[Blindtlk] Living in the suburbs as a visually impaired mom withkids?

[Marsha Drenth]

Mari,

If this is a great area for you and your children to grow up, then it is
worth looking at. I lived in a similar situation with my first hubby. We
lived very far out from the city, not close to any shopping. My kids were
small at that point too. What I did was this. If you have children in
elementary school, get to know the other mothers in the school. Say to them,
if you could help with shopping, I could do babysitting for you. Become
friends with them, trade things for the transportation. Parents sighted or
blind do this all the time. If one of them is going to the store, and you
need a gallon of milk, ask them to pick up for you. There are a lot of ways
tow ork around this. Get involved in a church. In play groups in the hood.
When you make friends, it won't be so hard to ask people for help. And if
you have something to offer back, then it will make it even. If you are
worried about crossing that streat, go in front of the city council, and ask
for a cross walk. If the schools are on the other side of the street from
the houses, all those children have to cross some place. So there might be a
crossing guard during school hours. If you can get a cross walk, then it
will be easier to cross the busy street. You have a lot of options. I know
public transportation limits us to cities, but burbs are much safer and
nicer to live in, and many of us want that option. 

Hope that helps,
marsha



-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Mari Hunziker
Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 3:42 PM
To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Blindtlk] Living in the suburbs as a visually impaired mom
withkids?

HI Friends,

My husband and I have two children a six year old son and a two year old
daughter. We live, in a suburb outside of Austin and frankly if we lived in
the Austin city limits life might be  easier for me (bus travel). But here's
my dilemma is that my husband wants to move to a beautiful master planned
community, which I love as well. The only thing about this community is that
it does not have close shopping. This really does not bother me because
where I currently live I can walk to the grocery store. It is just about a
mile and a half away. Trying to do this with the kids has been extremely
difficult. I don't know if life will be better in the community or if it
will be better to stay. The pros to the new place is that they have an
elementary, a middle, and a high school right across the street from the
homes. It also has a pool and a playground. My current neighborhood has more
things around it like shopping but I cannot cross the street to get to them.
The street does not have a crosswalk and I am not about to jaywalk with two
children underfoot. I'd  really like your opinion.
Thank you,
Mari Hunziker
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