actual fuck? It's been years and my kids are perfectly fine.
ballsoutflyer
Begone, antivaxxer. Your garbage won't be tolerated here.
stevegarza31415
If you can read, go to an actual NIH page and see for yourself. U r already dead https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/pmc/articles/PMC8656165/
anotherdickat
A 66-year-old man with no significant medical history except for hypertension, hypercholesterolemia and type 2 diabetes
ballsoutflyer
"Dedicated studies are needed..." So you're just shooting shit into the wind without actually reading it. Good to know.
Bigcurly2000
What was her reasoning, "vaccines are harmful" or the good ol' puritanical "it'll encourage premarital sex!"
jekath
A horrible "documentary" about the dangers of it.
AnythingIsADildoIfYoureBraveEnough
In my experience the only danger is they hurt like a mofo.
bindedig
Vaccines cause premarital sex ? Sign me up !!!
iwantkittydaycare
Same. Kids got their covid vaccines and ex was pissed. He had someone call their pediatrician pretending to be his dead mother telling 1/2
stevegarza31415
You just maimed them or worse. They are now GMO’s like Monsanto corn.
kilty01337
Some of us have to wear prop 65 warnings everytime we visit California.
anotherdickat
You are an idiot. That's not how it works. At all.
iwantkittydaycare
them that "dad" didn't want his kids vaccinated and to put it in their charts. Nurse called me and told me and I told her, wow thats 2/3
iwantkittydaycare
strange since his mother died 5 years ago. Now THAT got put in their records. Thing is, I don't know why he would do that. He would have 3/4
iwantkittydaycare
more weight with the kids dr than his mother would since SHE HAD NO RIGHTS TO MY KIDS EVER. 4/4
Bigcurly2000
That is really bizarre! Although given his stance on vaccines, I'm assuming his logic skills aren't up to much...
MajorPoopyPants
When did someone make a Covid vaccine for kids?!?!?
nzconcon
Approved for 5 and over. Pfizer vaccine. It's a pediatric dose so less than the adults. In NZ two shots 8 weeks apart is recommended.
stevegarza31415
Never. Just poison. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/pmc/articles/PMC8656165/
gallopinggoldfish
“[Patient] remains convinced that mRNA vaccines represent very efficient products with a favorable benefit-risk ratio.”
anotherdickat
A 66-year-old man with no significant medical history except for hypertension, hypercholesterolemia and type 2 diabetes
daftpumpkin
And the patient was one of the authors!
iwantkittydaycare
My kids are 13. If I'm not mistaken its approved for 5 and uo
stevegarza31415
This is what will happen. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/pmc/articles/PMC8656165/
gallopinggoldfish
“[Patient] remains convinced that mRNA vaccines represent very efficient products with a favorable benefit-risk ratio.”
anotherdickat
A 66-year-old man with no significant medical history except for hypertension, hypercholesterolemia and type 2 diabetes NO no problems there