[blparent] wow kindergarten has changed!

[trishs]

When in public

because

It takes a village."

> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M." <Rebecca.Pickrell at ngc.com
>To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org
>Date sent: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 07:37:04 -0400
>Subject: Re: [blparent] wow kindergarten has changed!

>Exactly.
>It's not my job to tell other parents how to do something with 
regard to
>their children, so while I personally may not like the way a 
child is
>behaving, it just isn't my problem unless that child is doing 
something
>that affects his or her own safety, or mine or that of my child.

>-----Original Message-----
>From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org 
[mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>On Behalf Of Amber Boggs
>Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 1:07 AM
>To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [blparent] wow kindergarten has changed!

>I agree with you on one point.  If a child is being disruptive at 
an
>event the parents should try and keep them quiet.  On the other 
points I
>totally have to disagree with you on.  If a parent allows there 
children
>to run threw a store witch by the way is a huge peeve of mine, 
then that
>is there rite and who is it for us to tell them to control there
>children.  We gripe as blind parents because people are always 
trying to
>tell us how do do things, thinking we cant parent, and so on, but 
then
>we will turn around and boss parents around thus doing the same 
thing
>that we look down on when it is done to us.  How would you feel 
if you
>had your child on a leash in order to give him freedom but also 
keeping
>him safe as a blind parent and someone came up to you telling you 
to get
>your child off a leash that he was not a dog?  I realize that the
>situations are not exactly alike, but in principle one parent 
telling
>another how to raise there kids is exactly alike.  I personally 
can not
>stand parents allowing kids to run in stores, scream out of 
control in
>restaurants, but It is not my place to tell them how to raise 
there
>kids.  And besides do we think that by us telling them to make 
there kids
>stop running around that from now on they will be good parents 
and
>follow our lead? I think not.
>JOB Sorry if this sounds harsh, its not meant to be so, but its a 
peeve
>of mine to have people tell me what to do.  LOL Amber
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: trishs
>  To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>  Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 2:11 PM
>  Subject: Re: [blparent] wow kindergarten has changed!


>  Last year at my girl's Christmas concert I sat across the table
>  from a young woman and man with a little boy two-years-old.
>  Micro man wasn't willing to sit quietly, super-parents weren't
>  willing to take him to the provided quiet room, and Trish 
almost
>  got herself beat up because I couldn't keep my mouth shut.  I
>  complained to them about their noise and I was told "maybe you
>  should mind your own business, this is a family concert."  I 
said
>  I was aware of that, but I couldn't hear my family.  "Your 
little
>  man may be the center of your universe, but he is not the 
center
>  of mine, and he's disruptive, and you're inconsiderate."  They
>  went into the office and complained about me.  Nothing 
happened,
>  but my mom couldn't get me out of there fast enough.
>  Maybe I'm the only one who feels this way, but, if you're in
>  public, the grocery store, restaurant, school event, every 
thing
>  you do there is public.  If I find your children running around
>  in the store I'm going to say something to you.
>  It's not as though I'm barging into your living room telling 
you
>  how to raise your family.

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