[blparent] stats

Thu Oct 28 03:17:47 UTC 2010

That's cute!

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From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 4:37 PM
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] stats

> Gab is praised all the time for taking care of mommy and she replies,
> actually my mommy takes care of me.  Sometimes I just help out with the
> seeing part." V
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Peggy Shald
> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 10:34 PM
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] stats
>
>
> That happens a lot.  I have three kids ... 18, 10 and 5 months and the 
> older
> two at various times in their lives have been thanked or praised for 
> taking
> very good care of mommy.  Fun isn't it.  I would guess that child 
> protective
> services are called more or respond more to blind parents because they 
> have
> no clue how we could possibly raise a child.  I did foster care for a 
> while
> and believe me ... there are great people working in the system but most
> aren't the most intelligent people I've ever met.
>
>
>
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> From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at pcdesk.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 2:15 PM
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] stats
>
>> We had a visit, with a sighted soupose, but it was because someone called
>> in on us for stupid stuff.  I do most of the caregiving, but people seem
>> to assume that because Gerald is around, he could handle an emergency.  I
>> had one lady at the park tell Sarah that she must take really good care 
>> of
>> his mommy.  I said for a two-year-old, she did all right.
>>
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>> From: "Deborah Kent Stein" <dkent5817 at att.net>
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 12:51 PM
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] stats
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I suspect that the majority who are visited are blind couples or single
>>> blind parents.  If there is a sighted spouse in the household then the
>>> assumption seems to be that everything is under control.
>>>
>>> Debbie
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com>
>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 8:19 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] stats
>>>
>>>
>>>> That means though that 75% have not been visited though
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>>>> On Behalf Of Anjelina
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 9:04 AM
>>>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] stats
>>>>
>>>> That sure is a scary statistic. Hopefully the Parenting Without Sight
>>>> booklet helps educate CPS  workers.
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Dena Wainwright" <dena at envogueaccess.com>
>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 11:39 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] stats
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> wow, I was going to check TLG next... I've looked on the NFB site, as
>>>> well
>>>>> as AFB and ACB. The only stat I found on the NFB site was an estimate
>>>> that
>>>>> 1 in 4 households containing blind parents has been visited by CPS...
>>>>> Yikes!
>>>>> D
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Jan Wright" <jan.wrightfamily5 at gmail.com>
>>>>> To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 9:13 AM
>>>>> Subject: [blparent] stats
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Dina,
>>>>>> I did not find stats and I even went to
>>>>>> the looking glass
>>>>>> But, if you find them, please share them.
>>>>>> Jan
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