[blparent] [Bulk] Re: Thanks, Mom!

Mon May 18 19:41:40 UTC 2009

Hi,

Yeah, that's called being a parent.  How come your daughter's mother's not 
involved?  I'm not asking to get personal, I just don't understand why or 
how a mother could choose to not be involved with her child.

Tammy
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From: "The BlindTechs Network" <info at theblindtechsnetwork.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 9:42 AM
Subject: [Bulk] Re: [blparent] Thanks, Mom!

> um, this is a cool email and all. but yeh, I do this stuff 365 days  out 
> of the year, and I act as both Daddy and mommy because we don't  have a 
> Mommy who is too involved.
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> I asked my daughter one day, "do you know what love is?" and when she 
> asked what, I told her this, while I was digging her vomit out of the  tub 
> drain with my bare hands after a morning of her being sick and  having the 
> fever.
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> I don't think she got the meaning but what ever.
> Gabe Vega
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> On May 8, 2009, at 8:01 PM, Robert Shelton wrote:
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> This is for the mothers who have sat up all night with sick toddlers in
> their arms, wiping up barf laced with Oscar Mayer wieners and cherry
> Kool-Aid saying, "It's alright honey, Mommy's here."
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> Who have sat in rocking chairs for hours on end soothing crying babies 
> who
> can't be comforted..
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> This is for all the mothers who show up at work with spit-up in their 
> hair
> and milk stains on their blouses and diapers in their purse.
> For all the mothers who run carpools and make cookies and sew Halloween
> costumes.
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> This is for the mothers who gave birth to babies they'll never see.
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> And the mothers who took those babies and gave them homes.
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> And for the mothers who lost their baby in that precious 9 months that 
> they
> will never get to watch grow on earth but one day will be reunited  with 
> in
> Heaven!
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> This is for the mothers whose priceless art collections are hanging on 
> their
> refrigerator doors.
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> And for all the mothers who froze their buns on metal bleachers at 
> football
> or soccer games instead of watching from the warmth of their cars, so 
> that
> when their kids asked, "Did you see me, Mom?" they could say, "Of  course, 
> I
> wouldn't have missed it for the world," and mean it.
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> This is for all the mothers who yell at their kids in the grocery  store 
> and
> swat them in despair when they stomp their feet and scream for ice cream
> before dinner.
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> And for all the mothers who count to ten instead, but realize how child
> abuse happens.
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> This is for all the mothers who sat down with their children and 
> explained
> all about making babies. And for all the (grand) mothers who wanted  to, 
> but
> just couldn't find the words.
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> This is for all the mothers who go hungry, so their children can eat.
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> For all the mothers who read "Goodnight, Moon" twice a night for a year.
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> And then read it again.  "Just one more time."
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> This is for all the mothers who taught their children to tie their 
> shoelaces
> before they started school.  And for all the mothers who opted for  Velcro
> instead.
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> This is for all the mothers who teach their sons to cook and their 
> daughters
> to sink a jump shot.
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> This is for every mother whose head turns automatically when a little 
> voice
> calls "Mom?" in a crowd, even though they know their own offspring are  at
> home -- or even away at college.
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> This is for all the mothers who sent their kids to school with stomach 
> aches
> assuring them they'd be just FINE once they got there, only to get calls
> from the school nurse an hour later asking them to please pick them up.
> Right away.
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> This is for mothers whose children have gone astray, who can't find the
> words to reach them.
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> This is for all the step-mothers who raised another woman's child or
> children, and gave their time, attention, and love...sometimes totally
> unappreciated!
>
> For all the mothers who bite their lips until they bleed when their
> 14-year-olds dye their hair green.
>
> For all the mothers of the victims of recent school shootings, and the
> mothers of those who did the shooting.
>
> For the mothers of the survivors, and the mothers who sat in front of 
> their
> TV's in horror, hugging their child who just came home from school, 
> safely.
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> This is for all the mothers who taught their children to be peaceful,  and
> now pray they come home safely from a war.
>
> What makes a good Mother anyway?  Is it patience?  Compassion?  Broad 
> hips?
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> The ability to nurse a baby, cook dinner, and sew a button on a shirt, 
> all
> at the same time?
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> Or is it in her heart?
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> Is it the ache you feel when you watch your son or daughter disappear 
> down
> the street, walking to school alone for the very first time?
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> The jolt that takes you from sleep to dread, from bed to crib at 2  A.M. 
> to
> put your hand on the back of a sleeping baby?
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> The panic, years later, that comes again at 2 A.M. when you just want to
> hear their key in the door and know they are safe again in your home?
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> Or the need to flee from wherever you are and hug your child when you 
> hear
> news of a fire, a car accident, a child dying?
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> The emotions of motherhood are universal and so our thoughts are for 
> young
> mothers stumbling through diaper changes and sleep deprivation...
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> And mature mothers learning to let go.
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> For working mothers and stay-at-home mothers.
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> Single mothers and married mothers.
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> Mothers with money, mothers without.
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> This is for you all.
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> For all of us.
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> Hang in there.
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> In the end we can only do the best we can.
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> Tell them every day that we love them.
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> And pray.
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> "Home is what catches you when you fall - and we all fall."
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Karen Zakhnini (by way of David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>)
> [mailto:Outreach at nfb.org]
> Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 4:03 PM
> To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [blparent] Thanks, Mom!
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> Great Moms
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> Make Great Kids!
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> Thanks Mom!
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> Mother's Day is Sunday, May 10!
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> your Mom with an eCard
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> Your Mom will be very proud that you made a donation to
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> and the
> National Federation of the Blind
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> IN HER NAME!
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> YOUR MOM WILL RECEIVE HER eCARD IMMEDIATELY OR ON THE DAY YOU SPECIFY.
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> i=G2Nt86_Td_IpOFrqQJvUUA..>SEND
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