[blparent] Blind Parents Meeting

[Melissa Ann Riccobono]

Oh my goodness, that is so awful Joe Elizabeth!  There is absolutely no
reason Sarah would not be perfectly safe with your hands on her the whole
time.  People are so rude and ignorant it makes me so mad!  I can completely
understand why you do not want social services at your door, but it is so
sad that this woman's complete stupidity is making it impossible for you to
take Sarah swimming the way you want to--like any other parent would.  If
you have a deck, back yard, or patio, how about getting a small wading pool.
Perhaps you two could still enjoy the water in privacy then, and you could
save the pool for when your husband is around.
I'm so sorry this happened!
Melissa
P.S.  I've taken Austin swimming since he was about 5 months old and he's
still alive and well.  He's almost 2.5 bnow.

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Veronica Smith
Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 3:24 PM
To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [blparent] Blind Parents Meeting

I guess I would have said, "are you volunteering to come with me everytime I
want to take my daughter swimming?" V

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 10:50 AM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] Blind Parents Meeting

Sarah's father can see, and we've had one round with Social Services 
already.  Then the other day, someone I know saw me carrying a baby 
flotation device into my house from the trunk of the car.  It's an inner 
tube with a seat built in for the baby's legs.  Anyway, the person said that

of course, I would only take the baby in the pool if there was a sighted 
person to watch.  There's a pool for the condos where I live.  I said not 
necessarily, because if I were right there, with my hands on the baby the 
whole time, I would be satisfied with that.  She said she would call Social 
Services if she ever saw me taking the baby in the pool by myself--which 
means, I guess, that I'll only go when there's a sighted person to watch.  I

don't want those people knocking at my door again.

Jo Elizabeth

"Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed 
until it is faced."--James Baldwin
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (IS)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at ngc.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 6:46 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Blind Parents Meeting


>I don't think any of us are excluded per sea, but putting out these
> stats with no other data is nothing more then fear mongering in my
> oppinion. What value is to be gained in that? 


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