“Chicken pox party”

My little boy had chicken pox a few weeks back now (11 months old) we seen my MIL yesterday and she made a comment on how “the last of the children have got over the pox” I asked her what she meant and apparently when she’s had our little one her and her friends have got together knowing one of the children had the pox. I had no idea this had even happened and as much as it didn’t really bother my little one I’m still so angry she’s purposefully exposed him to a disease especially knowing I’m pregnant and I’ve never had chickenpox as a child so I spent the whole time he had it worried about him, myself and our unborn daughter!! My partner has just sort of brushed it off as “it’s over and done with” and “he wasn’t even bad with them” but I just can’t believe the disrespect and I needed somewhere to rant
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That is absolutely disgusting. What a thoughtless thing to do. I feel soo angry for you! I wouldnt be able to hold back! You could have been extremely unwell with that and put your unborn babies life at risk!! She could be mother theresa and this be the only thing wrong she’s ever done, it would be enough for me to never trust her again!

I’d go fucking feral. What the actual fuck. Glad your little one was okay, at that age they tend to be able to handle it a bit better luckily but I’m more glad YOU are okay! So risky for pregnant women to be exposed to chicken pox, when I worked at a surgery we used to advise pregnant women with children who had chicken pox to have the child elsewhere while it was infectious even. Such an unnecessary risk to take and without consulting you?! Absolutely not her place and the thoughtlessness would worry me.

Oh i would be livid and the partner would be staying with mother dearest!! Even discounting making your child ill! You’re pregnant?!?! Absolutely the fuck not. Throw the whole lot of them away. Thats so dangerous!!!! And ridiculous, even if kiddo gets the pox if theyre young theres no guarantee they wont get it again so they have exposed him to an uncomfortable itchy disease just for their own outdated belief and that no one could possibly know better

This is such an older generation thing to do. I'd be absolutely furious to be honest. Luckily your little one handled it ok but there are plenty who become so poorly with it. Irresponsible old people who have no real understanding of current guidance and medical advice.

If it was me, she would lose babysitting rights for as long as it takes for her to prove she can be trusted again, and he son can go and live with her, I wouldn't even trust him to have the child on his own at this point.

@Becky mother theresa did some pretty awful things, so even then, I'd go low or no contact. Chicken pox is incredibly dangerous for unborn babies

@Kimberly Pawlik 100%

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