[blparent] It really happens (Jo Elizabeth)

Wed Jun 23 21:10:17 UTC 2010

I always associate her with my friends little boy.  His name is Eric and his
bday is September 24.  He is also talking up a storm.  the other day Gab and
Eric, his mom and me went to get a coffee and the kids got a Gatorade.
Eric said, "mine is cold."  Then Gab said, Mine is too" and then Eric said,
"mine is one."  Kids at this age are soooo cute. V
-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 9:40 AM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] It really happens (Jo Elizabeth)

Things are going well, thanks for asking.  Sarah is almost two and a half 
now, talking up a storm and ready to take over the world.

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From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 5:03 PM
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] It really happens

> Jo elizabeth, so how is your summer going? V
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 3:09 PM
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] It really happens
>
> Kids are usually not uncomfortable with much, at least not till they're
> taught to be.
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 3:04 PM
> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] It really happens
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>> I don't think the girl was uncomfortable with my blindness.  Like I said,
>> she asked to play with us in the first place.  Of course, this is just my
>> thoughts, you really don't know.  I play with the kids at the park evry
>> day
>> and none of them seem to even notice that I can't see.  If I can't find
>> the
>> ball, someone just gets it and we continue. v
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Elizabeth Cooks
>> Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 9:30 PM
>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] It really happens
>>
>> I doubt it.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Leanne Merren" <leemer02 at gmail.com>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 4:43 PM
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] It really happens
>>
>>
>>>I can't help but wonder if the little girl could have been lying, to 
>>>cover
>>>up for her own discomfort about your blindness?  It's possible the dad
>>>said
>>
>>>that, but the fact that she didn't even point him out makes me wonder...
>>> Leanne
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
>>> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 12:08 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] It really happens
>>>
>>>
>>>> It just makes me so mad when someone won't even hear me out.  In this
>>>> case,
>>>> the little girl wouldn't even point at her dad so Gab could point me in
>>>> the
>>>> right direction.  Oh well.  We went by the park this evening on our 
>>>> mile
>>>> walk, but that family wasn't there.  Oh well, I was hoping that if the
>>>> dad
>>>> saw me walking the neighborhood, he'd have a better opinion of blind
>>>> people.
>>>> V
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>>>> On
>>>> Behalf Of Tammy, Paul and Colyn
>>>> Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2010 6:54 PM
>>>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] It really happens
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> This is exactly what I thought as I read Veronica's message.  Some
>>>> people
>>>> just don't think about the longterm effects their snap decisions will
>>>> have.
>>>> He could have at least come over and talked to you first.
>>>>
>>>> Tammy
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at pcdesk.net>
>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2010 5:36 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] It really happens
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> That's so sad.  Beyond the pure insanity of not letting your child 
>>>>> play
>>>>> with someone just because she's blind, and the way it made you feel,
>>>>> what
>>>>> that man was teaching his little girl is that you don't want to
>>>>> interact
>>>>> with people who are different from you.  That's not what we need in
>>>>> this
>>>>> world. Chalk it up to "you can't fix stupid" and move on.
>>>>>
>>>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>>>> From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
>>>>> Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2010 3:20 PM
>>>>> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Subject: [blparent] It really happens
>>>>>
>>>>>> Ok, this is the way it went.  Gab and I went to the park yesterday
>>>>>> evening
>>>>>> to kick a ball.  We bought one of those big rubber balls found in a
>>>>>> big
>>>>>> net
>>>>>> in most supermarkets.  Gab would kick it to me and as it swished past
>>>>>> on
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> grass it would make just that sound.  Then in return I'd kick it way
>>>>>> up
>>>>>> high
>>>>>> and she'd run to get it.
>>>>>> Well there was a younger girl watching us and she asked Gab why I
>>>>>> didn't
>>>>>> just walk up to it when it landed near me.  I used my cane to find 
>>>>>> it.
>>>>>> Gab
>>>>>> told her that I was blind and this is how I found the ball.  The 
>>>>>> girl,
>>>>>> probably around 8, asked if she could play with us and we said
>>>>>> absolutely.
>>>>>> She said she had to ask her dad first and off she went to ask him. 
>>>>>> We
>>>>>> continued playing.  A few moments later she returned and announced
>>>>>> that
>>>>>> her
>>>>>> dad said she could not play with us since I was blind.  Iwas shocked
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> offered to go talk to her dad.  But she said when he says no, that is
>>>>>> that.
>>>>>> So since gab likes playing with the kids at the park, I sat on the
>>>>>> bench
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> let the girls play.
>>>>>> That was the first time, I think, I have had someone say that. Weird!
>>>>>> V
>>>>>>
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