[blparent] confidents and blind parentaing? is it just me?
Kate McEachern
kflsouth at gmail.com
Mon Apr 16 10:07:14 UTC 2012
Thanks Gabe.
I see what your getting at and I have to say my expeareances have been
simaler. If I spent all my time on how I'm blind nothing would get done.
Kate
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gabe Vega" <theblindtech at gmail.com>
To: "nfb blind parent blindparent" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2012 10:00 PM
Subject: [blparent] confidents and blind parentaing? is it just me?
>I was reading some posts today and it got me thinking.
>
> I would like to start off by saying that I have an 11 year old daughter
> that I have had since about age 6 and I did in fact have to fight for
> custody of her, it was a long raging fight for 2.5 years but in the end, a
> lot of money spent and hoops I jumped through I finally got my daughter
> from her drug attic mother, and the foster system of california.
>
> saying all that, I have been in interactions with doctor's, attorneys,
> local, state and federal agencies both civilian and law enforcement types
> to where at any time my parenting could, have been questioned by anyone.
> but has not and will not ever be an issue. my house is always keep clean
> and I am always ready to have some one in my home. that doesn't mean its
> spic and span because you can't have that 24-7 but I make a concerted
> effort to have a clean home from the time I wake up to the time I sleep.
>
> the daughter's school is another one I am heavily involved in as an
> involved parent with my daughter's education. I show up to the school
> always dressed to impress and my daily dress is always business ware and
> either a great polo or a button down with a tie. you have no idea how
> suits and ties bring a great amount of respect
>
> and I have to be honest and say that, maybe its Phoenix, but both myself
> and other blind parents I know here just don't deal with a lot of nosy
> agencies. and now would be a time if any for CPS to question a blind
> parent here because so many sighted parents had either killed their child
> or injured them almost to death and if a blind parent were to get caught
> up I am not sure how that would work out. but the point I make is that I
> am a very confident person, I present myself as such stern, firm and I
> won't back down from anything I believe in. I speak with a great
> vocabulary and if need be I stand my ground with a hint of aggressiveness
> if the situation calls for.
>
> I know there are many people who on emails or on the internet in general
> would love to look at themselves in this same light and would think they
> can talk the talk and also walk the walk but as a blind parent you can
> even almost call me an A--Hole because I am so confident. some times that
> intimidates people and I don't apologize for it simply because I am where
> I am in life and I have what I have in life specifically because I live
> the way I do.
>
> when my x-wife and I delivered our son, we had no issues, not one. when I
> take my daughter to her check ups, again at the doctor no issue.
>
> between myself and my x-wife I take my son to his appointments, on dial a
> ride and if I need help feeling out the paper work then I just ask to do
> it, if they give me any gruff, I just tell them that if I have to call the
> insurance to explain that they are refusing to accommodate me as a blind
> client well I'm sure that would put their contract in jeppurty.
>
> not sure how I will end this but I will leave you all with this, hold your
> head up high, hide your fears even in your facial expressions . the more
> professional, confident and self reliant you look to others, by how you
> talk, dress and present yourself you'll get far, this held true when I
> could see as a teen as well so I'm sure its just not a blind issue.
>
> If you have any comments or questions feel free to leave them in replies,
> I'll also be glad to take calls at the phone number at the bottom of this
> email.
>
> Gabe Vega - Sent from my Apple Mac Mini
> Hit me up Voice/Text: (623) 565-9357
> Email: theblindtech at gmail.com
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>
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