[blparent] dealing with the public

[Tammy, Paul and Colyn]

Hi,

No they weren't from Germany, and even if they were, that's not the point! 
I don't care what country you're from you don't have the right to touch my 
baby or anybody else's just because you think you're superior to me because 
I'm blind.

Tammy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 8:47 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] dealing with the public


> Or they are from Germany. They do that all the time there. Just randomly
> adjust little kids' clothing
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf Of Elizabeth Cooks
> Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 3:10 AM
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] dealing with the public
>
> 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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