[Blindtlk] Ultra Embarrassing

[Nikki Wunderlich]

The first thing I want to say is mistakes happen to us all. The second thing
I want to say is that one day I had gotten ready for the day and after I was
out and about I found out that my shirt was on backward. Another time I had
gotten ready for the day, and was getting ready to go out and about, and I
was told my shirt had a big stain on it. 

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From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Graves, Diane
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2011 7:38 AM
To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
Subject: [Blindtlk] Ultra Embarrassing


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Good Morning All,

Just needing to vent, and thought I would share a little frustration at an
embarrassing incident which has me feeling very small this morning, and my
amazement at the fact that it happened just one day after my post about the
importance of visual appearance.  I got up this morning, still feeling
sleepy and dressing hurriedly. It is "casual day" here today, so I decided
on some comfortable red pants and a black shirt. I jumped in the car with my
daughter and headed downtown to work.

Just as I was preparing to get out of the car, I realized that instead of my
black shirt, I had grabbed a majenta pink shirt. The shirts are very
similar, so if one isn't paying close attention, it is easy to confuse them
tactually. So, now I am wearing red and majenta. I am frustrated not only
because of the obvious cause for embarrassment due to the mismatched
clothing, but at the fact that most of the sighted who don't know me well
will likely chalk it up to my blindness. Thus, its relevance to the list.
It could, conceivably, have happened to anyone who was sleepy, in a hurry,
and didn't stop to take that last glance in the mirror. But, because I am
blind, that will automatically be the reason in the minds of most.

I am going to need to stay in my office all day. Thankfully it is in the
back, and there isn't a lot of traffice  in the area. I have a blue sweater
that I am trying to keep wrapped tightly around me to cover up my crazy
mistake.  I almost turned around and went back home. I cannot believe I did
this.

Diane Graves
Civil Rights Specialist
Indiana Civil Rights Commission
Alternative Dispute Resolutions Unit
317-232-2647

"It is service that measures success."
George Washington Carver

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