When my little sister had chicken pox, I had to sleep in the same bed with her when she was in the contagious stage but I did not get them. I never had the chicken pox as a child and I still have not had them as an adult. My daughter was exposed to a kid in her 2nd grade class that had them. She came home and her two brothers came down with very light cases of chicken pox but she did not get them. She was exposed to them while she was pregnant with our grandson and she still did not get them. I do not have the chicken pox virus in my body so I will not come down with shingles.