[blparent] Making formula

[Pickrell, Rebecca M.]

Same here though the blender works great as long as you use it. 
And it does indeed lessen the workload. 
I'm glad it worked so well for you. 

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On Behalf Of Silvara
Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 9:25 PM
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Subject: [blparent] Making formula

Hi Rebecca:

I took your idea and also made formula in the blender once a day. Lessen
the 
work. Thanks for sharing.
Of course he's now 15 months and drinks regular milk. *smile*
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Allie" <alliemartins at gmail.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 2:04 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Useful Appliances


> Hey, that's a good idea! I'll pass that on to my sister.  She'll
> be grateful to know that her life can be made easier by this
> method.
>
> --Allie
>
>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M." <Rebecca.Pickrell at ngc.com
>>To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>Date sent: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:59:08 -0400
>>Subject: Re: [blparent] Useful Appliances
>
>>Pippy.
>>If you'll be formula-feeding your daughter, you can make the
> formula in
>>bulk using a blender.
>>We did this, and it's like making a milkshake, though you of
> course have
>>to be very careful with the ratio of powder to water, the ratio
> is 1
>>powder to 2 waters the size of the container doesn't matter, just
> be
>>sure you use the same size container for both formula and water.
>>I liked this method because I hated shaking bottles, always
> wondere d if
>>I had it all shaken, and I was able to make several bottles at
> once
>>meaning my daughter didn't have to wait.
>>I just thought you'd be interested, and I am the only person I
> know who
>>did this.
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: blparent-bounces+rebecca.pickrell=ngc.com at nfbnet.org
>>[mailto:blparent-bounces+rebecca.pickrell=ngc.com at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf
>>Of Pipi
>>Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 1:41 PM
>>To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>>Subject: Re: [blparent] Useful Appliances
>
>>a magic bullet is a glorified blender basically.  i use it to
> make milk
>>shakes and smoothies.  but also to chop garlic, grate cheese,
> grind
>>coffee
>>beans, and so much more.  it comes with a juicer, regular blender
>>container,
>>4 cups that you can make frozen margarita type drinks in, and  a
> few
>>other
>>containers.  you just screw which ever blade you want to use on
> it and
>>put it
>>in the bass and push down.
>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Tammy, Paul and Colyn" <tcl189 at rogers.com
>>To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 6:08 PM
>>Subject: Re: [blparent] Useful Appliances
>
>
>>> Hi,
>>> What's a magic bullet?
>
>>> tammy
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Pipi" <blahblahblah0822 at gmail.com
>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 5:15 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Useful Appliances
>
>
>>>>i love my magic bullet.
>>>> i really want an electric tea kettle.  i really enjoy drinking
> tea now
>>and
>>>> the kettle on the stove takes forever.
>>>> i've heard of a pasta cooker and want one but have never
> actually
>>seen
>>>> one
>>>> before.
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "trishs" <slosser at metrocast.net
>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 11:25 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Useful Appliances
>
>
>>>>> That's a kool tip!
>
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>From: Allie <alliemartins at gmail.com
>>>>>>To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>Date sent: Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:42:34 -0700
>>>>>>Subject: Re: [blparent] Useful Appliances
>
>>>>>>Did you know you can use the Forman grill for grilled cheese,
>>>>>>too? Just butter each side of the sandwich, and set it on the
>>>>>>grill.  Close it and give it about three to four minutes before
>>>>>>you slide the sandwich off on to a plate.
>>>>>>Note: the better quality bread tends not to get squished like the
>>>>>>cheaper stuff.  If you don't care about squished sandwiches, then
>>>>>>it works just as well.
>
>>>>>>-- Allie
>
>
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M." <Rebecca.Pickrell at ngc.com
>>>>>>>To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>Date sent: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 13:22:38 -0400
>>>>>>>Subject: Re: [blparent] Retying the Bread Bag
>
>>>>>>>How so?
>>>>>>>Couldn't you just use the microwave?
>>>>>>>Not trying to sound like a jerk, just trying to find some new
>>>>>>ways to
>>>>>>>perform some somewhat new tasks, and am curious to know how this
>>>>>>makes
>>>>>>>people's lives easier.
>>>>>>>And, how do you know when what you've made is done? Recepees I've
>>>>>>found
>>>>>>>all say "until it's golden brown".
>>>>>>>So, yes, this does tie into blindparenting, as my daughter loves
>>>>>>grilled
>>>>>>>cheese, and if I can find a device that will make other meal prep
>>>>>>>easier, I'm all ears.
>
>>>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>From: blparent-bounces+rebecca.pickrell=ngc.com at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>[mailto:blparent-bounces+rebecca.pickrell=ngc.com at nfbnet.org] On
>>>>>>Behalf
>>>>>>>Of Tammy, Paul and Colyn
>>>>>>>Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 1:03 PM
>>>>>>>To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>>>>>>>Subject: Re: [blparent] Retying the Bread Bag
>
>>>>>>>Hi,
>
>>>>>>>Check Wallmart or Target or some other place  like that.  I love
>>>>>>mine!
>>>>>>>It
>>>>>>>makes my life so much easier.
>
>>>>>>>Tammy
>>>>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M." <Rebecca.Pickrell at ngc.com
>>>>>>>To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 10:41 AM
>>>>>>>Subject: Re: [blparent] Retying the Bread Bag
>
>
>>>>>>>> Tell me more.
>>>>>>>> This sounds like what I neeed.
>>>>>>>> Where do I get one? I've never even heard of this and have been
>>>>>>trying
>>>>>>>> to figure out a way to simplify the grilled cheese sandwich
>>>>>>making
>>>>>>>> process.
>>>>>>>> Where can I find this? And does it only do grilled cheese?
