[blparent] blparent Digest, Vol 77, Issue 14
Deborah Kent Stein
dkent5817 at att.net
Wed Oct 13 19:08:58 UTC 2010
I hope you find it helpful.
Debbie
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> Hi Debbie,
> thanks.
> I have already called Independence market and they are on their way.
> And, I needed braille, so I might just go for the online copy and
> convert them into dual formats:
> text and mp3 on one cd.
> Not everyone has a braille printer.
> (smile)
> Thanks.
> Jan Wright
>
>
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>> 1. birthday parties (Veronica Smith)
>> 2. Re: birthday parties (rhonda )
>> 3. Re: birthday parties (Brandy W)
>> 4. Re: birthday parties (Leslie Hamric)
>> 5. First Questions About Blindness (Jo Elizabeth Pinto)
>> 6. some exciting news to share (Ronit Ovadia Mazzoni)
>> 7. Re: some exciting news to share (Jo Elizabeth Pinto)
>> 8. Re: First Questions About Blindness (rhonda )
>> 9. Re: some exciting news to share (Anjelina)
>> 10. Re: birthday parties (Brandy W)
>> 11. Re: some exciting news to share (sharon howerton)
>> 12. introduction, etc (jan wright)
>> 13. Re: some exciting news to share (Leslie Hamric)
>> 14. Re: some exciting news to share (Hai Nguyen)
>> 15. Fw: Teaching Table Manners (Deborah Kent Stein)
>> 16. Re: introduction, etc (Deborah Kent Stein)
>> 17. Re: some exciting news to share (Deborah Kent Stein)
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 21:12:18 -0600
>> From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
>> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: [blparent] birthday parties
>> Message-ID: <007401cb6a84$721d9600$5658c200$@net>
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>> What kind of birthday parties do you all have for your children?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 2
>> Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 22:16:41 -0500
>> From: "rhonda " <rhondakubehl at gmail.com>
>> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] birthday parties
>> Message-ID: <032101cb6a85$0f462140$2dd263c0$@com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>>
>> On Saturday, October 16, I'm havng a 2-year-old spongebob/Thomas bday
>> party... that's the d?cor he chose, ... he was excited! so we will make
>> arrangements for that to happen! ... His actual bday is October 14th...
>> What
>> kind do you do?
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Veronica Smith
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 10:12 PM
>> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
>> Subject: [blparent] birthday parties
>>
>> What kind of birthday parties do you all have for your children?
>>
>>
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>> Message: 3
>> Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 22:25:22 -0500
>> From: "Brandy W" <branlw at sbcglobal.net>
>> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] birthday parties
>> Message-ID: <02f701cb6a86$454bd270$cfe37750$@net>
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>> That is my B day. For my niece we have we have gone to Gatty Town, and
>> another year we rented one of those bounce houses for the day. This was
>> turning 4 and 5. Before that we just did them at home and kept it simple.
>> The bounce house was at home too.
>>
>> Bran
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of rhonda
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 10:17 PM
>> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] birthday parties
>>
>> On Saturday, October 16, I'm havng a 2-year-old spongebob/Thomas bday
>> party... that's the d?cor he chose, ... he was excited! so we will make
>> arrangements for that to happen! ... His actual bday is October 14th...
>> What
>> kind do you do?
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Veronica Smith
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 10:12 PM
>> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
>> Subject: [blparent] birthday parties
>>
>> What kind of birthday parties do you all have for your children?
>>
>>
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>> Message: 4
>> Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 23:19:10 -0500
>> From: "Leslie Hamric" <lhamric930 at comcast.net>
>> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] birthday parties
>> Message-ID: <000f01cb6a8d$ca508a40$5ef19ec0$@net>
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>> Hi Bran. What's a bounce house? Is it like a moon walk?
>> Leslie
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Brandy W
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 10:25 PM
>> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] birthday parties
>>
>> That is my B day. For my niece we have we have gone to Gatty Town, and
>> another year we rented one of those bounce houses for the day. This was
>> turning 4 and 5. Before that we just did them at home and kept it simple.
>> The bounce house was at home too.
>>
>> Bran
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of rhonda
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 10:17 PM
>> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] birthday parties
>>
>> On Saturday, October 16, I'm havng a 2-year-old spongebob/Thomas bday
>> party... that's the d?cor he chose, ... he was excited! so we will make
>> arrangements for that to happen! ... His actual bday is October 14th...
>> What
>> kind do you do?
