[blparent] a new member

[sharon howerton]

Carol, I had another student like this who took our Infancy course through 
Hadley for just the reason you mentioned. The difference is that this 
grandma was married and her husband is sighted. Actually, there was another 
situation, too, and perhaps others where grandparents had problems similar 
to yours, but after several years of students, I can't remember all of them 
particularly those who have completed their particular course(s). You may 
want to take that course; it's interesting for us older moms (my sighted 
sons are 28 and 25) to read this new baby stuff. You may write to me off 
list at
shrnhow at att.net
or
sharon at hadley.edu
Please see the post I sent to Hina for other info about Hadley.
Welcome!
Sharon Howerton
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carol Schnip" <winddancer711 at wcoilexpress.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2011 6:12 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] a new member


> Hi everyone,
>
> I to am a new member. I joined a month or so back just have been leerking 
> debating on how I can ask for some advice. I have a son who just had their 
> first baby in July. His wife does not want  my feancee and I to watch the 
> baby. Due to us being both totally blind. She knows that I raised my own 
> son by myself since my husband walked out after I became blind. But so 
> many persons just tell me that this is her first baby and she will get 
> over it. I dont think so. She even wants me to prove to her by showing her 
> how I would feed and diaper my grandson. This has really hit me hard that 
> she would do this to me. I want to talk about it with them, but I am 
> trying not to get upset and rejected. Her mother gets to keep the baby 
> over the weekend but I am not allowed to do so. I can visit him when they 
> are around but that is all she will let me do. She would not even allow me 
> to watch him for just three or four hours while she took my feancee to 
> school.
> I was looking forward to being a grandma but I feel like she has taken 
> that chance away from me.
> The way I feel I should not have to prove to family that I can do things. 
> But if I have to I will. It is just making me lose respect in her due to 
> this.
> Trying not to cry when I think about it.
> Carol
>
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