[Blindtlk] Questions concerning how people look like

[hmp]

Hello:
In answer to your question, I was born blind. I was born totally 
blind, but I've had a little bit of vision since I aged. Now, I 
don't try to use negative thoughts about blindness at all, I am 
just expressing my view points as a blind person. Thank you, 
though, for your thoughts.

> ----- Original Message -----
>From: Ray Foret jr <rforetjr at comcast.net
>To: Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>Date sent: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 05:16:43 -0600
>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Questions concerning how people look like

>Humberto,

>In your message, with respect to your feeling your girlfriend's 
face, you say, in part:

>	" I've done that once with my girlfriend. A trusted adult 
was guiding us, and we didn't have any problems."

>	Huh?  Why would you two need guidence in feeling each others 
faces?  If she didn't mind you feeling her face, well, why 
would you need careful guidence?  Just take your hand and 
run it over her face.  I am a little disturbed by something 
else that seems to happen in both your messages.  You seem 
to be very much afraid of making any mistakes or doing 
something wrong.  Almost as if you think you're going to be 
punished or struck with thunder and lightining if you make 
an enozent mistake about something or other.  From the tone 
of your message, I gather that you are newly blinded; and, 
it has only been recently that you lost your sight.  Is this 
correct?

>A slight sense of insecurity seems to be showing up in your 
messages which would seem to suggest that you've got some very 
negative notions about blindness that you need to get rid of.  
Here's a good starting point:

>www.nfb.org



>Sincerely,
>The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!

>Now a Mac user!!!

>e-mail:
>rforetjr at comcast dot net

>Skype:
>barefootedray

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