[blparent] blparent Digest, Vol 77, Issue 1

Thu Oct 7 17:25:07 UTC 2010

Sharon, 
Why are you glad to know it worked "okay" for Abby? 
I ask because I'm someone that couldn't do the dog baby thing. A dog
didn't work for me once I became a mom. Is that somehow not okay in your
book and why? I reached my decision soundly and while it wasn't what I
expected, it wasn't a bad outcome, nor was it a bad path to get there. 
I ask the question because "okay" is a value judgement, implying that if
someone chooses not to use a dog or continue use of a dog, something is
wrong.  I don't feel that way, and am curious if you do, or if I'm not
understanding your message? 

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On Behalf Of sharon howerton
Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 4:37 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] blparent Digest, Vol 77, Issue 1

Jen, we had a lot of discussion on this list some months ago about a new

baby and relatively new dog which is what yours may have been when
Abigail 
was born. I'm glad to know it worked OK for you.
Sharon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jennifer Bose" <jen10514 at gmail.com>
To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 2:45 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] blparent Digest, Vol 77, Issue 1

> Hi, Tara and list.
>
> I'm a guide dog user and mom. y baby daughter Abigail, who's eleven
> months old, and my black Lab guide dog Nitra, who's three years old,
> get along very well. It's so important to give the dog time and
> attention in the midst of a busy day. I work full-time and generally
> find my work and family life to be really busy. But I do love taking
> walks with my baby in a carrier (there are several that are very good)
> and when I can find time, I like doing a walk with just myself and the
> dog just so she can relax and know I still encourage her. My dog
> inevitably plays second fiddle to my daughter, but it can be a good
> balancing act and a lot of fun.
>
> Jen
>
> On 10/1/10, blparent-request at nfbnet.org <blparent-request at nfbnet.org> 
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>>    1. introduction (Tara Briggs)
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>>    3. Re: introduction (sharon howerton)
>>    4. Re: introduction (Rhonda Kubehl)
>>    5. Re: introduction (Veronica Smith)
>>    6. thanks for all the kind welcomes (Tara Briggs)
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:37:30 -0600
>> From: "Tara Briggs" <tarabriggs at utah.gov>
>> To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: [blparent] introduction
>> Message-ID: <4CA4AEEB.A651.00B7.1 at utah.gov>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
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>> Hi All, I want to introduce myself. My name is Tara Briggs. My
husband 
>> and I
>> attended the NFB convention in 2008. By far, our favorite thing was
the
>> meeting
>> with blind parents! We want to have a family of our own and were very
>> encouraged by all you have done. I loved the parenting manual. Thank
you 
>> so
>> very
>> much to everyone who participated in it. I look forward to getting to
no 
>> all
>> of you.
>>
>> Tara Briggs
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 2
>> Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 17:15:50 -0500
>> From: "Deborah Kent Stein" <dkent5817 at att.net>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] introduction
>> Message-ID: <00c001cb60ed$0ae16390$d70aa8c0 at Debbie>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
>> reply-type=original
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi, Tara,
>>
>> Welcome to the list.  I'm glad you found the parents meeting at 
>> convention
>> to be encouraging.  Please feel free to ask questions and add your 
>> comments
>> to any thread on this list.
>>
>> Debbie
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Tara Briggs" <tarabriggs at utah.gov>
>> To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2010 4:37 PM
>> Subject: [blparent] introduction
>>
>>
>>> Hi All, I want to introduce myself. My name is Tara Briggs. My
husband 
>>> and
>>>
>>> I attended the NFB convention in 2008. By far, our favorite thing
was 
>>> the
>>> meeting
>>> with blind parents! We want to have a family of our own and were
very
>>> encouraged by all you have done. I loved the parenting manual. Thank
you
>>> so very
>>> much to everyone who participated in it. I look forward to getting
to no
>>> all of you.
>>>
>>> Tara Briggs
>>> _______________________________________________
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>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 3
>> Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 17:26:11 -0500
>> From: "sharon howerton" <shrnhow at att.net>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] introduction
>> Message-ID: <33B877236A8C4DFCA6B8302418EE7CB8 at sharonlaptop>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
>> reply-type=original
>>
>> Dear Tara,
>> Welcome to the list. I wanted to mention to you, as I do with any new
>> member, that I teach a Parenting series at the Hadley School for the 
>> Blind.
>> Blind or visually impaired parents have taken Preparation to get an
idea 
>> of
>> what to expect during pregnancy and shortly beyond. Infancy covers
the 
>> first
>> year and Early Years covers ages 1 to 5. The courses are free and 
>> available
>> in Braille, large print or recorded format. Many students email their
>> lessons. One can, of course, read this kind of information elsewhere,
but
>> our courses are designed for interaction with the student and
instructor. 
>> I
>> am totally blind and have two adult sighted sons. I never say I am an
>> expert, but this is at least a way to talk with a blind parent whose
kids
>> survived! :)
>> You are welcome to contact me off list at
>> shrnhow at att.net
>> or through Hadley at
>> howerton at hadley.edu
>> If you have been a student before, you can just contact Student
Services 
>> at
>> 800-323-4238 to enroll. Information can be found on our web site
>> hadley.edu
>> under adult continuing education courses.
>> Best of luck!
>> Sharon
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Tara Briggs" <tarabriggs at utah.gov>
>> To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2010 4:37 PM
>> Subject: [blparent] introduction
>>
>>
>>> Hi All, I want to introduce myself. My name is Tara Briggs. My
husband 
>>> and
>>>
>>> I attended the NFB convention in 2008. By far, our favorite thing
was 
>>> the
>>> meeting
>>> with blind parents! We want to have a family of our own and were
very
>>> encouraged by all you have done. I loved the parenting manual. Thank
you
>>> so very
>>> much to everyone who participated in it. I look forward to getting
to no
>>> all of you.
>>>
>>> Tara Briggs
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> blparent mailing list
>>> blparent at nfbnet.org
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>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 4
>> Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 17:39:50 -0500
>> From: "Rhonda Kubehl" <rhondakubehl at gmail.com>
>> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] introduction
>> Message-ID: <00ad01cb60f0$65a7e2b0$30f7a810$@com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>>
>> Hi Tara
>>
>> I'm a mommy to a sighted child, he
>> Ll be 2 in 15 days... I'm 22, been blind for almost 5 years, and I
live 
>> in
>> Janesville WI...
>> You can also contact me off here as well
>>
>> Email
>> rhondakubehl at gmail.com
>> facebook
>> Rhonda Angel-Rose lewis-Kubehl
>> Or
>> Email listed above
>> Skype
>> r.lewis85
>> twitter
>> decemberPrinces
>> Yahoo
>> rhondakubehl at yahoo.com
>>
>> Hope your day is pleasant
>>
>>
>> Rhonda
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of sharon howerton
>> Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2010 5:26 PM
>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] introduction
>>
>> Dear Tara,
>> Welcome to the list. I wanted to mention to you, as I do with any new
>> member, that I teach a Parenting series at the Hadley School for the 
>> Blind.
>> Blind or visually impaired parents have taken Preparation to get an
idea 
>> of
>> what to expect during pregnancy and shortly beyond. Infancy covers
the 
>> first
>>
>> year and Early Years covers ages 1 to 5. The courses are free and 
>> available
>> in Braille, large print or recorded format. Many students email their
>> lessons. One can, of course, read this kind of information elsewhere,
but
>> our courses are designed for interaction with the student and
instructor. 
>> I
>> am totally blind and have two adult sighted sons. I never say I am an
>> expert, but this is at least a way to talk with a blind parent whose
kids
>> survived! :)
>> You are welcome to contact me off list at
>> shrnhow at att.net
>> or through Hadley at
>> howerton at hadley.edu
>> If you have been a student before, you can just contact Student
Services 
>> at
>> 800-323-4238 to enroll. Information can be found on our web site
>> hadley.edu
>> under adult continuing education courses.
>> Best of luck!
>> Sharon
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Tara Briggs" <tarabriggs at utah.gov>
>> To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2010 4:37 PM
>> Subject: [blparent] introduction
>>
>>
>>> Hi All, I want to introduce myself. My name is Tara Briggs. My
husband 
>>> and
>>
>>> I attended the NFB convention in 2008. By far, our favorite thing
was 
>>> the
>>> meeting
>>> with blind parents! We want to have a family of our own and were
very
>>> encouraged by all you have done. I loved the parenting manual. Thank
you
>>> so very
>>> much to everyone who participated in it. I look forward to getting
to no
>>> all of you.
>>>
>>> Tara Briggs
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> blparent mailing list
>>> blparent at nfbnet.org
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>>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info
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>>
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>> ------------------------------
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>> Message: 5
>> Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 21:55:02 -0600
>> From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
>> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] introduction
>> Message-ID: <001f01cb611c$6ceb4e50$46c1eaf0$@net>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>>
>> Hello Tara, my name is Veronica Smith and I live in Rio Rancho new 
>> mexico.
>> I am totally blind, at the moment a stay at home mom, am married and
have 
>> a
>> soon to be 11 year old.  My husband and daughter are both sighted.  I

