[blparent] dealing with the public

[Elizabeth Cooks]

How could you not think of something like that?  I think they got flustered 
because a blind person called them on it.  Maybe it's just me, but I ask 
bfore I touch anyone's baby.  And, I haven't yet found anything for a front 
carrier that I can use for more than 25 pounds.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tammy, Paul and Colyn" <tcl189 at rogers.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 6:38 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] dealing with the public


> Hi,
>
> Yeah I love wearing my son when we're out.  It makes both of us feel more 
> secure.  Once I had an issue though, where somebody came up and adjusted 
> Colyn's hat when he was small and I not so politely asked them if they'd 
> like it if somebody got in to their personal space and touched their baby 
> inappropriately.  they stuttered and stammered and eventually said that 
> they'd never really thought of that.  they appologized and I said that I 
> appreciated the help but they can just tell me if they see a problem with 
> my son next time.
>
> Tammy
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dena Wainwright" <dena at envogueaccess.com>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 6:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] dealing with the public
>
>
>> One thing that is a huge help for stuff like this is baby wearing. it's 
>> hard for people to get near your baby if he's physically on your body.
>> Dena
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Leslie Hamric" <lhamric930 at comcast.net>
>> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 4:41 PM
>> Subject: [blparent] dealing with the public
>>
>>
>>> Hi group.  I wanted to tell you about a situation that happened 
>>> yesterday.
>>> My husband and I were at a church doing and he had left me alone with 
>>> the
>>> baby for a few minutes to go talk with some other people.  Michael 
>>> started
>>> getting all fussy and crying and I immediately bent down to his carseat 
>>> and
>>> started rocking it like I normaly do.  Well, besides having this one 
>>> lady
>>> ask me things like do you want me to hold him, I can try, I love babies, 
>>> do
>>> you need help rocking him, are you sure ou don't want me to hold him, 
>>> etc.
>>> etc. I had three or 4 other ladies crowd around him, getting in his 
>>> face,
>>> look for his pacifier which was right with my hand's reach,  and start
>>> talking to him which made him cry more.  Funny they all left me alone 
>>> when
>>> my husband came back.  I know these women from choir and although they 
>>> were
>>> wel intentioned, I felt very uncomfortable.  They indirectly made me 
>>> feel
>>> like I wasn't doing my job. I kept saying, no thanks, I have it and it 
>>> still
>>> didn't do any good. I'm wondering how have you all dealt with similar
>>> situations in the past?  My second question is, is there a such thing as
>>> being nice but firm when trying to get well-intentioned folks to back 
>>> off?
>>> How else could I have handled it besides freezing up and feeling hurt?
>>> Thanks for any input.
>>>
>>> Leslie
>>>
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