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Veronica Smith
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 10:12 PM
>> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
>> Subject: [blparent] birthday parties
>>
>> What kind of birthday parties do you all have for your children?
>>
>>
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>> Message: 5
>> Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 23:38:44 -0600
>> From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at pcdesk.net>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: [blparent] First Questions About Blindness
>> Message-ID: <A266BF5C46614492BEE7DCF487E56B61 at AsusDesktop>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>>
>> Hi. I was wondering if some of you parents who have older children could
>> recall and share how the issue of your blindness came up with your kids,
>> and
>> how you explained your disability to them simply enough so they could
>> understand.
>>
>> A few weeks ago, something came up that I can't really remember, but for
>> some reason I told Sarah, who is now two and a half, that my eyes didn't
>> work. I said they were broken, which is a concept she usually
>> understands.
>> She said to me very seriously, "Mommy, they're not open." So I told her
>> my
>> eyes didn't work even when they were open. She said in a very
>> matter-of-fact way, "Just open them."
>>
>> Toddlers move on pretty easily, so the subject was quickly dropped. I
>> started noticing that Sarah would say, "By your left, by your left" when
>> I
>> was searching for something, although she didn't know what "left" meant.
>> She'd just heard other people saying it. Sometimes she would stay "step"
>> when we came to a curb, and although I wouldn't rely on her directions as
>> consistent or trustworthy, I've thanked her for telling me just because
>> it
>> seems to me like a considerate thing to do.
>>
>> One day last week, we were going to a restaurant, and she asked me if I
>> would be taking my eyes with me. I said yes, and she asked if she could
>> take her eyes, too. I said yes, she could, and she promptly poked
>> herself
>> in the eye, seeming like she was trying to get her eyeball in her hand.
>> So
>> I told her that we all have eyes which are part of our bodies, and that
>> they
>> didn't come off.
>>
>> The thing that has started getting me kind of concerned is that Sarah and
>> I
>> will be playing with a toy or doing something, and she'll start saying,
>> "Mommy, open your eyes. Don't close your eyes." I have no voluntary
>> control over whether my eyes are open or closed. Or she'll say, "I have
>> to
>> close my eyes like Mommy." Then tonight, I was sitting on the floor and
>> she
>> stood in front of me, pinched one of my cheeks with each of her hands,
>> and
>> said, "Mommy, don't do that with your face." Something was obviously
>> bothering her because she continued to say the same thing. I asked her
>> what
>> she meant, and she said, "The pancake face. I don't wanna see the
>> pancake."
>> (God knows where she got that.)
>>
>> Anyway, I didn't know what to say. One of the concerns my sister brought
>> up
>> when I first got pregnant was that my facial expressions don't always fit
>> naturally with the situation that is going on, and that my baby would
>> pick
>> up on that. My sister tends to be kind of superficial and focused on
>> appearance, and it surely isn't that big of a deal, but I'm wondering
>> what
>> you all told your kids, or how the issues resolved themselves. Please
>> forgive the long post, but I felt I should explain the progression of
>> things.
>>
>> Jo Elizabeth
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 6
>> Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 22:48:55 -0700
>> From: Ronit Ovadia Mazzoni <rovadia82 at gmail.com>
>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: [blparent] some exciting news to share
>> Message-ID: <950B3F18-DA28-46BC-BD1A-C0AF9D176E4B at gmail.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>>
>> Hello all,
>> I've been on this list for a while but will reintroduce myself since
>> there
>> are some new members. My name is Ronit and I am totally blind. I live
>> with
>> my sighted husband in Los Angeles for the time being, although will be
>> moving to northern California in the near future. I wanted to share with
>> the
>> group that we are expecting our first child in April of next year, I am
>> currently 14 weeks pregnant. We are very excited, since we've been trying
>> for a while. I am sure I will have many questions for you all and I've
>> really enjoyed reading and learning from you all so far. Thank you in
>> advance for all your tips and help.
>> Glad I will be able to be more active on this list soon. :)
>> Ronit
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 7
>> Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 00:10:17 -0600
>> From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at pcdesk.net>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] some exciting news to share
>> Message-ID: <36B9A3B18BCB49CD90019AFF1F2CAF81 at AsusDesktop>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
>> reply-type=original
>>
>> Congratulations!
