[Blindtlk] To Drive or not to Drive: that is the question

[Michelle Medina]

Very true!! I never had boyfriends, in fact, I've never had a
boyfriend, EVER. Your right though, the feeling like a burden
definitely comes up and it isn't talked about much. My parents have 3
other kids to look after to, admittedly one of them is my sister who's
already 20, but she doesn't have a car either and no money to get one,
so she's a burden on them as well. The other two are 12 and 9, so them
taking themselves places is out of the question! Lol.

On 4/29/11, Desiree Oudinot <turtlepower17 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Yeah, I'm in the country too. Public transportation has never been an
> option for me. Luckily, my family can help me out at the moment, but I
> do feel like a burden to them sometimes, especially if it's a social
> event I need them to drive me to. When I was in high school, I always
> felt very embarrassed about having to ask my parents to drive me to a
> boyfriend's house and that kind of thing. I'm not in a relationship
> now, and I'm a little older, but I would still feel the same way. Not
> being able to drive can be very frustrating in that aspect of life,
> and it's not something people often talk about.
>
> On 4/29/11, Michelle Medina <michellem86 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I'm all for driving, period. I am in the country and don't have access
>> to public transportation so expensive or not, driving will definitely
>> figure in my future down the road. I don't know how far down the road,
>> but it will be a part of it for me personally.
>>
>> On 4/29/11, nikki Wunderlich <nikki0222 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> My thoughts on this subject are while it would be nice to be able to
>>> drive,
>>> it doesn't mean that in the mean time we can't live full productive
>>> lives.
>>> It just means that when and if we are able to drive, it will be some what
>>> easier for us to do so, especially for those who live out in the country.
>>> It
>>> also doesn't mean we can't be as independent as possible til then because
>>> we
>>> can with the use of public transportation, as well as friends and family
>>> helping out with rides from time to time, we also can walk places if they
>>> are not too far, or to dangerous to get to.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>> Behalf Of Darian Smith
>>> Sent: Friday, April 29, 2011 12:30 PM
>>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>>> Subject: [Blindtlk] To Drive or not to Drive: that is the question
>>>
>>> I have heard from many, blind and sighted alike that the blind  being
>>> able to drive will be  looked  upon as  something  absolutely iconic
>>> and life-changing.  Assuming  that this opinion is in fact widely
>>> believed,  what do you think this means for us as blind people now?
>>> Also what does it mean, if we never do  drive? Is this to say that our
>>> lives  are not full?  Not complete?  And will never be?
>>>  I'm curious as to your thoughts  on this.
>>>
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>>
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-- 
"Now I'll take the blame,
So forget my name.
Just close the blinds,
So I can come down. . .
I'm naked and shamed,
Moth to the flame.
Just take my hand,
So we can both drown. . ."
SHAUN MORGAN - "FORSAKEN" Copyright 2011