>
>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>> From: blparent-bounces+rebecca.pickrell=ngc.com at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>> [mailto:blparent-bounces+rebecca.pickrell=ngc.com at nfbnet.org]
On
>>>>>>>Behalf
>>>>>>>> Of Tammy, Paul and Colyn
>>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 10:37 AM
>>>>>>>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Retying the Bread Bag
>
>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>> It's a small appliance that makes really good sandwitches.  It
>>>>>>you
>>>>>>>make
>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>> sandwitch like grilled cheese and then put it in the press  and
>>>>>>turn
>>>>>>>it
>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>> it will heat the sandwitch and six minutes later you'll have a
>>>>>>really
>>>>>>>> good
>>>>>>>> sandwitch.  It's much better then using a frying pan, and the
>>>>>>>> sandwitches
>>>>>>>> come out better imo.  You can do two at a time so that makes my
>>>>>>life
>>>>>>>> easier
>>>>>>>> too.
>
>>>>>>>> Tammy
>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>> From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M." <Rebecca.Pickrell at ngc.com
>>>>>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 10:10 AM
>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Retying the Bread Bag
>
>
>>>>>>>>> What is a sandwich press?
>>>>>>>>> Please share.
>
>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>> From: blparent-bounces+rebecca.pickrell=ngc.com at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>>> [mailto:blparent-bounces+rebecca.pickrell=ngc.com at nfbnet.org]
On
>>>>>>>> Behalf
>>>>>>>>> Of trishs
>>>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 5:47 PM
>>>>>>>>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Retying the Bread Bag
>
>>>>>>>>> When it gets low enough I twist the bag and fold it down over
>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>>> top.
>>>>>>>>> I'm surprised at how many other uses those twisties have.  I
use
>>>>>>>>> them to keep my small appliance cords tidy, (such as) bean
>>>>>>>>> grinder, sandwich press, crock-pot, and my George Forman
grills.
>>>>>>>>> I'm constantly in my flat-wear drawer looking for one for my
>>>>>>>>> frozen vegies.  Can I have yours, if you're not using them?
>
>>>>>>>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>>From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net
>>>>>>>>>>To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>>>>Date sent: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 20:31:03 -0600
>>>>>>>>>>Subject: Re: [blparent] Retying the Bread Bag
>
>>>>>>>>>>Thats what I do after I loose the tie in my pocket or on the
>>>>>>>>> floor, I twist
>>>>>>>>>>the end of the bag and then lay the rest of the bag under the
>>>>>>>>> rest of the
>>>>>>>>>>bread.  Smile.  V
>>>>>>>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>>From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at pcdesk.net
>>>>>>>>>>To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>>>>Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 10:01 PM
>>>>>>>>>>Subject: Re: [blparent] Retying the Bread Bag
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>> Do it the lazy way.  Just tuck the open end under the loaf
on
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>> refrigerator shelf.
>
>>>>>>>>>>> Jo Elizabeth
>
>>>>>>>>>>> It is easy--terribly easy--to shake a man's faith in
himself.
>>>>>>>>> To take
>>>>>>>>>>> advantage of that to break a man's spirit is devil's work.
>>Take
>>>>>>>>> care of
>>>>>>>>>>> what
>>>>>>>>>>> you are doing.  Take care.--George Bernard Shaw in "Candide"
>>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>>> From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net
>>>>>>>>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 11:48 PM
>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Retying the Bread Bag
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>> No not at all, I find when I tie it, I can't get it open
>>without
>>>>>>>>> tearing
>>>>>>>>>>>> it.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Humf.  V
>>>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>>>> From: "Tammy, Paul and Colyn" <tcl189 at rogers.com
>>>>>>>>>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List"
<blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 5:39 PM
>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Retying the Bread Bag
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Honestly, I never even thought of tying the bag.  Stupid
>>huh?
>>>>>>>>> lol
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tammy
>>>>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: "Barbara Hammel" <poetlori8 at msn.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List"
<blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 5:18 PM
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Retying the Bread Bag
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The darn ties always fall apart so we both tie the bag.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Barbara
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: "Allie" <alliemartins at gmail.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 12:53 PM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List"
>><blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: [blparent] Retying the Bread Bag
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I tend to tie it in a loose knot.  I always lose the
darn
>>>>>>>twisty
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tie.
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- Allie
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>From: "Elizabeth Cooks" <elizabethcooks at comcast.net
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List"
>><blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Date sent: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:53:37 -0600
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Subject: Re: [blparent] marriage
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Lol.  My husband does that sometimes.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>From: "Allie" <alliemartins at gmail.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List"
>><blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 2:21 AM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Subject: Re: [blparent] marriage
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Or, tying the bread bag in a knot isn't acceptable;
you
>>need
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> always retie it with the twisty tie! Darn me if I
didn't
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> want
>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> strangle my ex for that one ...
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- Allie
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>From: "Elizabeth Cooks" <elizabethcooks at comcast.net
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List"
>><blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Date sent: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:51:19 -0600
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Subject: Re: [blparent] marriage
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>If htere is one person who is not willing to help
>>salvage
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> relationship
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>and grow, if addiction becomes a detriment to the
>>family,
>>>>>>>then
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> there really
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>is no other recourse.  In other words, if the
addiciton
>>is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> unaddressed by
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>the person addicted.  I have heard of a woman who
stood
>>by
>>>>>>>her
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> husband who
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>was severely addicted to pornography while he dealth
>>with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>it.
>>>>>>>>> It
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> really is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>a case by case basis, but no matter what the problem
is,
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>even
>>>>>>>>> if
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> there is a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>separation, both parties are still married and not
free
>>to
>>>>>>>>> enter
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> into
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>another relationship until the marriage is dissolved.
