[blparent] Help

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

Even with my thirteen-year-old stepson, I can often hear what he is doing 
before his dad notices it by sight.  I also tend to pay more attention to 
what the baby is doing, and will say to a sighted person, "Be careful. 
She's going to get into your purse," or whatever, before it happens.  I'm 
not saying I'm perfect, or that my stepson or my little girl will never pull 
a fast one on me, but it's interesting to me that the two times my baby has 
fallen and gotten a scratch on her face, she's been under the watch of 
someone with working eyes.

Jo Elizabeth

"Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed 
until it is faced."--James Baldwin
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Leanne Merren" <leemer02 at gmail.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 5:03 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Help


> That is so true.  They just know they have an advantage in that their 
> parents are blind.  However, I amaze sighted parents when I know what my 
> kids are doing in the other room, and they didn't notice anything was 
> going on.  That's our advantage. *smile*  We hear things that other 
> parents miss.
> Leanne
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: Sean Paul
>  To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>  Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 4:21 PM
>  Subject: Re: [blparent] Help
>
>
>  Your children are no different than any other children. They will attempt 
> to
>  get away with whatever they can whether you are blind or not. Trust me, 
> my
>  children attempt to get away with everything with my Ex-wife, and she can
>  see just fine. And, yes? When they come to my house they do it here also. 
> It
>  is just part of being a child. You did it, mine do it, and my newest one
>  will do it.
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
>  To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>  Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 15:20
>  Subject: Re: [blparent] Help
>
>
>  > And if you had a 2 story, you would get a baby monitor. Smile! V
>  >
>  > -----Original Message-----
>  > From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On
>  > Behalf Of Eileen Levin
>  > Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 8:01 AM
>  > To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
>  > Subject: Re: [blparent] Help
>  >
>  > Ah, great idea. Kind of a pain but the supervision is a two way street
>  > because it enforces the rules and the adults are spending more time 
> with
>  > the
>  > kids which gives children a sense of security and feeling cared about.
>  > My husband and I complain about our small home but in a way having a
>  > single
>  > floor where I can hear everything that goes on is a blessing when it 
> isn't
>  > giving me a headache. :)
>  >
>  > Hang in there! Money worries and all the stress folks are under with 
> the
>  > economy being so weak can really make these growing pains feel so much
>  > bigger than they truly are!
>  > Hugs,
>  > Eileen
>  >
>  > -----Original Message-----
>  > From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On
>  > Behalf Of Jennifer Massey
>  > Sent: Friday, July 17, 2009 11:00 PM
>  > To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>  > Subject: Re: [blparent] Help
>  >
>  > yes we have sat down with her, I have sat down with her on my own as 
> well
>  > and get the same thing out of her that she is doing the bad things when
>  > I'm
>  > not home because dustin can't see her do it.  Well since the last 
> incident
>  > he has started to glue the kids to him to make sure they do not get 
> into
>  > trouble.
>  >
>  > Jennifer
>  >
>  >
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