[Blindtlk] People How Asking How one Became Blind

[Carly Mihalakis]

Hi, Mike,
  Is such a thing not burning the candle at both ends, talking out of 
both sides of one's mouth, a spousing all this blind pride vigor 
while not being liberated enough to breathe of reasons your ocular 
organs don't function? Maybe some Federation people can answer this? 
At 09:42 PM 5/16/2013, Mike Freeman wrote:
>But how do we square this for ourselves with the NFB position that (a) it is
>respectable to be blind and (b) that with training and opportunity,
>blindness can be reduced to a physical nuisance? It seems to me that
>discomfort at discussing the topic is tantamount to being discomfited by
>one's own blindness.
>
>Just my $0.02-worth.
>
>Mike
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cindy
>Handel
>Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 6:26 PM
>To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] People How Asking How one Became Blind
>
>Well, I think people are just curious.  But, if you don't want to share this
>kind of personal information with someone, just tell them you're
>uncomfortable talking about it.
>
>Cindy
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: wogg le4
>Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 6:05 PM
>To: blindtlk ; indtlk at nfbnet.org
>Subject: [Blindtlk] People How Asking How one Became Blind
>
>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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