>>And,
>>>>>>>>> petty
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> things like
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>who does more around the house and which way the
toilet
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>paper
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> goes
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>deffinitely
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> shouldn't be cause for divorce.  ----- Original
Message
>>>>>>>-----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>From: "Tammy, Paul and Colyn" <tcl189 at rogers.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List"
>><blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2008 1:14 PM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Subject: Re: [blparent] marriage
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I couldn't have said it better myself!
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tammy
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: "Dena Wainwright" <autumnrose21 at gmail.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List"
>>>>>>><blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2008 11:42 AM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: [blparent] marriage
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Wow...Only infidelity, huh? What about physical
>>abuse,
>>>>>>>>> criminal
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> activities,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a partner who totally abandons the relationship and
>>is
>>>>>>>> never
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> available,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> unaddressed addictions or psychological illnesses,
a
>>>>>>>> partner
>>>>>>>>> who
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> refuses
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> work on the relationship, etc.? it must be nice to
>>have
>>>>>>>> life
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> organized
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> into
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> all these neat, little boxes.
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Personally, I'd rather deal with a partner who was
>>>>>>>>> unfaithful to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> me, then
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> came clean about it, and actually expressed true
>>remorse
>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>> an
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> interest
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> trying to heal the relationship, than many of the
>>issues
>>>>>>>>> I've
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> seen others
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> go
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> through.  I don't think we're setting a good
example
>>for
>>>>>>>> our
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> children by
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> raising them in homes filled with unhappiness and
>>>>>>>conflict,
>>>>>>>>> or
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> by
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> teaching
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> them that it's OK to let other people treat us like
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> trash,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> simply because
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> we
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> refuse to admit we've made a mistake in choosing a
>>>>>>>partner.
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I totally agree that once kids are involved, we owe
>>it to
>>>>>>>>> them,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ourselves, to do everything possible to work things
>>out.
>>>>>>>I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> agree that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> many
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> people divorce (and marry) too quickly.  I'm not
>>saying
>>>>>>>you
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> should just
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pack
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your bags after an argument about who does more
>>around
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> house, or
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> whatever, but every relationship contains two
people.
>>>>>>>>> Unless
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *both*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> people
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are committed, and *both* people are willing to do
>>what
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>> takes
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to help
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> relationship survive, it simply can't.  These
>>definitive
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> statements about
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> what constitutes an acceptable reason for divorce
are
>>>>>>>>> judgmental
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> naive.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it's not our place to point fingers at other
people's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> relationships and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> decide whether *we* think they are salvageable or
>>>>>>>>> legitimate.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> why? it's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> our relationship.  we're not living their life
every
>>day.
>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> most of us
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> enough unresolved issues of our own to focus on.
>>many
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> relationships are
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> totally different when out of the public eye.  I've
>>had
>>>>>>>>> direct
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> experience
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with many people who appear (to outsiders) to be
"the
>>>>>>>>> perfect
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> partner,"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> but
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> when no one is watching, the story is very
different.
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dena
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: "trishs" <slosser at metrocast.net
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List"
>>>>>>>> <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 11:56 PM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Expecting in May (unmarried
>>>>>>>> parents)
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Also, people need to understand, and I mean
>>continuously
>>>>>>>>> think
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> about and consider what their vows say.  Too many
>>people
>>>>>>>>> think
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it's too easy to bail out during hard times, when
it
>>>>>>>isn't
>>>>>>>>> fun
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and funny any more.  Hence better or worse (in my
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> interpretation.)  They don't understand or take
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> seriously
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fact that by entering into this institution, they
do
>>not
>>>>>>>>> part
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> until death, no matter what accept infidelity.
You
>>in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> duration.  No matter how rich or poor you are or
>>become,
>>>>>>>> no
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> matter how ill one is or becomes, this includes
all
>>>>>>>>> illnesses,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> all the while forsaking ALL others.
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at pcdesk.net
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List"
>>>>>>>>> <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Date sent: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:12:46 -0600
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Subject: Re: [blparent] Expecting in May
(unmarried
>>>>>>>>> parents)
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>What if both are not willing to work things out?
>>What
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>if
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> major
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>disagreements come up after the couple is married
>>and
>>>>>>>> there
>>>>>>>>> are
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> children?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>There are a lot of "shoulds" that might be nice in
>>an
>>>>>>>> ideal
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> world, but as
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>far as I can see, the world we live in isn't
ideal.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Many
>>>>>>>>> ideas
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that sound
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>good in theory get a little blurry in practice.
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Jo Elizabeth
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>It is easy--terribly easy--to shake a man's faith
in
>>>>>>>>> himself.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>To
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> take
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>advantage of that to break a man's spirit is
devil's
>>>>>>>work.
>>>>>>>>> Take
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> care of what
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>you are doing.  Take care.--George Bernard Shaw in
>>>>>>>>> "Candide"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>From: "Elizabeth Cooks"
<elizabethcooks at comcast.net
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List"
>>>>>>>>> <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 8:05 PM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Subject: Re: [blparent] Expecting in May
(unmarried
>>>>>>>>> parents)
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Perhaps not, but in my opinion, only two things
>>should
>>>>>>>>> end a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mariage.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Infidelity, and abuse to spouse and children.
>>>>>>>>> Communication
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> problems can
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> worked out if both are willing.  If there are
>>major
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> disagreements, such as
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> how to discipline children, the two should never
>>get
>>>>>>>>> maried,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> should
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> definitely not have children.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at pcdesk.net
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List"
>>>>>>>>> <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 6:13 PM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Expecting in May
>>(unmarried
>>>>>>>>> parents)
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I suppose in a legal sense, the marriage license
>>makes
>>>>>>>>> Gerald
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> responsible
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for two families, or rather for his wife and
>>their
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> two
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> children.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> believe what truly makes him responsible is
that
>>he
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> decent
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> person.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> He
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> didn't stay in a marriage that was no longer
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> workable,
>>>>>>>>> but
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> he'll
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be just
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> as
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> inclined to support his children from that
>>marriage
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> financially
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> after the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> divorce is filed as he is now.  He'll be just
as
>>>>>>>likely
>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fix
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> his wife's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> car or her kitchen sink when she is legally his
>>ex
>>>>>>>> wife.
