[blindkid] Having Sleep overs with Sighted Friends

[Marianne Denning]

I grew up in a tiny town where everyone knew everyone else so this was
never an issue for me.  I think the family rules be should be set by
the family but a blind child should be treated the same as sighted
siblings.

On 12/17/15, Merry-Noel Chamberlain via blindkid <blindkid at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Roanna,I agree with Debby 100%.  However, my daughters were/are always
> allowed to have friends come to our house for sleepovers.  That way, they
> could all have fun and I would feel fine about that.  I would FOR SURE say
> no if I didn't know anything about the other girl or her family.  Your
> mother did the right thing.
> Merry-Noel
>
>
>
>       From: Debby B via blindkid <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
>  To: "Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)"
> <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Debby B <bwbddl at yahoo.com>
>  Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 4:21 PM
>  Subject: Re: [blindkid] Having Sleep overs with Sighted Friends
>
> Our children (sighted or blind) were never allowed to go to another's house
> until we got to know the parents, definitely not a sleepover. Children are a
> precious treasure and we wanted to be sure our kids would be safe wherever
> they were.
>  Debby
> bwbddl at yahoo.com
>
> ~"Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can
> read."~Mark Twain
>
>
>       From: Roanna Bacchus via blindkid <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
>  To: blindkid at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Roanna Bacchus <rbacchus228 at gmail.com>
>  Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 2:57 PM
>  Subject: [blindkid] Having Sleep overs with Sighted Friends
>
> Dear Members,
>
> I hope all of you are doing well.  The subject of this message
> stems from an incident that occurred when I was in sixth grade.
> It was the weekend of my older sister's graduation party and I
> had been invited to a sleep over at the home of a sighted friend.
> I asked my mom if I could go to it and she said no.  As I look
> back on this incident now I don't blame my mom for not letting me
> go.  She did not know anything about my sighted friend or her
> family.  I'd love to hear your thoughts on this topic.
>
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Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
(513) 607-6053