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Ronit Ovadia Mazzoni" <rovadia82 at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 11:48 PM
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: [blparent] some exciting news to share
>>
>>> Hello all,
>>> I've been on this list for a while but will reintroduce myself since
>>> there
>>>
>>> are some new members. My name is Ronit and I am totally blind. I live
>>> with
>>>
>>> my sighted husband in Los Angeles for the time being, although will be
>>> moving to northern California in the near future. I wanted to share with
>>> the group that we are expecting our first child in April of next year, I
>>> am currently 14 weeks pregnant. We are very excited, since we've been
>>> trying for a while. I am sure I will have many questions for you all and
>>> I've really enjoyed reading and learning from you all so far. Thank you
>>> in
>>>
>>> advance for all your tips and help.
>>> Glad I will be able to be more active on this list soon. :)
>>> Ronit
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 8
>> Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 06:24:24 -0500
>> From: "rhonda " <rhondakubehl at gmail.com>
>> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] First Questions About Blindness
>> Message-ID: <000301cb6ac9$31ad1ab0$95075010$@com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>>
>> My son is 2, and he asked me...
>> "Mommy... Daddy has blue eyes, Mommy had white eyes... how is that?"
>>
>> I told him, God makes us all different, some people are the same, and
>> some
>> aren't.
>> I took a stuffed duck, and painted his eyes white, and said....
>> Boogie, see the duck's eyes, he sais yes momy... I said mommy see's with
>> her
>> heart, not her eyes, mommy also see's with her ears, and her cane.
>> I purchased a cane 3 ft tall, and let him explore how I navigated life...
>> I
>> blind folded him, and we did a scavenger hunt in the house.
>> Afterwards... he goes... Mommy, I get it now... I said What, He says ....
>> Mommy Blind! ... I said yes, Mommy is blind...and God mde me that way for
>> a
>> reason...I asked him how does mommy see... he replies threw GOD.
>> I also explained to him Daddy is also blind, although his eyes are a
>> different color from mommy, but God made him blind to... and he has a
>> reason
>> for that.
>>
>> See, when I lost my vision almost 4 years ago...I wondered how to explain
>> this situation for my sited child, and found it rather easy...
>> I just explain to him, God made us that way.
>>
>> Good luck
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 12:39 AM
>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>> Subject: [blparent] First Questions About Blindness
>>
>> Hi. I was wondering if some of you parents who have older children could
>> recall and share how the issue of your blindness came up with your kids,
>> and
>> how you explained your disability to them simply enough so they could
>> understand.
>>
>> A few weeks ago, something came up that I can't really remember, but for
>> some reason I told Sarah, who is now two and a half, that my eyes didn't
>> work. I said they were broken, which is a concept she usually
>> understands.
>> She said to me very seriously, "Mommy, they're not open." So I told her
>> my
>> eyes didn't work even when they were open. She said in a very
>> matter-of-fact way, "Just open them."
>>
>> Toddlers move on pretty easily, so the subject was quickly dropped. I
>> started noticing that Sarah would say, "By your left, by your left" when
>> I
>> was searching for something, although she didn't know what "left" meant.
>> She'd just heard other people saying it. Sometimes she would stay "step"
>> when we came to a curb, and although I wouldn't rely on her directions as
>> consistent or trustworthy, I've thanked her for telling me just because
>> it
>> seems to me like a considerate thing to do.
>>
>> One day last week, we were going to a restaurant, and she asked me if I
>> would be taking my eyes with me. I said yes, and she asked if she could
>> take her eyes, too. I said yes, she could, and she promptly poked
>> herself
>> in the eye, seeming like she was trying to get her eyeball in her hand.
>> So
>> I told her that we all have eyes which are part of our bodies, and that
>> they
>> didn't come off.
>>
>> The thing that has started getting me kind of concerned is that Sarah and
>> I
>> will be playing with a toy or doing something, and she'll start saying,
>> "Mommy, open your eyes. Don't close your eyes." I have no voluntary
>> control over whether my eyes are open or closed. Or she'll say, "I have
>> to
>> close my eyes like Mommy." Then tonight, I was sitting on the floor and
>> she
>> stood in front of me, pinched one of my cheeks with each of her hands,
>> and
>> said, "Mommy, don't do that with your face." Something was obviously
>> bothering her because she continued to say the same thing. I asked her
>> what
>> she meant, and she said, "The pancake face. I don't wanna see the
>> pancake."
>> (God knows where she got that.)
