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

[landjwest at bellsouth.net]

Mindy,
I give your response a big thumbs up! I believe that same thing.
Laura
-------------- Original message from Mindy Lipsey <mindy_lipsey at yahoo.com>: -------------- 

I would definately suggest having other friends and role models who are blind, 
> so she doesn't ever feel "alone". I also remind my boys that everyone has "something" - basically something they 
> have to "deal with". I also tell them that God made us all the way we are for a reason.  Sometimes we 
> don't know what that reason is yet, but we will eventually find out. 
> Hope this helps. 
> 
> Mindy 
> 
> --- On Tue, 11/18/08, Amy Ruell wrote: 
> 
> From: Amy Ruell 
> Subject: Re: [blindkid] When your child realizes she's different.... To: "'NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)'" 
> 
> Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2008, 12:12 PM 
> 
> Hello Stephanie, 
> I'm sure that those words were very hard to hear!!! Do you know why 
> she's 
> struggling with this right now? Maybe if you knew more, you could help her 
> solve the undrlying problem that is causing her to wish she could see. 
> Thanks. 
> Amy 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Kieszak, Stephanie (CDC/CCEHIP/NCEH) 
> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 11:45 AM 
> 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 
> 
> 
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