[Blindtlk] People How Asking How one Became Blind

[Carly Mihalakis]

Hi, Mike,

Sing it, my brother in bi blastoma!
for today, Car04:03 PM 5/16/2013, Mike Freeman wrote:
>People are just so curious that they can't stand it so they ask. 
>Frankly, I don't understand why so many of us get hung up about this 
>or why many of us think this is so personal. After all, if we truly 
>believe that it is respectable to be blind, then we should just be 
>able to answer the question without emotional trauma or angst. We 
>are always telling kids to ask about blindness rather than shy away 
>from us. I should think that what is true for kids should be so for 
>adults also.
>Alternatively, some people can't seem to figure out how to start a 
>conversation without making eye contact so they ask about your 
>blindness because it is what they're emotionally preoccupied with. 
>After all, we are a minority.
>Relax and just go with the flow.
>
>Mike Freeman
>
>
>On May 16, 2013, at 15:05, wogg le4 <woggle4 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi, I often people ask what is a personal question when they don't
> > know one very well. Why do they feel justified in doing so?
> >
> > I have no difficulty in discussing the subject but don't always think
> > it appropriate in the particular context.
> >
> > this email was prompted by a girl who remarked that she had wondered
> > about this all the time she knew me.
> >
> > I think she's a bit wierd anyway - it just got me thinking, as I'm
> > currently stuck on a train sitting beside this girl, struggling to
> > make conversation, which I'm finding particularly difficult - she
> > really is an annoying individual.
> >
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