[blparent] Blind Parents Meeting

Tue Jun 2 20:39:34 UTC 2009

I do have a patio, so I was thinking of getting either a wading pool or one 
of those water tables that were mentioned on the group last summer.  I took 
Sarah swimming a few times last year when the pool was open, and she loved 
it.  Especially with the flotation device, I'm sure she would be perfectly 
safe with me.  But now I would wonder who was watching, and I would just 
feel afraid and conspicuous.  I did find a teenager to come in and entertain 
Sarah a few mornings a week, though, so if she comes along, then I guess 
I'll have a suitable chaperone for something I could do by myself anyway. 
It's okay, though, because the teenager, Chelsea, can help me when Stephen 
is with us at the pool, and I won't have to try and focus on both kids at 
once.

Jo Elizabeth

"Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed 
until it is faced."--James Baldwin
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Melissa Ann Riccobono" <melissa at riccobono.us>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 2:32 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Blind Parents Meeting

> 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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