[blparent] school teacher - not an issue

[Nikki]

    It's a question of him letting me.
Sometimes I feel like I'm just there.

Like this morning. Walking home from dropping the kid off at school.
My son's friend's mom was walking with my dad and I. My dad talking about 
how he might need help on MWF's to get the boy from school because he has to 
pick up the cousin's from their school and then drive back here to pick up 
my son.
They were talking about a way for her to be there for my son in case he's 
late or something.
I had already said that I was going to pick him up.

I just don't think he has enough confidence in me to walk up to the school 
and get my son.
I guess it's going to take me doing the task to get him used to it.
But my point is my dad was talking to her like I don't exist or it's his 
responsibility.
Or like my son is his kid. Ugh!
-----Original Message----- 
From: Sheila Leigland
Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 8:55 AM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] school teacher - not an issue

Hi nikki it is difficult to control corcumstances when you live at home with 
parents. I know in my situation a long time ago now i felt like I really 
didn't have the right to speak up. It was their house not mine in the same 
way. There was so much that I didn't know about blindness skills. Parents 
don't intend to be mean or controling. They believe they are being helpful. 
I wanted to grow up and felt that I had the right to do so but didn't know 
how to proceed. My vr counselor at the time talked to me about getting an 
apartment and I was so hesetant to talk to my parents about it that an 
apartment was found before I discussed it and my parents found out. They 
were verry upset and hurt. It wasn't my intention to hurt them but that 
happened at least in part because I didn't have enough confidence in myself 
to take the necessary stands. Then I found out that they didn't feel I was 
capable of independence and I became hurt and angry. There was plenty of 
blame to go around. I'm totally blind and I couldn't watch my parents do 
things and learn that way. I needed hands on instruction. I got my apartment 
and worked for around six weeks with a rehab teacher and it helped alot. 
Your dad will come around when he sees that you can do the things that you 
need to do.

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