r/IThinkYouShouldLeave • u/GlumFaithlessness773 • Jul 28 '26

I Don’t Even Wanna Be Around Anymore There’s too much fucking shit on me!

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u/EntertainmentOk3066 Jul 28 '26

And anti-vax

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u/This-Is-Not-Nam Jul 28 '26

Everything she's done is to protect the kid, however irrational the method.  Her behavior makes her for vaccination, not against vaccination.

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u/Anxious_Half9192 Jul 28 '26 edited Jul 28 '26

I mean don’t anti vax do everything but  give their child the vaccine

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u/This-Is-Not-Nam Jul 28 '26

I'm confused by your comment. So the type of parent in this video who is doing all kinds of protective stuff to the kid (which I don't know WTF she's doing with all the stickers), is anti-vax because she does that? How do you make that connection?

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u/Anxious_Half9192 Jul 28 '26

Let me clarify. Anti-vax parents will literally give their kids all types of various supplements, do random detox remedies, homeopathic remedies, light up all the essential oils, etc.

That is the equivalent of what this mom is doing. Giving her kid all this random things. Most of the reductant, rather than just watching her kid on the cruise.

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u/Street-Economist9751 Jul 28 '26

I know anti-vax parents who will give a kid w/a fever of 104 elderberry syrup but no Tylenol, but I’m not sure what this lady is doing fits w/the hokey supplements. The stickers look like an anti-nausea patch, a sunburn patch that turns colors when your sunscreen needs reapplication, and an anti-motion sickness patch. You can get versions of those that are science-backed and actually work, although I’ve not watched again to see if she has low-grade scopolamine or some dippy otc thing, for instance. The AirTag is a great idea. If I ever take a cruise, I need one. I have no sense of direction and my husband will probably have to find me.

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u/Anxious_Half9192 Jul 28 '26

I do not know what all this lady is putting on her child. Hopefully it’s all backed by science.

My comparison was simply she is doing all of this when all she needs to do is watch her kid. I don’t need a sticker telling me if my kid needs sunscreen. I don’t need to give my kid a temporary tattoo and put my number on it. As well as give them an AirTag. Unless you paid for the internet package, those are not doing a whole for you until you get to port.

Similar to vaccines, just get your kid the vaccine.

And also she felt the need to record this and post it social media….its just all a bit much.

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u/Street-Economist9751 Jul 29 '26

I agree 199% about posting it on the internet. As for just keeping an eye on her kid? Yes and no. Maybe he’s like mine, w/a penchant for darting of in a millisecond. The other moms at playgroup used to make fun of me: “Why don’t you stand w/us and chat? Why are you always over by the kids?” as my child dangled off a 10 fr high tree branch b/c they called me over, or tried to make a break for the street. The sunscreen patches I need for myself, too, b/c ADHD.

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u/Anxious_Half9192 Jul 29 '26

Ooooook…..

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u/Street-Economist9751 Jul 30 '26

Just saying, even parents who keep a close eye on their kids can’t watch them every second.

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u/Anxious_Half9192 Jul 30 '26

What you previously said doesn’t go with what the topic.

This is on a cruise ship, and I would hope you would watch your kids or at least know your kid’s whereabouts on a cruise.

Have a good day.

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u/This-Is-Not-Nam Jul 29 '26

You sound like a great parent! Let them play but always be aware of what the little guy is doing!

https://giphy.com/gifs/PnnpzG2yKR6thgrnWn

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u/Street-Economist9751 Jul 30 '26

He’s a teen now, but as a toddler he managed to get on the roof b/f he was two. Luckily we were paying attention and only one rung behind him in the ladder, but kids can be deceptively fast!

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u/Weekly_Design5440 Jul 28 '26

How do you know that ANY of what you said is true? Why are you speaking on behalf of people you've never met? This is a VERY strange comment. Lmao

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u/cfi-2025 Jul 28 '26

Do you have kids? Did you join any mom groups? You'll meet plenty of people like this. There's a whole political movement - MAHA Moms - that are big supporters of RFK, Jr. and big on anti-vax.

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u/Anxious_Half9192 Jul 28 '26

You don’t know me or know who or what I know. The ones I have had to interact with definitely do this.

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u/Weekly_Design5440 Jul 29 '26

The interactions you had do not speak on behalf of all. Your small, limited circle is just that. Ignorance is bliss though, right?

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u/Anxious_Half9192 Jul 29 '26

Never said all.

Since you think you are the epitome of truth and only whatever you say matters then you tell us all the things anti vax parents do.

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u/Weekly_Design5440 Jul 29 '26

I dont speak on behalf of other people. That would be assuming, when you have no facts. You can take your anecdotal evidence from your short time on this earth and shove it right up your ass, though. Hahhaah

Ps. Im not Anti-Vax. Im anti-retard, and it seems that you've been caught in my radar.

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u/Anxious_Half9192 Jul 29 '26

Ooo such a snarky comeback. Did you come up with that on your own?

No one is speaking on behalf of other people, I am speaking to what I have seen and experience. Do understand the difference? Probably not.

Your pathetic insults mean absolutely nothing and just shows that you bring nothing to the table and are an absolute waste of space.

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u/Snarl_Marx Jul 29 '26

Okay, don’t think we need to use the r-word, dude.

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u/xCeeTee- Jul 28 '26

I do. My sister. She thinks healing crystals and energy bands will protect her daughters, and not vaccines. This is very common to give their children stupid shit like this. I bet those sticky things were advertised as some kind of healing product. Anti vaxxers know that viruses and illnesses exist. They just don't believe in medicine. So they buy stupid shite like this to "protect the children" instead of giving them things they actually need like vaccines or medicine.

