[blparent] Question about adopting

[Elizabeth Cooks]

I think that's a much better idea than having to put on a performance for 
strangers.  I'm sorry, but questions like: "How will you know if your child 
has a fever?" is a stupid question.  Most peiple, blind or sighted, touch a 
child's forehead to see if there is a possible fever.  If the question is 
about how will the parent know how high the fever is, then you can get into 
talking thermometers and things like that.Besides, if these people would use 
their brains once in a while and think things through, they would realize 
that they themselves don't use their precious eyesight for everything 
regarding their children.  I'm really sorry for the ranting post, but zI 
just get sick of the same old questions, that if thought through, people 
would find the answers themselves
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Deborah Kent Stein" <dkent5817 at worldnet.att.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 9:46 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Question about adopting


>
>
> Dear Shannon,
>
> Unfortunately, it's not uncommon for blind prospective parents to run into 
> problems with adoption agencies who are not familiar with blind people. 
> It might help to put them in contact with some competent blind parents so 
> they can see firsthand that blindness is not an obstacle to being a good 
> mother or dad.  Where do you live?  If you contact the NFB president in 
> your state, he or she can probably put you in contact with parents who 
> will be happy to help.
>
> Debbie
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Shannan Zinck" <shannanzinck at gmail.com>
> To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 11:20 AM
> Subject: [blparent] Question about adopting
>
>
>>I don't really know if anyone can answer this or not but, we had our first
>> home visit from adoption services today and unfortunately me being 
>> visually
>> impaired and my husband being blind seems to be the biggest concern they
>> have. I guess my question is does anyone have any idea how we would 
>> convince
>> them that we can handle a child or how to ease their minds on this 
>> subject.
>> I really don't want this to become a big enough issue that we have to 
>> fight
>> for this child. Everything else seems fine but, this one point and some 
>> how
>> I feel like I'm being penalized for being born this way even though there
>> was nothing that could be done about it. Any ideas would be really great.
>> thanks.
>>
>> -- 
>> Shannan Zinck
>> Survival is letting GOD take over!!!
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