[blparent] introduction

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

Hi Nikki, and welcome to the list.  I have a little girl named Sarah who is 
nineteen months old.

The best thing I can say about the lack of confidence in society about blind 
parents is to not take it personally.  Easier said than done, but I've found 
that when I let the doubts of others creep in, I start to doubt myself.  In 
church this morning, the wife of a visiting pastor, who is probably in her 
sixties or so, said to me, "Well, of course you do have help in your home 
every day, right?"  Playing a little dumb, I asked, "Help with what?"  She 
said, "Well, with the baby."  She was quite amazed when I said no, that the 
baby's dad was home from work at night, but during the day, it was just the 
two of us.  The conversation bothered me for a while, but I'm learning to 
shake things off.

Take care,

Jo Elizabeth

Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify 
the hunters.--African Proverb

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From: "Nikki Fugett-Dobens" <nfugett at cinci.rr.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2009 11:21 AM
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [blparent] introduction

> Hi list.
> My name is Nikki Dobens.  I joined the list almost a year ago, and have 
> received so much helpful information from all of you.  I have also been 
> able to pass on some information to others, from what I have learned over 
> the past 15 months.  My husband Kevin and I are both completely blind, and 
> live in Ohio.  We have a 15 month old daughter named Mackenzie, and she 
> has brought unspeakable joy to our lives.  I love being a mom, I always 
> wanted to be one, and I feel blessed every day to have my family.
> We plan on having another one fairly soon.
> I just wanted to quickly introduce myself, and thank all of youfor your 
> helpful advice and information.  Society doesn't always have the most 
> confidence in us as blind parents, and it's nice to have a place to share 
> questions and concerns.  I look forward to continuing to getting to know 
> all of you.
> Sincerely,
> Nikki Dobens
>
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