>>
>> Anyway, I didn't know what to say. One of the concerns my sister brought
>> up
>> when I first got pregnant was that my facial expressions don't always fit
>> naturally with the situation that is going on, and that my baby would
>> pick
>> up on that. My sister tends to be kind of superficial and focused on
>> appearance, and it surely isn't that big of a deal, but I'm wondering
>> what
>> you all told your kids, or how the issues resolved themselves. Please
>> forgive the long post, but I felt I should explain the progression of
>> things.
>>
>> Jo Elizabeth
>> _______________________________________________
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>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 9
>> Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 07:53:24 -0400
>> From: "Anjelina" <anjelinac26 at gmail.com>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] some exciting news to share
>> Message-ID: <A9C6F6C8F8B84848A0C688D58D5991DC at D9P3ZND1>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
>> reply-type=original
>>
>> Congratulations Ronit to you and your husband. How have you been feeling?
>> Have your doctors been supportive and open-minded about parenting as a
>> person who is blind?
>> I look forward to hearing how your pregnancy is progressing.
>>
>> Anjelina
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Ronit Ovadia Mazzoni" <rovadia82 at gmail.com>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:48 AM
>> Subject: [blparent] some exciting news to share
>>
>>
>>> Hello all,
>>> I've been on this list for a while but will reintroduce myself since
>>> there
>>>
>>> are some new members. My name is Ronit and I am totally blind. I live
>>> with
>>>
>>> my sighted husband in Los Angeles for the time being, although will be
>>> moving to northern California in the near future. I wanted to share with
>>> the group that we are expecting our first child in April of next year, I
>>> am currently 14 weeks pregnant. We are very excited, since we've been
>>> trying for a while. I am sure I will have many questions for you all and
>>> I've really enjoyed reading and learning from you all so far. Thank you
>>> in
>>>
>>> advance for all your tips and help.
>>> Glad I will be able to be more active on this list soon. :)
>>> Ronit
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> blparent mailing list
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>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 10
>> Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 08:06:18 -0500
>> From: "Brandy W" <branlw at sbcglobal.net>
>> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] birthday parties
>> Message-ID: <037201cb6ad7$6f4c10c0$4de43240$@net>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>>
>> Yes. They come and set it up early in the day and come at the end of the
>> day
>> to take it down. We paid $75 for the day and it was a castle. Bran
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Leslie Hamric
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 11:19 PM
>> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] birthday parties
>>
>> Hi Bran. What's a bounce house? Is it like a moon walk?
>> Leslie
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Brandy W
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 10:25 PM
>> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] birthday parties
>>
>> That is my B day. For my niece we have we have gone to Gatty Town, and
>> another year we rented one of those bounce houses for the day. This was
>> turning 4 and 5. Before that we just did them at home and kept it simple.
>> The bounce house was at home too.
>>
>> Bran
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of rhonda
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 10:17 PM
>> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] birthday parties
>>
>> On Saturday, October 16, I'm havng a 2-year-old spongebob/Thomas bday
>> party... that's the d?cor he chose, ... he was excited! so we will make
>> arrangements for that to happen! ... His actual bday is October 14th...
>> What
>> kind do you do?
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Veronica Smith
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 10:12 PM
>> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
>> Subject: [blparent] birthday parties
>>
>> What kind of birthday parties do you all have for your children?
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
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>> Message: 11
>> Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 08:04:40 -0500
>> From: "sharon howerton" <shrnhow at att.net>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] some exciting news to share
>> Message-ID: <7F666B8F730D4BD6A97F0ED12535546A at sharonlaptop>
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>> Congratulations, Ronit!
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "RonitCongratulations, Ronit! Ovadia Mazzoni" <rovadia82 at gmail.com>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 12:48 AM
>> Subject: [blparent] some exciting news to share
>>
>>
>>> Hello all,
>>> I've been on this list for a while but will reintroduce myself since
>>> there
>>>
>>> are some new members. My name is Ronit and I am totally blind. I live
>>> with
>>>
>>> my sighted husband in Los Angeles for the time being, although will be
>>> moving to northern California in the near future. I wanted to share with
>>> the group that we are expecting our first child in April of next year, I
>>> am currently 14 weeks pregnant. We are very excited, since we've been
>>> trying for a while. I am sure I will have many questions for you all and
>>> I've really enjoyed reading and learning from you all so far. Thank you
>>> in
>>>
>>> advance for all your tips and help.
