[blparent] caring for Mommy

[Elizabeth Cooks]

Yeah, but sometimes, you feel like it.
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From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
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Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 2:58 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] caring for Mommy


> If we hide, we cannot educate. V
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Jan Wright
> Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 12:58 PM
> To: blparent at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [blparent] caring for Mommy
>
>
> That is so common.
> I use to ask:
> "did you 2yo or 7yo take care of you?"
> Or, I would say:
> "My son takes care of me about as much as yours did you."
>
> Here is one thing:
> Even when we use a cane or a dog,
> somehow, the fact that we are holding our child's hand
> (and we do this for safety purposes for the child)
> but sighted public immediately thinks that we are holding our child's hand
> so that they can guide us.
>
> when we call our child to make sure that we know where our child is:
> sighted public automatically thinks: "she is making sure her child is 
> close
> in case she needs her child's assistance."
>
>
> But, not liking these perceptions don't make them go away:
> so after hiding from them in your own house for a while,
> you might as well face them head on.
> (from experience)
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