[blparent] coming to my defense

[Veronica Smith]

I've not invited her over, but I have made goodies and played with them at
the bustop/park many a time.  I also go for walks with the girls and the
grandma.  We've had long talks while sitting at the park about what I do and
I've visited her classroom and demonstrated my goodies, braille 'n speak,
Braille names, cards, showed off Ponchita (my cane) given away some of the
Colonel books.  You're right though, maybe I will invite her over. V

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Barbara Hammel
Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 8:32 AM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] coming to my defense

Gee, if she's actually a friend of Gab's, invite her over for a sleepover 
and cook a nice supper for them, play some games, do some laundry, go for a 
walk, ...
If she's not a friend, do it any way.  Here's an opportunity to teach a 
child a very valuable lesson.
Barbara

If wisdom's ways you wisely seek, five things observe with care:  of whom 
you speak, to whom you speak, and how and when and where.

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From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 11:29 PM
To: "blind parents" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
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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