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I didn't!

When I was about 18 months old I was a test subject (one of many) for a new chicken pox vaccine. Afterwards I was purposely exposed to it...through my older brothers, cousins and several classmates, and the worst I ever got was a very mild heat rash that was gone within 12 hours!

ETA: When I got my first round of prenatal blood work done they told me I still had the antibodies (I think?) in my blood, which was good because they got super worried when I told them I'd never had it.

When I was 4

Second grade during Thanksgiving break. My aunt & uncle made me stay home that year... Booooooo!
I have 2 scars - one on my forehead and one on my belly.

I was 6.

It was right before Kindergarten. Both my sister and I had it at the same time. I don't really remember it, but I do have a scar still!

I didn't. They checked me for antibodies during pregnancy, and zip. Nothing.

I never had them! I was just vaccinated last October.

I was also in kindergarten.

I was 7. My mom purposely took us to our neighbors' house where they had an outbreak.

I never got it. My mother and brother never did either. I got the vaccine I think around the end of college just to make sure I didn't get it later on but I suspect we wouldn't have.

I was in kindergarten.

I was excposed multiple times throughout my childhood and never got it!! It was bizarre. As a teen I got the vaccine and still haven't gotten it.

@Mrs. Pen: I do wonder if some people just have a natural immunity. It sure seems like it since my mom, me and my bro never had it. I totally wanted the vaccine just in case!

Grade 1! And then gave them to my sister in kindergarten and my brother who was 3

@Reese: twice?!! Oh you poor thing I'm so afraid of getting it as an adult!

@JerricaBenton: most of my family got it. Me and my little brother were the only ones that didn't, and there are 6 kids!

Kindergarten. And it was Halloween too! I remember being covered in cornstarch watching Green Acres with my grandma while my sister trick or treated with my parents. It was sad!

Never. I got tested for antibodies and was negative, so they have me the vaccine to prevent a patient from giving vzv to me.

I was less than a year old.

I think it was 2nd or 3rd grade. All I remember was that it was summertime and being upset that my mom made me wear a huge tshirt in the pool after I wasn't contagious anymore. My young self didn't worry about scars, I just wanted to swim. Grateful, my mom was concerned though since now I don't have any scars.

Never had it!