[blparent] Throwing Toys Out the Window
Pipi
blahblahblah0822 at gmail.com
Wed Jul 22 02:52:24 UTC 2009
Allie,
If you would still like to be able to leave the windows open a bit, you can
hammer a couple of nails above the window that slides up. Make it so the
window can only open a bit so that gabby can't push the screen out or climb
in there.
pipi
----- Original Message -----
From: "Allie" <alliemartins at gmail.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 2:15 PM
Subject: [blparent] Throwing Toys Out the Window
> Oh my gosh, Gabriella pushed the screen out of our window this past
> weekend and threw all her books out, along with Flip's toys and her shoes.
> The first time someone saw her in the window, he came up to our apartment
> and knocked on the door to tell me that "the baby was in the window and I
> don't want her to fall out." I was a bit puzzled as to why he would tell
> me this, since no one else had ever said anything to me about Gabriella
> standing by the window (she always does). So, I checked the window, and
> the screen was out ... oops! I am extremely thankful he let me know,
> because I would not have liked to find out another way.
>
> My roommate fixed the screen, though, and things were normal again ... so
> I thought. I found out she'd thrown out all her books and shoes when we
> were getting ready to leave for an appointment on Saturday. She kept
> telling me, "Mommy, shoes, outside!" Thought she was saying she wanted to
> put her shoes on and go outside. *SIGH* My dad showed up and she told him
> the same thing, though apparently she was pointing at the window. He went
> to look, and there all her stuff was, on the ground floor ... I knew that
> the screen had been fixed, but when I opened the window to check it, it
> was messed up again. Ugh. I really don't know how that happened.
>
> Dad thought it was funny, but I didn't. I was freaked out. The window
> stays closed from now on and we use the AC more often. I don't care about
> paying 20 extra dollars a month; it gives me that much needed peace of
> mind.
>
> -- Allie
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at pcdesk.net>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 9:43 AM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Help
>
>
>> My stepson did the same thing. Took the screen out of our second floor
>> window and started throwing books and toys out. When we asked him why he
>> did it, he said he wanted to see if the objects all took the same amount
>> of time to hit the ground. What can you say to that? We went and made
>> him pick up the stuff, and his dad put the screen and the blinds back in.
>>
>> Jo Elizabeth
>>
>> "Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed
>> until it is faced."--James Baldwin
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jennifer Massey" <renandstimpy3 at comcast.net>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 11:44 PM
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Help
>>
>>
>>> lovely a few years huh. I guess telling her when she feels like she is
>>> going to be bad to come talk to us won't work then. sorry being
>>> sarcastic a bit and fustrated. Last week she pushed her screen out her
>>> window and started throwing her toys out of it. we live in an apartment
>>> and the rental office called him to let him know I was working a double.
>>> last week I worked 63 hours, worked 4 double shifts and still having
>>> financial issues and the kids just make me sooo fustrated when they do
>>> stuff like this and then finally to find out why makes it even more
>>> fustrating when we can't find a way to fix it.
>>>
>>> Jennifer and dustin
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "The BlindTechs Network" <info at theblindtechsnetwork.com>
>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 1:26 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Help
>>>
>>>
>>>> she'll grow out of this. I currently deal with this with my 8 and a
>>>> half year old daughter and I do everything humanly possible for her.
>>>>
>>>> it isn't an attention thing its a I'm a little kid and I got something
>>>> to use to my advantage thing.
>>>>
>>>> give it time, like a couple of years time.
>>>>
>>>> The BlindTechs Network
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Jul 14, 2009, at 9:52 PM, Jennifer Massey wrote:
>>>>
>>>> My boyfriend has no vision but my children do. He watches them 2 or 3
>>>> days a week sometimes for more then 8 hours a day. My daughter who
>>>> will be 6 soon told him today that she does the things that she does
>>>> that are bad because he can't see her do them. This hurt him very
>>>> much. We are not sure what to do at this point and any advice would
>>>> be helpful. I have tried spending extra time with her when I can and
>>>> giving her some positive attention. This week we have swimming which
>>>> we always do together not only has a family but we each take some
>>>> individual time with both of the kids, we also are taking both the
>>>> kids to a carnival on friday and we are all going to the zoo on
>>>> saturday. We really try to spend as much time as we can with them in
>>>> the positive and not sure why my daughter is lashing out so much
>>>> towards him in general. When I am at home she doesn't do this and
>>>> when she is with her dad and his wife she doesn't do it either. Just
>>>> with him.
>>>>
>>>> Jennifer and Dustin
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