>>> Glad I will be able to be more active on this list soon. :)
>>> Ronit
>>>
>>>
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>>
>> Message: 12
>> Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 09:49:19 -0400
>> From: jan wright <jan.wrightfamily5 at gmail.com>
>> To: blparent at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [blparent] introduction, etc
>> Message-ID:
>> <AANLkTik8iuEk7put2uJfRF2C_cx57WQdJ9nRCkv=qUob at mail.gmail.com>
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>> Hi All,
>> My name is Jan Wright.
>> I am a parent in Indiana.
>> I am a blind parent of sighted children.
>> Actually, my children are all grown, now, but I still do lots of
>> parenting.
>> (smile)
>> I have a question:
>> 1. We all know about the case that happened in Missouri in May of this
>> year.
>> At our state convention, which will be in a couple of weeks,
>> I am getting together many parents as a network/task force.
>> I have written an information letter to service providers and agencies
>> which:
>> a. alerts them to the possibility of having a blind client
>> B. gives them statistics (where I could find them) concerning blind
>> people as parents
>> C. reassures them that blind people can be good parents
>> and D. offers our services (either in a workshop/in service format or
>> individually to the service provider or to the parent) to help the
>> parents with any questions about parenting blind.
>>
>> Then, someone brought it to my attention that I might be re-inventing the
>> wheel.
>> So, am I?
>> Maybe someone was way ahead of me in crafting such a document.
>> Can anyone give me more information????
>> Thanks.
>> Jan Wright
>> IPOBC president
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 13
>> Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 09:02:35 -0500
>> From: "Leslie Hamric" <lhamric930 at comcast.net>
>> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] some exciting news to share
>> Message-ID: <001e01cb6adf$4aebf4e0$e0c3dea0$@net>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>>
>> Hi Ronit. Congrats on your new arrival and welcome to the list. My name
>> is
>> Leslie and I live with my sighted husband in the Chicago area. We have a
>> little boy named Michael who is almost 9 months old. In fact, he'll be 9
>> months in exactly 3 days! You've come to the right place for lots of
>> good
>> support so feel free to ask any questions you may have. Take care.
>> Leslie
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Ronit Ovadia Mazzoni
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 12:49 AM
>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>> Subject: [blparent] some exciting news to share
>>
>> Hello all,
>> I've been on this list for a while but will reintroduce myself since
>> there
>> are some new members. My name is Ronit and I am totally blind. I live
>> with
>> my sighted husband in Los Angeles for the time being, although will be
>> moving to northern California in the near future. I wanted to share with
>> the
>> group that we are expecting our first child in April of next year, I am
>> currently 14 weeks pregnant. We are very excited, since we've been trying
>> for a while. I am sure I will have many questions for you all and I've
>> really enjoyed reading and learning from you all so far. Thank you in
>> advance for all your tips and help.
>> Glad I will be able to be more active on this list soon. :)
>> Ronit
>>
>>
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>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 14
>> Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 09:43:00 -0500
>> From: Hai Nguyen <gymnastdave at sbcglobal.net>
>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] some exciting news to share
>> Message-ID: <0D3A79D7-A4C1-4D1F-BB13-2A66234AF11A at sbcglobal.net>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>>
>> Good morning everyone,
>> My name is Hai. I too have been on this list for some time now and really
>> appreciate the great questions and answers as well as general advice from
>> all of the parents on the list. I'm currently writing this message from
>> the
>> hospital where my wife, Youme is currently in labor. I'm sure we'll be
>> looking to the list for information and advice as soon as our baby girl
>> says
>> "Hello World". More soon, here comes another contraction.
>> Hai
>> On Oct 13, 2010, at 12:48 AM, Ronit Ovadia Mazzoni wrote:
>>
>>> Hello all,
>>> I've been on this list for a while but will reintroduce myself since
>>> there
>>> are some new members. My name is Ronit and I am totally blind. I live
>>> with
>>> my sighted husband in Los Angeles for the time being, although will be
>>> moving to northern California in the near future. I wanted to share with
>>> the group that we are expecting our first child in April of next year, I
>>> am currently 14 weeks pregnant. We are very excited, since we've been
>>> trying for a while. I am sure I will have many questions for you all and
>>> I've really enjoyed reading and learning from you all so far. Thank you
>>> in
>>> advance for all your tips and help.