>> love
>> this group and hope you will as well.  I have been part of the family

>> here
>> going on 3 years.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Tara Briggs
>> Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2010 3:37 PM
>> To: blparent at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [blparent] introduction
>>
>> Hi All, I want to introduce myself. My name is Tara Briggs. My
husband 
>> and I
>> attended the NFB convention in 2008. By far, our favorite thing was
the
>> meeting
>> with blind parents! We want to have a family of our own and were very
>> encouraged by all you have done. I loved the parenting manual. Thank
you 
>> so
>> very
>> much to everyone who participated in it. I look forward to getting to
no 
>> all
>> of you.
>>
>> Tara Briggs
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>> ------------------------------
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>> Message: 6
>> Date: Fri, 01 Oct 2010 09:38:37 -0600
>> From: "Tara Briggs" <tarabriggs at utah.gov>
>> To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: [blparent] thanks for all the kind welcomes
>> Message-ID: <4CA5AC33.A651.00B7.1 at utah.gov>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
>>
>> Hi all, I want to thank you for all your kind welcomes to the list.
I'll
>> tell you all a little more about myself and I have a few questions.
>> I work at the Center for the Blind in Salt Lake City Utah. My husband

>> works
>> in Provo Utah at Brigham Young University. His job is 25 hours a week
and 
>> we
>> are hoping that it will go full-time when the hiring freeze lifts.
Tyler 
>> is
>> a quadriplegic. Like blindness, this disability has varying degrees.
He
>> needs help to bathe, dress, use the bathroom and eat. He has a little
bit 
>> of
>> movement in his hands and so he can, for example, feed himself a bowl
of
>> cereal. However, eating something like steak and potatoes requires
help. 
>> It
>> has been fun to learn how to accommodate each others disabilities.
Tyler 
>> is
>> fully sighted and it always amuses me when a waiter tries to hand
both of 
>> us
>> Braille menus.  As I said in my earlier message we would like to have
a
>> family. Do any of you know a couple in a similar situation to ours?
What
>> advice have any of you given to a blind person who wants to be a
parent? 
>> I
>> have a black lab Seeing Eye dog named Emmy. Our any of you guide dog 
>> users?
>> If so, what advice do you have for a new parent who is a dog guide
user?
>> Thanks so much
>> Tara Briggs
>>
>>
>>
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