<font size=2 face="sans-serif"> When
my sighted older daughter was that age, she loved to come to Convention.
She slept in the morning as long as she wanted to -- a big plus for
a teenager! She always found other siblings to hang out with. One
year she became great friends with a girl who was losing her vision but
still had a lot, and needed to be encouraged to use her cane. So
my daughter borrowed a cane and they both walked around with them. </font>
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<br><font size=1 color=#5f5f5f face="sans-serif">From:
</font><font size=1 face="sans-serif">"Marsha Drenth"
<marsha.drenth@gmail.com></font>
<br><font size=1 color=#5f5f5f face="sans-serif">To:
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<br><font size=1 color=#5f5f5f face="sans-serif">Date:
</font><font size=1 face="sans-serif">05/16/2011 02:06 PM</font>
<br><font size=1 color=#5f5f5f face="sans-serif">Subject:
</font><font size=1 face="sans-serif">[blindkid] parents
of older children at convention</font>
<br><font size=1 color=#5f5f5f face="sans-serif">Sent by:
</font><font size=1 face="sans-serif">blindkid-bounces@nfbnet.org</font>
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<br><tt><font size=2>Hi,<br>
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Potentially I will be taking a 14, 13, and 11 year old to convention. My
13<br>
year old son is blind, and I have already signed him up for all and every<br>
youth track activity possible. I am a bit concerned about my 14 year old
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What do other parents do with teenagers while at convention?<br>
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My fear is that my 14 year old, will be bored out of his mind. Yes, I am<br>
sure he would learn a lot about blindness, but there is ONLY so much for
a<br>
14 year old to do, while I am in meetings, and doing the normal convention<br>
thing. It would be one thing if we were going to FL for a vacation, and<br>
could leave the hotel, but as we will be in the hotel most of our time.
He<br>
is the type of child that is going to want to go out. Go out of the hotel<br>
and do sight seeing. I am honestly not even worried about my 11 year
old. <br>
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If you have suggestions for me, ideas, advice, please email me off list
at<br>
marsha.drenth@gmail.com <br>
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Thank you,<br>
<br>
Marsha <br>
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