>>>>>>>>> A
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> marriage
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> license
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in itself doesn't make a caring person, any
more
>>than
>>>>>>>a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> divorce
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> decree
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> makes
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a jerk.
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jo Elizabeth
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It is easy--terribly easy--to shake a man's
faith
>>in
>>>>>>>>> himself.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To take
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> advantage of that to break a man's spirit is
>>devil's
>>>>>>>>> work.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Take
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> care of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> what
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you are doing.  Take care.--George Bernard Shaw
>>in
>>>>>>>>> "Candide"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: "Elizabeth Cooks"
>><elizabethcooks at comcast.net
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List"
>>>>>>>>> <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 3:38 PM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Expecting in May
>>(unmarried
>>>>>>>>> parents)
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But at the moment, he is technically still
>>married,
>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>> has
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> therefore
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> made
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> himself responsible for two families.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at pcdesk.net
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List"
>>>>>>>>> <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 3:08 PM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Expecting in May
>>(unmarried
>>>>>>>>> parents)
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I got married when I was twenty years old.  At
>>the
>>>>>>>>> time,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>marriage
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> was
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>very
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> meaningful to me on an emotional level.  I
made
>>a
>>>>>>>>> lifetime
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> commitment
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> relationship that later ended.  It wasn't my
>>choice
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>> end
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> marriage,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> but
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I suppose after all these years, that's
neither
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> here
>>>>>>>>> nor
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> there.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ended,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in any case.  I'm happy for anybody who truly
>>sees
>>>>>>>>> marriage
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> as
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sacred
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> special part of life.
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I guess at this point, I see commitment as
>>sacred.
>>>>>>>> If
>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> get
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> married
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> again,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it will be primarily for legal reasons.  If
he
>>were
>>>>>>>> my
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> husband,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gerald
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> could
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> visit me in the hospital as immediate family,
>>like
>>>>>>>in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> intensive
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> care.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> He
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> could make medical decisions for me if I
>>couldn't
>>>>>>>>> speak for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> myself.  He
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would be first in line with Sarah to inherit
>>the
>>>>>>>> house
>>>>>>>>> I'm
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> paying on,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> or
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> anything else I had that was worth money.
>>Those
>>>>>>>>> advantages
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> marriage
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would be helpful, perhaps even in raising a
>>child.
>>>>>>>>> But the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> real
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> benefits
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a committed relationship, in my
>>opinion--teamwork,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> unconditional
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> love,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> support for each other, etc--aren't
necessarily
>>>>>>>>> present
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> just
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> because
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> there's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a marriage license.  And they aren't
>>necessarily
>>>>>>>>> absent
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> just
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> because
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> there
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> isn't one.
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Just my take on things,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jo Elizabeth
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It is easy--terribly easy--to shake a man's
>>faith
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> himself.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To take
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> advantage of that to break a man's spirit is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> devil's
>>>>>>>>> work.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Take
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> care of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> what
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you are doing.  Take care.--George Bernard
Shaw
>>in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Candide"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M."
>>>>>>>> <Rebecca.Pickrell at ngc.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 2:30 PM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Expecting in May
>>(unmarried
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> parents)
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This has always boggled my mind.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To me, marriage is " a piece of paper" the
way
>>a
>>>>>>>>> birth
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> certificate isa
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> piece of paper, or the deed to my house is a
>>piece
>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> paper,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> or
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> way
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my paycheck is a piece of paper.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sure, you can accomplish the same things
with
>>many
>>>>>>>>> other
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pieces
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> paper, I've just never understood the
thought
>>>>>>>>> process.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Can somebody explain?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A marriage can be disolved, alebeit
painfully,
>>but
>>>>>>>a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> relationship as
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> parents cannot be.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't understand why people would choose
to
>>have
>>>>>>>a
>>>>>>>>> child
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> together
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> choose to coparent but not be married,
>>assumming
>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> marriage
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is an
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> option.  It is not for homosexuals.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Can anybody explain the logic behind your
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> decition?
>>>>>>>>> It's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> something
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I've
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> never "gotten".
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From:
>>>>>>>>> blparent-bounces+rebecca.pickrell=ngc.com at nfbnet.org
>
>>>>>>>>> [mailto:blparent-bounces+rebecca.pickrell=ngc.com at nfbnet.org]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Behalf
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Of kate02 at bellsouth.net
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 3:38 PM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Expecting in May
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (unmarried
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> parents)
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi.
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I just don't see the point of marriage.  It
>>just
>>>>>>>>> makes
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sense
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that if
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> two
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> people decide to have a relationship and
>>children
>>>>>>>> are
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> result, its
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> up
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to the two people to decide if their going
to
>>raze
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> child
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> together
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> or
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> not.  The thing is that I've never
understood
>>why
>>>>>>>so
>>>>>>>>> much
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> made of a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> simple Pease of paper.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There are just so many combinations of how
>>>>>>>> consenting
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> adults
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> could
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> choose to have a relationship and the one
size
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fits
>>>>>>>>> all
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> just
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> makes no
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sense to me at all.
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If it works for others and their happy then
>>good,
>>>>>>>> but
>>>>>>>>> I do
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> find
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> myself
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> having an issue when Marriage is placed on a
>>>>>>>> pedestal
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> above
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> all
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> other
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> relationships.  Its like when Clay and I go
to
>>>>>>>> things
>>>>>>>>> fore
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> our
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> daughter
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and people ask if we're married and we say
no.
