[blparent] she's finally learning

Tue Aug 21 03:22:46 UTC 2012

I know some pretty bad mom's as well as dads, but my point was that if it
wasn't for my husband and his faith in his daughter, she would of given up
and her bike would have been sold at our next garage sale. 
You are right, sometimes how a child interacts with her dad now paints the
picture of how she will treat men in the future and if this is true, Gab
will always be a little teasing but have loads of respect.

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Marsha Drenth
Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2012 7:23 PM
To: Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] she's finally learning

This is Agnes's opinion. Although Gabe, you might be a good father, and no
one is argueing over this with you. There are fathers, as well as mothers
out there who are not good parents. Noone here knows why Agnes has choosen
for her children to only have God as her childrens father, that is her
doing. 

But this is nor the time, list to discuss religion, and why someone has
choosen the religion they want for their children. 

Marsha drenthSent from my iPhone

On Aug 19, 2012, at 8:59 PM, gabe vega via iMac <theblindtech at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I'm really not sure how to read in to this email. and as a single father
of a 11 year old girl, with no mother to assist me in this journy I have to
say that I would give anything for a woman roll model for my daughter.
Although things didn't work out betwene the mother and I, at this point her
abandondment of my daughter is of no fault of my daughter or myself. the
door is always open, the mother just doesn't walk through it.
> 
> I'm not sure basing your secondary parental needs on a devine being and/or
God is very healthy. and for the record I'm a Christian. but saying that God
is the only father they need is pretty scarry.
> On Aug 19, 2012, at 12:18 PM, Agnes Steinhoff wrote:
> 
>> Marsha:
>> 
>> That was a great point you made about little girls or girls in general.
I hope I don't offend anyone when I say this, but I will say that sometimes
fathers are not the best influence on their daughters because of the way
they were treated by their fathers, like me.  I would never want either one
of my children to be treated the way I was growing up.  Therefore, they have
a Father who is in heaven whom my children can have a relationship with.  He
is also my Father and I am excited about learning from Him the true meaning
of love, self worth, and humility.
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marsha Drenth" 
>> <marsha.drenth at gmail.com>
>> To: "Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2012 2:44 PM
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] she's finally learning
>> 
>> 
>>> Little girls, teenager girls, and grown women all need the validation
from their father. Those same little girls, teenagers, and grown women, need
it from their mothers too. But how a little girl or teenager, interacts with
her father can determine how they interact with men for the rest of their
lives.
>>> 
>>> If you live in a busy area with lots of cars, you should be worried. But
if its not busy, then just teach her to be cautious and aware of her
surroundings. If you know the people in your area, they can help you now
look for your daughter, not that they were not before, but that she is now
on a bike.
>>> 
>>> Its a little nerve wrecking to let our kids go out into that big scary
world.
>>> 
>>> Marsha drenthSent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>> On Aug 19, 2012, at 1:38 PM, "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
wrote:
>>> 
>>>> She was actually terrified of that silly thing and then my husband 
>>>> told her he had confidence in her and away she went.  I could of 
>>>> sworn I said that many times, but I guess it was dad's words that 
>>>> needed her to do it. That's okay with me.  She has now riden for 
>>>> me, down the street, up the street and around the block.  I won't 
>>>> let her go far and when I can't hear her, I worry!
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org 
>>>> [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Marsha Drenth
>>>> Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2012 6:43 AM
>>>> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] she's finally learning
>>>> 
>>>> Veronica
>>>> 
>>>> That is awesome. It takes some kids longer than others. I didn't 
>>>> learn until I was a teenager.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Marsha drenthSent from my iPhone
>>>> 
>>>> On Aug 17, 2012, at 10:07 PM, "Veronica Smith" 
>>>> <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> So Gab only took 12 years to learn to ride her bicycle but she's 
>>>>> finally doing it.  I watched her ride to the corner and back, 
>>>>> first the short side of the street, then to the long side.  I'm so
proud of her.
>>>>> 
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