[blparent] Still at this age

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

It is!  Teaching a kid to be watchful is important, but believe me, I've run 
into a lot of adults who don't pay attention and nearly get hit by cars.  If 
all of the things happened that almost happened, we'd all be in real 
trouble.

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From: "Elizabeth Cooks" <elizabethcooks at comcast.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2010 2:18 AM
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] Still at this age

> That is so scary.
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> From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
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> Sent: Friday, October 15, 2010 10:47 PM
> Subject: [blparent] Still at this age
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>>I am always telling Gab to walk next to me or next to my husband and I 
>>when
>> we are out.  Well last Sunday we were running a few errands before her
>> birthday party and as we came out of Walgreen's my daughter stepped right
>> off the curb into the parking lot.  She was busy playing hopscotch on the
>> cross walk.  All of a sudden my husband yelled at her, "watch out."  My
>> heart stopped and so did a truck that came around the corner of the
>> building.   As I stood, wondering what happened and wanting to cry, my
>> husband was asking Gab what the heck she thought she was doing.  She just
>> stood there and cried.  I have mixed emotions over this, yes I think he
>> should of yelled at her and yes I just wanted to hug her since no harm 
>> was
>> done.   Still at this age you have to keep reminding them, look both 
>> ways,
>> check for cars, keep alert.  That goes to show, she is still just a 
>> little
>> kid. V
>>
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