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You
>>>>>>>>> would
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> thought
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> we
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> said some thing really bad.  Personally from
>>what
>>>>>>>> I'm
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> seeing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> friends and other people around, it makes me
>>>>>>>> question
>>>>>>>>> if
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Marriage will
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> even be around in the next 25 years.
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Kate
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -------------- Original message
>>>>>>>>> ----------------------
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: trishs <slosser at metrocast.net
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Unfortunately for me, I'm feeling that
>>marriage
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>> over
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> rated.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe that's not the right phrase.  Perhaps
>>it's
>>>>>>>>> more
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> like
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> under-respected?
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto"
>><jopinto at pcdesk.net
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Date
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>sent: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:03:34 -0600
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Subject: Re: [blparent] Expecting in May
>>>>>>>(unmarried
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>parents)
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I'm always happy for people whose lives
>>follow a
>>>>>>>>> fairly
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> predictable
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>pattern--you know, first comes love, then
>>comes
>>>>>>>>> marriage,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>then
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> comes mama
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>with a baby carriage.  My life has never
>>really
>>>>>>>> been
>>>>>>>>> what
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>would
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> call
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>predictable, though, and I guess it's made
me
>>who
>>>>>>>I
>>>>>>>>> am.
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>There were a few things I had to consider
>>when
>>>>>>>>> giving
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>birth,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> since I wasn't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>married to the father of the baby.  The
first
>>was
>>>>>>>>> that we
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>were
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> asked to fill
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>out a form that declared Gerald as the
>>father.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>He
>>>>>>>>> didn't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>have
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> problem
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>with doing that.  I'm not sure it's
>>absolutely
>>>>>>>>> necessary,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>but
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> friend of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>mine who didn't want to declare a father
for
>>her
>>>>>>>>> baby was
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>told
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that she
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>wouldn't be eligible for certain government
>>>>>>>> benefits
>>>>>>>>> if
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>she
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> didn't list a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>father, or give possible names of people
who
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>could
>>>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>tested
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> paternity.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>It had to do with child support payments, I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>think,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>because
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> state will
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>try to get money from fathers if their
>>children
>>>>>>>are
>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> welfare system.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>The other thing was, I stated in my birth
>>plan
>>>>>>>that
>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>wanted
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gerald to be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>allowed to stay with me at all times,
>>including
>>>>>>>>> during
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>exams
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>operating room, if that became necessary,
>>which
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>it
>>>>>>>>> did.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>made
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my wishes
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>clear because I didn't want there to be any
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>doubt,
>>>>>>>>> since
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>he
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wasn't a husband
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>or family member under many hospital
>>visitation
>>>>>>>>> policies.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Most
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hospitals
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>are probably pretty used to unmarried
parents
>>>>>>>these
>>>>>>>>> days,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>but
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> those are a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>few things to think about if you haven't
done
>>>>>>>> things
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>quite
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> old-fashioned
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>way.
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Jo Elizabeth
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>It is easy--terribly easy--to shake a man's
>>faith
>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>himself.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>To
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> take
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>advantage of that to break a man's spirit
is
>>>>>>>> devil's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>work.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Take
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> care of what
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>you are doing.  Take care.--George Bernard
>>Shaw
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>"Candide"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>From: "Tammy, Paul and Colyn"
>><tcl189 at rogers.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 10:14 PM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Subject: Re: [blparent] Expecting in May
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I guess my definition of a committed
>>>>>>>relationship
>>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> different
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> then some
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> people's definition.  I am also having a
>>baby
>>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>>>> my
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> soon-to-be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> husband
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the situation is similar to yours in that
>>I've
>>>>>>>>> been
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> saving
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> money
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for my
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> divorce bit by bit.  I finally had enough
>>to go
>>>>>>>>> ahead
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and last
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> week
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I finally got my divorce order in the
mail,
>>so
>>>>>>>>> we'll be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> able
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> get
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> married
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> before the baby comes in February.  But
>>just
>>>>>>>>> because we
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> aren't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> married
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> doesn't mean I'm any less committed to
him.
>>It
>>>>>>>>> was
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> really
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> great
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jerald
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> took responsability for his child even
>>though
>>>>>>>you
>>>>>>>>> guys
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> didn't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> think you
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> could even get pregnant, and obviously
>>you're
>>>>>>>> both
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> committed
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> relationhship and to raising your
daughter
>>>>>>>>> together.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> very
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> happy
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> things
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are going well for all of you.
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tammy
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto"
>><jopinto at pcdesk.net
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 4:30 PM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Expecting in May
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The short version of the story is, I
went
>>>>>>>> through
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> infertility
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> treatments
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lost a baby with my ex husband, and we
>>both
>>>>>>>>> wanted to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> parents
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> very
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> much.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> After we got divorced in 2002, I was out
>>of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>> baby
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> market,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> really
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> looking for another relationship.  When
>>Gerald
>>>>>>>>> and I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> went
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> further than
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> just
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> our friendship one day, I didn't worry
>>about
>>>>>>>>> taking
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> precautions
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> because
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'd
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> been told I couldn't have children, and
I
>>had
>>>>>>>>> eight
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> years
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> failure to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> prove it.  I got pregnant after just
that
>>one
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> encounter,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> though I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wasn't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sure I was ready for a committed
>>relationship,
>>>>>>>>> Gerald
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> moved
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with me
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> last
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> December.  We're happy now, and raising
>>our
>>>>>>>>> daughter
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> together,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> along with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> having his son and occasionally his
older
>>>>>>>>> daughter at
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> our
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> house.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We're
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> married because Gerald's divorce from
his
>>wife
>>>>>>>>> hasn't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> been
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> finalized yet.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> She was out of work for several months
>>during
>>>>>>>>> their
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> separation,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and he
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wants
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to make sure she's well on her feet
again
>>>>>>>before
>>>>>>>>> they
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> file
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> papers.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> we're a couple, just not a married
couple,
>>and
>>>>>>>>> Sarah
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> was
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> surprise baby
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> more ways than one.  But I wouldn't have
>>it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> any
>>>>>>>>> other
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> way,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> now
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> everybody is getting adjusted.  My baby
is
>>a
>>>>>>>> joy,
>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> thankful every
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> day
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to have had her after I'd put that dream
>>aside
>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>> my
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> life.
