[Blindtlk] Blindness and Singleness

[justin williams]

What online site did you use?

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From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mike
Freeman
Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2013 5:01 PM
To: Blind Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Blindness and Singleness

What I meant was that sight has zilch to do with considerations of whom one
is attracted to. 
Mike 

On Sep 8, 2013, at 13:27, Michelle Medina <michellem86 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Mike,
> Your saying it's irelevant, and that was your experience. As Justin 
> said, awesome! More power to ya! However, most of us, myself included, 
> haven't had that experience.
> Example: Not with dating, but with my Baby Nece Kaylynne.
> A little over a month ago when she wasn't yet 1 month of age, my 
> sister realized she'd have to find a job. Luckily, she found one.
> However, her partner's father asked her who would help care for 
> Kaylynne while she worked. She said, Michelle will. This guy 
> immediately jumps up and says: "I have a real problem with that!"
> Worse, because his son, my sister's partner, doesn't have the, uh, 
> male equipment, to stand up to his father and tell him to shove it, 
> says that he is "concerned" to. . . My mother, sister and grandmother 
> ragged on the guy until he and his wife left, leaving my sister's 
> partner miffed and everyone else boiling because they've all known me 
> since I was born.
> I knew when Kaylynne was born that my sister was cool with me caring 
> for her, even then, however, I also found myself working a million 
> times harder than alot of other people would have to "get things 
> "right"", to be "perfect" and "never make a mistake" with Kaylynne, 
> for fear of having him try to convince my sister that I wasn't fit to 
> care for her.
> When I change her diapers, give her a bottle or even play with her, 
> I'm always checking and rechecking to make sure I've done everything 
> "right", to make sure she won't fall or hit her head, or ANYTHING.
> That can be switched into dating to, and that's even after we all 
> realize we aren't perfect, myself included, no matter how hard I try 
> to prove to the contrary.
> 
> On 9/8/13, Mike Freeman <k7uij at panix.com> wrote:
>> All:
>> I met my wife online. It was not a Christian dating service. She is
sighted.
>> IMHO the vision or lack thereof of one's date is irrelevant.
>> Mike freeman
>> 
>> On Sep 8, 2013, at 12:35, "justin williams" 
>> <justin.williams2 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> I'm just lightening up the thread a little.  But seriously, our not 
>>> getting

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