Old 05-10-2012, 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by CanoePam View Post
Not a new thing. When I was young (50 years ago or so) there weren't immunizations for common diseases like chicken pox, mumps, and measles. Our moms did this type of "party" so their kids would get the disease young instead of as teenagers.

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I've heard of that, too. To me it's right up there with the new cover of TIME Magazine.
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