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jo Elizabeth
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It is easy--terribly easy--to shake a
>>man's
>>>>>>>> faith
>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> himself.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To take
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> advantage of that to break a man's
spirit
>>is
>>>>>>>>> devil's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> work.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Take
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> care of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> what
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you are doing.  Take care.--George
Bernard
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Shaw
>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Candide"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M."
>>>>>>>>> <Rebecca.Pickrell at ngc.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 12:35
PM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Expecting in May
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi there.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jo Elizabeth's post has got me curious.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jo Elizabeth, I've gathered from this
>>post
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>> from
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> others
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you are
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> not in a commited relationship.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So I'm wondering, why the fertility
drugs
>>as
>>>>>>>>> opposed
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> being
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> artificially inseminated?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I can understand an oops pregnancy, and
I
>>can
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> understand
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wanting
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to be a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> single mother, but why go to the
trouble
>>of
>>>>>>>>> fertility
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> treatments
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> when
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you don't have a partner who wants to
be
>>ap
>>>>>>>>> arent
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I must confess to being very curious.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> With us, we concieved our daughter the
>>old
>>>>>>>>> fashioned
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> way,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pregnancy was confirmed via blood test.
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From:
>
>>>>>>>>> blparent-bounces+rebecca.pickrell=ngc.com at nfbnet.org
>
>>>>>>>>> [mailto:blparent-bounces+rebecca.pickrell=ngc.com at nfbnet.org]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Behalf
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 1:48
PM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Expecting in
May
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> When I got a positive home pregnancy
>>test, I
>>>>>>>>> didn't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> believe
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> thought the person who told me it was
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> positive
>>>>>>>>> didn't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> know
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> how
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to read
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it right.  So I got another test, and
it
>>was
>>>>>>>>> also
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> positive.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> was still
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> half convinced that the doctor's office
>>would
>>>>>>>>> tell me
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wasn't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pregnant
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> when I went for my first appointment,
in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> spite
>>>>>>>>> of the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> morning
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sickness I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> was having and the fact that I'd missed
>>two
>>>>>>>>> menstrual
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cycles.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Even when
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I was far enough along to be showing, I
>>would
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sometimes
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dreams that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it was all an illusion, and I wasn't
>>really
>>>>>>>>> pregnant.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> still
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> so
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> blessed.  Sarah is in her exersaucer
next
>>to
>>>>>>>my
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> computer,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> squealing as
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> she bounces and plays with the toys on
>>the
>>>>>>>> tray,
>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> having
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> one of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> those "I'm so amazed I actually gave
>>birth to
>>>>>>>>> her"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> moments.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They've
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> happened periodically over the months.
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jo Elizabeth
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It is easy--terribly easy--to shake a
>>man's
>>>>>>>>> faith in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> himself.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To take
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> advantage of that to break a man's
spirit
>>is
>>>>>>>>> devil's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> work.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Take
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> care of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> what you are doing.  Take care.--George
>>>>>>>Bernard
>>>>>>>>> Shaw
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Candide"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: "Veronica Smith"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <madison_tewe at spinn.net
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 10:57
>>AM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Expecting in
May
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The disappointment each month was so
>>>>>>>> consuming.
>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hear
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And when
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the Dr says, you're pregnant, you
think
>>he
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> or
>>>>>>>>> she
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> has
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> completely
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lost
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> their mind.  I know I did.  It took us
9
>>>>>>>years
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> first
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> time,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> only to
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> miscarry at
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 14 weeks and then another 7 years,
which
>>>>>>>>> included
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> several
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> months
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fertility drugs.  V
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto"
>>>>>>><jopinto at pcdesk.net
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing
List"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2008
11:27
>>AM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Expecting in
May
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It could be.  The disappointment of
>>trying
>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> failing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> every
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> month
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> was overwhelming.  It almost seemed
>>like
>>>>>>>> magic
>>>>>>>>> when
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> conceived
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> without having given it a thought at
>>all,
>>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>>> way
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> was
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> meant
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to be.
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jo Elizabeth
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It is easy--terribly easy--to shake a
>>man's
>>>>>>>>> faith
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> himself.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To take
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> advantage of that to break a man's
>>spirit
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> devil's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> work.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Take
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> care
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of what you are doing.  Take
>>care.--George
>>>>>>>>> Bernard
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Shaw
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Candide"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: "trishs" <slosser at metrocast.net
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing
List"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2008
>>10:49 AM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Expecting in
>>May
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I wonder if "Giving up" helped, as
you
>>had
>>>>>>>>> left the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>stress
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>conceiving behind you?
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto"
>>>>>>>>> <jopinto at pcdesk.net
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing
>>List"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Date
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>sent: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 09:38:47
-0600
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Subject: Re: [blparent] Expecting in
>>May
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Struggling to have a baby makes a
>>woman
>>>>>>>tend
>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>appreciate
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>her
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pregnancy.  I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>went through eight years of
>>unsuccessful
>>>>>>>>> fertility
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>treatment
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lost one
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>baby, and I felt truly blessed when
I
>>was
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>surprised
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>by
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pregnancy long
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>after I'd given up.  I felt like I
was
>>a
>>>>>>>>> partner
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>God
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> miracle.
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Jo Elizabeth
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>It is easy--terribly easy--to shake
a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>man's
>>>>>>>>> faith
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>himself.
