Sounds like your mom was way ahead of the curve.
It was a very common thing back then. Even though I had the measles vaccine (not sure about chicken pox or whooping cough, did have the polio on the sugar cube and the smallpox that left a scar on my arm), they told my mom, if I did get measles, it wouldn't be as bad.
I did get measles, chicken pox and whooping cough, although I never did get mumps.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
I got the mumps in first grade and clearly remember it was painful and I was very ill. Worst part was I missed the classroom valentines day party.
How I didn't get the mumps, I'll never know, as a lot of the kids got them. I definitely don't want them now at 65!
And yeah, missing any of the school parties sucked.
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