[blindkid] When your child realizes she's different....

kala hjelle khjelle at hotmail.com
Tue Nov 18 17:12:54 UTC 2008


My daughter Lily is almost 9.  Over the years we have talked a lot about how being different is wonderful.  We have talked about many people we know and come up with things about them that make them different and special. She knows that her blindness is one (among many) thing that makes her different, unique, and special.  One thing that she really loves about being blind is that she gets to teach people.  I have always said that God picked her to be a special teacher in this world.  She says she teaches people how she reads braille, how she uses her cane, how she knows who is around by the way they walk or breathe, and most importantly she teaches people that the things that make us different from others are the things that make us who we are and that if we love those things about us, then others will, too.  So the "teacher" part of it is really what makes her feel good about her blindness.  Just an idea...
 
kala
(I have been on this list for a while, but have never posted or replied. This one jumped out at me.)
 
 
> Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:45:09 -0500> From: sek7 at cdc.gov> To: blindkid at nfbnet.org> Subject: [blindkid] When your child realizes she's different....> > My 6 year old daughter has recently started talking a lot about being> blind and about her "acrylic" eyes, as she refers to her prosthetics.> The other night, she said to me "Mommy, can you get me something so I> can see with my eyes instead of with my hands?" I felt like someone had> plunged a knife into my heart! For you parents of older kids, was there> anything you ever said or did that helped when your child seemed to be> feeling sad or angry about being blind? I tried reminding her of all> the other blind people we know who also don't see things with their eyes> but that didn't seem to help. Any suggestions would be greatly> appreciated!> Stephanie> > > _______________________________________________> blindkid mailing list> blindkid at nfbnet.org> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindkid_nfbnet.org> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindkid:> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindkid_nfbnet.org/khjelle%40hotmail.com
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