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>To
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> take
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>advantage of that to break a man's
>>spirit
>>>>>>>is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>devil's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>work.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Take
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> care of what
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>you are doing.  Take care.--George
>>Bernard
>>>>>>>>> Shaw in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>"Candide"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>From: "Veronica Smith"
>>>>>>>>> <madison_tewe at spinn.net
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing
>>List"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008
10:34
>>PM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Subject: Re: [blparent] Expecting in
>>May
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I don't know about you all, but
when
>>I
>>>>>>>> first
>>>>>>>>> got
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>pregnant
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>i
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> weighed about
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 140 and when I delivered I weighed
>>205.
>>>>>>>>> Ouch!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> don't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> know
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> how
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> happened though, i was sick for
the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> first
>>>>>>>>> few
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> weeks,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> then
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> toward
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the end i
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> craved peanut butter anything.
>>(lol) No
>>>>>>>>> wonder
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> i
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hated
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> word
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "huge." My
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> husband said i was the happiest
>>pregnant
>>>>>>>>> woman
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> he
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ever
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> saw.
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> course, it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> took me 16 years to get pregnant
and
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stay
>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> way.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> smiled
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> all the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> time,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> even when it was darn hot riding
in
>>the
>>>>>>>> bus
>>>>>>>>> 22
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> miles
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> home.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> V
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: "Jeri Milton"
>><jjmilton at cox.net
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> List'"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008
>>2:54 AM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Expecting
in
>>May
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Tammy.
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I know exactly how you feel.  I
>>shutter
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> think
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> what
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> going
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to weigh
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> at
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the end of nine months.  It's all
>>well
>>>>>>>>> worth
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> told
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> husband though,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that I need him to help motivate
me
>>>>>>>after
>>>>>>>>> we
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> baby,
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> get my
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> butt
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on the treadmill that is setting
in
>>my
>>>>>>>>> living
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> room,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> currently
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> being
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> used as a hat rack.
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jeri
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From:
>
>>>>>>>>> blparent-bounces+jjmilton=cox.net at nfbnet.org
>
>>>>>>>>> [mailto:blparent-bounces+jjmilton=cox.net at nfbnet.org]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Behalf
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Of Tammy,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Paul and Colyn
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 17,
2008
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 5:24
>>>>>>>>> AM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing
>>List
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Expecting
>>in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> May
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Don't feel too bad about that.
>>When I
>>>>>>>> was
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pregnant
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Colyn I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> didn't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to wear them before 20 weeks, but
>>it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> was
>>>>>>>>> sure a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lot
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> more
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> comfortable then
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> trying to squeeze myself into
>>clothes
>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> didn't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> any
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stretch to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> them
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> anymore.  And when I say nothing
>>fits,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>> mean
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> absolutely
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> nothing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fits.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> At
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the beginning of this month I am
>>going
>>>>>>>> out
>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> going
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> buy
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> myself
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> some
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bigger clothes.  I'm kind of
mixed
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> about
>>>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> prospect.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> way I'm
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> happy
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm finally showing, but I know
I'm
>>>>>>>going
>>>>>>>>> to be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> huge
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> by
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> end
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of it all
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and I'm not looking forward to
>>trying
>>>>>>>and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> failing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lose
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> all
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the weight
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I've gained.
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tammy
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: "Jeri Milton"
>><jjmilton at cox.net
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents
Mailing
>>>>>>>List'"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 17,
2008
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1:00
>>>>>>>>> AM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Expecting
>>in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> May
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Tammy.
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm jealous because I had to
wear
>>>>>>>>> maturnity
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> clothes
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> long
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> before
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 20 weeks
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> when I was pregnant with Dyl.
>>Looks
>>>>>>>> like
>>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> will
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> way
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> again.  Oh
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> well,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I guess it's part of the
territory
>>>>>>>> right?
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jeri
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From:
>
>>>>>>>>> blparent-bounces+jjmilton=cox.net at nfbnet.org
>
>>>>>>>>> [mailto:blparent-bounces+jjmilton=cox.net at nfbnet.org]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Behalf
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tammy,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Paul and Colyn
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 16,
2008
>>1:50
>>>>>>>> PM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing
>>List
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent]
Expecting
>>in
>>>>>>>May
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You're jealous?  Why?  Nothing
>>fits
>>>>>>>>> anymore!
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tammy
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: "Jeri Milton"
>><jjmilton at cox.net
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents
Mailing
>>>>>>>> List'"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 16,
2008
>>1:03
>>>>>>>> PM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent]
Expecting
>>in
>>>>>>>May
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ok, I'm so jealous!
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jeri
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From:
>
>>>>>>>>> blparent-bounces+jjmilton=cox.net at nfbnet.org
>
>>>>>>>>> [mailto:blparent-bounces+jjmilton=cox.net at nfbnet.org]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Behalf
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tammy,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Paul and Colyn
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, September 15,
2008
>>7:17
>>>>>>>> AM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents
Mailing
>>List
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent]
Expecting
>>in
>>>>>>>> May
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks for telling me this.  It
>>makes
>>>>>>>> me
>>>>>>>>> feel
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> so
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> much
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> better
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> about
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> having
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> buy new clothes.  smile
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tammy
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: "Dena Wainwright"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <autumnrose21 at gmail.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents
Mailing
>>>>>>>List"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, September 15,
2008
>>5:48
>>>>>>>> AM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent]
Expecting
>>in
>>>>>>>> May
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I started having to wear the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>maternity
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>clothes
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>about
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>time of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> our 20
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>week
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ultrasound as well.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dena
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: "Tammy, Paul and Colyn"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <tcl189 at rogers.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents
>>Mailing
>>>>>>>> List"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, September 14,
2008
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 8:45
>>>>>>>>> PM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent]
>>Expecting in
>>>>>>>>> May
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm feeling really good now,
>>>>>>>although
>>>>>>>>> I am
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> no
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> longer
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fitting in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> any
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> clothes which is a bit sad
and
>>>>>>>>> exciting at
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> same
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> time.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We'll
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> an
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ultrasound next week and
>>hopefully
>>>>>>>>> we'll
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> find
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> out
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> what
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> we're
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> having.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> both think it's a girl, but I
>>guess
>>>>>>>>> we'll
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> no
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sure
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> week.
