Chickenpox!

[tree_and_leaf]

Further to sammee42's discussion, a while back, of home schooling, I can state that I've found another drawback.

One of my housemates - the Classicist, not either of the two mentioned earlier - who was homeschooled at primary level, has just come down with chickenpox, never having caught it at school. He's not a very happy bunny, especially as he now will have to rearrange all his tutes and classes, as he can't very well risk passing it on to the students....

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Chicken Pox

[sammee42.livejournal.com]

Interesting. I actually had chicken pox when I was four: caught it from a girl at church. Perhaps your housemate just didn't get out enough?

Re: Chicken Pox

[tree_and_leaf]

If so, he's regretting it now... not a lot of fun, though mumps or something would be worse!

Re: Chicken Pox

[sammee42.livejournal.com]

Yikes! I wonder why someone's not required a chicken pox vaccine!!

Re: Chicken Pox

[tree_and_leaf]

It's not common over here in the UK; I think there's a general feeling that it's such a mild illness it's not cost-effective to vaccinate. You can have complications, but they are much rarer and milder than with mumps or measles. As always, though, these things seem to be worse if you have them late in life.

Re: Chicken Pox

[sammee42.livejournal.com]

I see. I never knew any homeschooler who never had chicken pox, so I guess it goes to show that homeschoolers have got to mix with the general population!! :)

Re: Chicken Pox

[nineveh-uk.livejournal.com]

It's definitely a moral lesson on how you can't protect your children from the world by isolating them from it!