[blparent] something comical

Tue Aug 4 23:32:13 UTC 2009

I can tell you that there is a Child Of Promise list of children up for 
adoption.  I've seen it for Southeast Asia.  I don't know if more countries 
are included.  China was the only one that didn't list blind children.  The 
person who went with another couple to help them through the maze of 
adopting said she figured they probably thought no one would want a blind 
child.
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: "Elizabeth Cooks" <elizabethcooks at comcast.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 2:42 PM
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] something comical

> Probably how theyhandle blind persons there...Who knows?
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Barbara Hammel" <poetlori8 at msn.com>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 3:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] something comical
>
>
>> We were actually headed for the more American style restaurant downstairs 
>> but the person at the door took us upstairs.  First off, they were in 
>> shock when we each wanted a brazed chicken.  (The chickens in China are 
>> tiny. At least all the pieces I ate lead me to believe so.)  So we split 
>> one order. When it was brought to us, it was not that much to eat.  You 
>> see, they just chop up the chicken bone and all and you pick the meat 
>> off. Then--I had no clue what was happening when it did--my husband said, 
>> "She doesn't need that."  When I asked after they walked away and he and 
>> our friend who went with us told me they were going to put a bib on me, I 
>> was at first dismayed. Afterwards we had a good laugh over it.  I don't 
>> remember if we ever got them to fill the glass all the way or if I just 
>> drank it.
>> 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: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (IS)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at ngc.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 9:57 AM
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] something comical
>>
>>> If it had been a dog, you may not have gotten him back.
>>> They tried to put a bib on you and filled your glass half-way? Do share,
>>> sounds like a neat story.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>>> On Behalf Of Barbara Hammel
>>> Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 10:37 AM
>>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] something comical
>>>
>>> When we were in Beijing four years ago, I lost my cane tip.  Luckily we
>>> hadn't walked far from the restaurant before I noticed.  They had found
>>> it and gave it to us right away when we showed them.  They probably
>>> thought it was a strange thing.  This is the same place that tried to
>>> put a bib on me when we sat down for supper, and only filled my glass of
>>> water half full every time.  Sure is an eye opener to travel abroad.
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>> From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 11:02 PM
>>> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>> Subject: [blparent] something comical
>>>
>>>> Just before I went to bed last night I stopped to check the front door
>>>
>>>> to make sure it was locked.  My cane (Ponchita) was sitting cockeyed.
>>>
>>>> I lifted her up and noticed the top was missing.  I thought it was
>>>> really weird.  I checked the floor and all around the area.  It was no
>>>
>>>> where to be seen.
>>>> So this morning I asked Gab and my husband if they had seen it
>>>> anywhere and they did not.  We checked our car- not there.  We checked
>>>
>>>> the path to the
>>>> mailbox- no not there.  When we took Gab to camp this morning I asked
>>>> if anyone had seen it, nope not there.
>>>> It is more than just a little black cap with a cord, it has a bright
>>>> red star made from foam on the end.  It isn't hard to miss.
>>>> I called the piano teacher and asked if it was there, nope not there.
>>>> Then
>>>> this evening I was talking to my friend Christine and I asked her to
>>>> check her car, no not there but she said did I call IHOP?  She
>>>> reminded me that I had laid it on the floor there yesterday morning
>>>> when we stopped for breakfast.  She said when we came out she thought
>>>> something was missing, but couldn't put her finger on it.  So I called
>>>
>>>> them this evening at 9:00 just before Gab jumped into bed.  They had
>>>> it and my hubby suggested we go right away to get it before someone
>>>> threw it away. Yippee!  Only a cane user would appreciate this kind of
>>>
>>>> turmoil. V
>>>>
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