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tammy
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: "Jeri Milton"
>>>>>>><jjmilton at cox.net
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents
>>Mailing
>>>>>>>>> List'"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, September 14,
>>2008
>>>>>>>7:50
>>>>>>>>> PM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent]
>>Expecting
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>> May
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks Tammy.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> By the way how are you
>>feeling?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We saw my friend today who
is
>>due
>>>>>>>>> with her
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> baby
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> boy
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> six
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> days.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> When
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> felt
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> her tummy, I started to get
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> excited
>>>>>>>>> for us
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> too.
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jeri
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From:
>
>>>>>>>>> blparent-bounces+jjmilton=cox.net at nfbnet.org
>
>>>>>>>>> [mailto:blparent-bounces+jjmilton=cox.net at nfbnet.org]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Behalf
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tammy,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Paul and Colyn
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, September
13,
>>2008
>>>>>>>>> 11:19
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents
>>Mailing
>>>>>>>> List
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent]
>>Expecting
>>>>>>>in
>>>>>>>>> May
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Congratulations Gerri!
That's
>>>>>>>great
>>>>>>>>> news!
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tammy
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: "Jeri Milton"
>>>>>>>> <jjmilton at cox.net
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents
>>Mailing
>>>>>>>>> List'"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, September 14,
>>2008
>>>>>>>> 1:08
>>>>>>>>> AM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: [blparent]
Expecting
>>in
>>>>>>>May
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hello List.
>
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I feel it's time to let you
>>all
>>>>>>>> know
>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Carl
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are also pregnant!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> seven weeks along now.  I
>>wasn't
>>>>>>>>> going to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> share
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> information until I am
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bit further along, but I
>>couldn't
>>>>>>>>> stand
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> anymore,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> had to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tell!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We're
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> excited, but I don't think
it
>>has
>>>>>>>>> totally
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sunk
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with me
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> yet.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> like
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> get
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> through the first three
>>months
>>>>>>>>> before I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> get
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> totally
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> excited.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> just
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> me
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> though.  So far everything
is
>>>>>>>going
>>>>>>>>> great
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> we
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> our first ultrasound on
>>October
>>>>>>>> 8th.
>
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jeri
>
>
>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> blparent mailing list
>>>>>>>>> blparent at nfbnet.org
>
>>>>>>>>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blparent
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>>>>>>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blparent/tcl189%40rogers.co
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> m
>
>
>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> blparent mailing list
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>
>>>>>>>>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blparent
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>>>>>>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blparent/jjmilton%40cox.net
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>
>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
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>>>>>>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blparent/tcl189%40rogers.co
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> m
>
>
>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
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>
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>>>>>>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blparent/autumnrose21%40gma
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> il.com
>
>
>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
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>>>>>>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blparent/tcl189%40rogers.co
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> m
>
>
>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> blparent mailing list
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>
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>>>>>>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blparent/jjmilton%40cox.net
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>
>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
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>>>>>>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blparent/tcl189%40rogers.co
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> m
>
>
>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> blparent mailing list
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>
>>>>>>>>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blparent
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>>>>>>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blparent/jjmilton%40cox.net
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>
>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
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>
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>>>>>>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blparent/tcl189%40rogers.co
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> m
>
>
>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> blparent mailing list
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>
>>>>>>>>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blparent
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>>>>>>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blparent/jjmilton%40cox.net
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>
>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> blparent mailing list
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>
>>>>>>>>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blparent
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>>>>>>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blparent/madison_tewe%40spi
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> nn.net
>
>
>
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>
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>
>>>>>>-----------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ---------------
>
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No virus found in this incoming
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Date:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 8:25 AM
>
>
>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
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>>>>>>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blparent/jopinto%40pcdesk.n
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> et
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>____________________________________
__
>>_____
>>>>>>>_
>>>>>>>> _
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>>>>>>>r
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>>blpar
>>>>>>>e
>>>>>>>> n
>>>>>>>>> t/slosser%40metro
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>cas
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> t.net
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>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
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>>>>>>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blparent/jopinto%40pcdesk.n
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> et
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>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
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>>>>>>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blparent/madison_tewe%40spi
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> nn.n
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> et
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>
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>>>>>>-----------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -----
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No virus found in this incoming
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>>>>>>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blparent/jopinto%40pcdesk.n
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> et
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>
>
>>>>>>>_______________________________________________
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>>>>>>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blparent/rebecca.pickrell%4
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 0ngc.co
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>>>>>>>_______________________________________________
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>>_______________________________________________
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>>>>>>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blparent/tcl189%40rogers.co
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> m
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>>_______________________________________________
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>>>>>>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blparent/jopinto%40pcdesk.n
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> et
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>___________________________________________
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>>>>>>>> s
>>>>>>>>> er%40metrocas
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> t.net
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>>>>>>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blparent/rebecca.pickrell%4
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 0ngc.co
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> m
>
>>_______________________________________________
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>>>>>>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blparent/jopinto%40pcdesk.n
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> et
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>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blparent/elizabethcooks%40c
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> omcast.net
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> et
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> et
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>_______________________________________________
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>>er%40
>>>>>>>m
>>>>>>>> e
>>>>>>>>> trocas
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> t.net
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>>>>>>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blparent/tcl189%40rogers.co
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> m
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
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