[blparent] strangers and interaction

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

Well, it's true, if Sarah is crying or upset, I'd rather deal with the 
situation myself than have some stranger, or even a friend, step in.

Jo Elizabeth

"How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, 
compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of 
the weak and the strong.  Because someday in life you will have been all of 
these."--George Washington Carver, 1864-1943, American scientist

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From: "jan wright" <jan.wrightfamily5 at gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, October 21, 2011 10:33 AM
To: "blparent" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [blparent] strangers and interaction

> I was thinking about this situation today.
> you know, i don't just randomly interact with other children unless 
> either:
> 1. they are old enough and make a remark about my blindness, my dog,
> my cane, my children, etc
> or
> 2.   I have permission from the mother first.
> If a baby is crying in the seat beside me, I might start a
> conversation with the mother first: "sounds like you have a screamer
> on your hands." "Is this your first?" "Have you traveled with the baby
> before?" "how old is she?" "Is the baby a boy or girl?" then, maybe
> say: "Can I help?" or "Do you mind if?"
> I have had to ask:
> "Can you not do that, I am trying to get him to sleep."
> Besides, I find that it interrupts the interaction that I, myself, am
> having with my own child.
> Just my thoughts.
> But, I am easily riled these days. ... ... the upside is that I am
> easily made happy, also.
>
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