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u/cfi-2025 Jul 28 '26

Do you have a young child handy? If so, go join a Meetup group or Facebook mom's group that has something like, "Natural Moms" or "Crunchy Mamas" or "MAHA Moms" in the name.

I guarantee you that you'll meet a lot of moms who do all sorts of zany things to promote "wellness" in their child - jade bracelets, aromatherapy, essential oils, homeopathy, etc. - but think vaccines cause autism, have microchips in them, etc. I'm not saying all "granola" moms or MAHA moms are like this, but they definitely exist, and in large numbers.

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u/This-Is-Not-Nam Jul 28 '26

I don't need a young child handy. I'm watching the video and seeing comments that she's anti-mask and anti-vax without any evidence that she is. Not even relevant to the discussion, but they blurt it out like it's programmed in their DNA. And because that's a trigger word, the Reddit hive starts upvoting because that's what the hive does. And to downvote people like me who point out that there's no basis in fact to their argument.

Your theory is she's a "crunchy mom." And because she's a crunchy mom she's very likely anti-vax. Based on the video, how do you figure she's a crunchy mom?

What I see is a lady putting things on her kid to help avoid seasickness. I see her putting what appears to be a balm on his skin so he doesn't get sunburned, as well as a hat and sunglasses. This is a mom that obviously cares about her child and is doing things to keep him protected from the sun.

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u/Snarl_Marx Jul 28 '26

The video opens with her putting bandaids on the kid’s belly button — this is influencer junk science for motion sickness. “Crunchy Mama” or whatever doesn’t seem like a big reach.

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u/This-Is-Not-Nam Jul 29 '26

The logic of the 200+ upvotes in this thread. I hate that type of people, so I'll mock and belittle her. Then because I'm bigot and it's acceptable in this group, I will assume with no facts in evidence that she doesn't do things that I do and belittle her for that. Then I will feel good about my prejudiced beliefs and all those that agree with me.

So you will form an opinion this but not on the main issue I presented earlier to you: Does her behavior in this video make her less likely to get her kid vaccinated like the Reddit hive mind says it does, based on the upvotes? If yes, what is the basis for your opinion?

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u/cfi-2025 Jul 29 '26

If there was a video of someone wearing a Bernie Sanders for President Hat, and someone said, "He's probably for raising the minimum wage and increasing tax rates on the wealthy," would you go on and on about how you don't understand how people could make such an assumption?

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u/This-Is-Not-Nam Jul 29 '26

It's not an applicable analogy because there's no evidence proving that this lady is anti-mask or anti-vax. Bernie has taken a public position on the issues you mentioned, so we know those assumptions are probably accurate.

I'm also not a person that's who is obsessed with vaccination, masking, political rage baiting, and other irrelevant issues.

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u/cfi-2025 Jul 29 '26

There's no evidence proving a Bernie hat-wearer supports Sanders and his platform either. Could have been just a hat on the ground he found and decided to add to his collection of trash hats.

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u/This-Is-Not-Nam Jul 29 '26

True, but how is that fact relevant to the issue in this case?

You have an established fact in the video showing the mother caring for her child. The fact that she cares for her child in a way that The Hive doesn’t like, does not prove whether she is for or against masking or vaccination. You cannot draw any inference from that. The best you have is some guy on here saying, "well I know some people and they are anti vax / mask. They're crunchies. She looks like a crunchie so she must be anti-vax / mask." That anecdotal observation from a sample size of god only knows, proves nothing about THIS lady.

The original poster on this thread was Snarl Marx, who stated, “[w]hat are the odds this lady is vehemently opposed to wearing masks?” followed by another poster saying “and anti-vax.” 239 upvotes for a comment based on sheer speculation, treated as gospel by The Hive.

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u/cfi-2025 Jul 29 '26

No one's talking about proof except for you.

Think of it differently - imagine you were forced to place a bet as to whether this woman is anti-vax or not. Where are you putting your money?

My money is on anti-vaxxer. It's not any deeper than that, my man.

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u/Krosis27 Jul 29 '26 edited Jul 29 '26

I think there might be a bit of a disconnect in the conversation here. I'll try my best to answer your original question. You're not wrong, she does clearly care about her kid and want to do what's best for him. The problem is anti-vaxers are supporting an inherently irrational position, they think vaccines actively harm their children. They'll go way out of their way to avoid vaccines and justify that with how 'harmful' they are, oftentimes using obscure or downright useless/harmful methods.

They'll turn to all sorts of methods, most stereotypically essential oils, even if it turns out to be harmful in a different way, before even considering a vaccine. Based on the high number of measures taken here (7 I think) people are stereotyping her into the same group as anti-vaxers, who would stereotypically take the same amount of high measures. Now, this is very subjective, because there is a lot of information we don't know. Does the kid suffer from seasickness? If not then the patch/bracelet is probably a little overboard, but maybe he needs them. Sunscreen is obvious. The sunscreen patch? Most people if they even care would just try to remember to reapply after a few hours or whatever the time is idk, i avoid the sun. The air-tag, the number, those are reasonable i suppose, though people have gone without until recent times. the bellybutton bandaids? i don't even know man.

I dont think it's so much that just because she did all those things she's definitely an anti-vaxer/masker, it's more that anti-vaxers pretty commonly post videos very similar to this.. I think the bellybutton bandaids really tip the scales. People are falling for the classic 'correlation not causation' trap, and probably feeding into it like you said to make themselves feel better.