>>> Glad I will be able to be more active on this list soon. :)
>>> Ronit
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
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>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 15
>> Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 11:15:59 -0500
>> From: "Deborah Kent Stein" <dkent5817 at att.net>
>> To: "Multiple recipients of NFBnet blparent Mailing List"
>> <blparent at NFBnet.org>
>> Subject: [blparent] Fw: Teaching Table Manners
>> Message-ID: <015e01cb6af1$ecfe1c10$d70aa8c0 at Debbie>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
>> reply-type=original
>>
>> How can a blind mom teach table manners to a sighted child?
>>
>> Gitel
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 16
>> Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 11:19:21 -0500
>> From: "Deborah Kent Stein" <dkent5817 at att.net>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] introduction, etc
>> Message-ID: <01a101cb6af2$66f7d920$d70aa8c0 at Debbie>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
>> reply-type=original
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear Jan,
>>
>> The only document I can think of that comes close to what you're planning
>> is
>> our pamphlet Parenting without Sight: What Attorneys and Social Workers
>> Should Know about Blindness, available free from the Independence Market
>> at
>> the National Center for the Blind in Baltimore. You might want to have
>> some
>> copies on hand.
>>
>> Debbie
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "jan wright" <jan.wrightfamily5 at gmail.com>
>> To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 8:49 AM
>> Subject: [blparent] introduction, etc
>>
>>
>>> Hi All,
>>> My name is Jan Wright.
>>> I am a parent in Indiana.
>>> I am a blind parent of sighted children.
>>> Actually, my children are all grown, now, but I still do lots of
>>> parenting.
>>> (smile)
>>> I have a question:
>>> 1. We all know about the case that happened in Missouri in May of this
>>> year.
>>> At our state convention, which will be in a couple of weeks,
>>> I am getting together many parents as a network/task force.
>>> I have written an information letter to service providers and agencies
>>> which:
>>> a. alerts them to the possibility of having a blind client
>>> B. gives them statistics (where I could find them) concerning blind
>>> people as parents
>>> C. reassures them that blind people can be good parents
>>> and D. offers our services (either in a workshop/in service format or
>>> individually to the service provider or to the parent) to help the
>>> parents with any questions about parenting blind.
>>>
>>> Then, someone brought it to my attention that I might be re-inventing
>>> the
>>> wheel.
>>> So, am I?
>>> Maybe someone was way ahead of me in crafting such a document.
>>> Can anyone give me more information????
>>> Thanks.
>>> Jan Wright
>>> IPOBC president
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> blparent mailing list
>>> blparent at nfbnet.org
>>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blparent_nfbnet.org
>>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>>> blparent:
>>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blparent_nfbnet.org/dkent5817%40att.net
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 17
>> Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 11:21:40 -0500
>> From: "Deborah Kent Stein" <dkent5817 at att.net>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] some exciting news to share
>> Message-ID: <01b001cb6af2$b851a760$d70aa8c0 at Debbie>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
>> reply-type=original
>>
>>
>>
>> Hey, Hai,
>>
>> Thanks for sharing the excitement with us! Please let us know when your
>> child arrives, and feel free to ask whatever parenting questions occur to
>> you.
>>
>> Debbie
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Hai Nguyen" <gymnastdave at sbcglobal.net>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 9:43 AM
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] some exciting news to share
>>
>>
>>> Good morning everyone,
>>> My name is Hai. I too have been on this list for some time now and
>>> really
>>> appreciate the great questions and answers as well as general advice
>>> from
>>> all of the parents on the list. I'm currently writing this message from
>>> the hospital where my wife, Youme is currently in labor. I'm sure we'll
>>> be
>>>
>>> looking to the list for information and advice as soon as our baby girl
>>> says "Hello World". More soon, here comes another contraction.
>>> Hai
>>> On Oct 13, 2010, at 12:48 AM, Ronit Ovadia Mazzoni wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello all,
>>>> I've been on this list for a while but will reintroduce myself since
>>>> there are some new members. My name is Ronit and I am totally blind. I
>>>> live with my sighted husband in Los Angeles for the time being,
>>>> although
>>>> will be moving to northern California in the near future. I wanted to
>>>> share with the group that we are expecting our first child in April of
>>>> next year, I am currently 14 weeks pregnant. We are very excited, since
>>>> we've been trying for a while. I am sure I will have many questions for
>>>> you all and I've really enjoyed reading and learning from you all so
>>>> far.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you in advance for all your tips and help.
>>>> Glad I will be able to be more active on this list soon. :)
>>>> Ronit
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> blparent mailing list
>>>> blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blparent_nfbnet.org
>>>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
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>>>
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