[blparent] [Bulk] Re: [Bulk] Re: [Bulk] Re: Blind Parents Meeting

[Tammy, Paul and Colyn]

Hi,

along those lines, I was outside in front of my house with my son playing on 
the grass and the mail came.  Well the postman came and handed my mail to my 
four-year-old.  When I asked him what he was doing he said he was just 
giving my son the mail since he'd be able to read it.  So I asked him if his 
children could read at the age of four, and if he'd have handed any other 
parent's mail to their child.  Then he actually said with a straight face, 
but you have children so they can help you read things and cross streets, so 
I just though I'd save you having to come down and get it out of the box! 
It's really amazing what some people think of blind people especially blind 
parents.  We actually talked for a few minutes after that while Colyn played 
because after I told him that Colyhn was as much a help as any four year old 
would be to any other parent, and that I have been crossing streets without 
the help of my kids for more than half my life, he got interested and was 
full of questions which I didn't mind answering since he really was nice and 
genuinely appologetic for thinking that I wasn't capable of reading my mail.

Tammy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Leanne Merren" <leemer02 at gmail.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 12:22 PM
Subject: [Bulk] Re: [blparent] [Bulk] Re: [Bulk] Re: Blind Parents Meeting


> When I decided to move out on my own with my son, my mom's friend, who 
> happens to work for social services, made a comment that social services 
> would be banging down my door if I went through with it.  I lived with my 
> mom until my son was 8 months old, and I moved across the state to where 
> there was better transportation so I could be more independent.  I was a 
> single mom then.  So this woman, who has known me all my life, obviously 
> didn't think I could raise my son alone.  It seemed to me that she should 
> have known better, since I've never been one to depend on anyone, and I 
> had been babysitting for years and had even taken classes in childcare. 
> My mom hardly ever helped me care for my son, other than providing 
> transportation because there wasn't any other option for me.  That just 
> goes to show the stereotypes that exist about blind people and their 
> capability to raise children.  It's ridiculous.  Well she's eating her 
> words now, so whatever. haha
> Leanne
> "Faith is being sure of what we hope for
> and certain of what we do not see."
> Hebrews 11:1
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at pcdesk.net>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 12:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] [Bulk] Re: [Bulk] Re: Blind Parents Meeting
>
>
>> The study would be a good idea, I think.  Through the Looking Glass, an 
>> advocacy organization in California, may have statistics for all parents 
>> with disabilities, but probably not specific numbers for blind parents.
>>
>> 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: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 6:10 AM
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] [Bulk] Re: [Bulk] Re: Blind Parents Meeting
>>
>>
>>> So why doesn't NFB do a study quantifying this and then use that for
>>> educational purposes on both sides of the fence, both to educate blind
>>> parents as well as social workers?
>>
>>
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