[blparent] coming to my defense

[Veronica Smith]

Cliph, by the way, where did you apply.  I've been taking care of my mother
for a number of years and was thinking maybe I could do that for someone
else as well.  We now have a full time caregiver with my mother in her own
home. V

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Kliph
Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 4:37 AM
To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [blparent] coming to my defense

No matter how hard we try, we will never satisfy the general public.  I am a
personal care attendant.  And applied for a position 2 months ago, they put
me through the ringer, making me provide double the references, taking extra
tests, and even made my clients sign a waiver saying if they got hurt the
company wouldn't be liable.  So I said forget it, went to another company,
they hired me with no questions asked, looked at my impressive resume, and
asked me how many hours did I want.  So what I do is laugh at the ignorance,
be the best at everything I do, and let them sit back in aw because I can do
it better than they can!

If God were small enough for our minds, He wouldn't be big enough for our
needs!



-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Veronica Smith
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 11:30 PM
To: blind parents
Subject: [blparent] coming to my defense

Ok, this is how it went.  Kiana accused Gab of wearing the same dress 2 days
in a row.  Gab said she had not, that the day before she had worn tan pants
and her spirit shirt.  Kiana said that Gab had not.  So then Gab told her if
she didn't believe her, she could ask her mom.  So then Kiana told Gab that
blind people didn't know anything and they were stupid.  Gab said she wanted
to hit her, but did not.  Gab told her that blind people could do anything
except drive.   Gab told her that I knew everything especially what she wore
each day.  Kiana just laughed at her and insisted that blind people were
nothing.  Of course, my daughter came home in tears.  

I tried to convince her that it didn't matter what her friend said, but it
mattered to my daughter.  So I called Kiana's grandmother and told her what
happened.  She said that her granddaughter didn't mean to offend me.  I saw
Kiana at the bus stop this morning and really espected an apology, but there
was none coming.  I guess I should be satisfied that her grandmother knew
what happened, but it really bugs me. V

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