[blparent] We're fine.

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

He didn't.He took Stephen to the drag races, which has been a yearly outing 
for them, except they missed it two years ago because I was having a 
miscarriage, and Stephen refused to go, and they missed again last year 
because Stephen was in Oklahoma for his grandfather's funeral.  I didn't 
want them to miss for the third year in a row.  A good friend went to the 
movies with Sarah and me.

Jo Elizabeth

"A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a 
song." Maya Angelou
-----Original Message----- 
From: Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)
Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 7:04 AM
To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [blparent] We're fine.

I'm going to ask this, so here goes.
Where was Gerald? Why didn't he accompany you and Sarah to the movies? He 
should have been there given how much this upset you. He should have been 
there for you emotionally because you needed it, and he should have been 
there for Sarah, both to show her that movies are still okay for the family 
and to show her that this is how a loving partner treats those that he 
loves.

I'd be seriously displeased with him if he just left you to handle this.

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2012 1:14 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: [blparent] We're fine.

Hi,  Since a couple of people have asked privately, I wanted to let you all 
know that my family is okay.  None of us were directly affected by the 
senseless shootings at the movie theater in Aurora, Colorado.  However, the 
terrible event has hit quite close to home this time.  My stepson and his 
parents and sister have gone to that theater all their lives, and it’s very 
near to the house where Gerald used to live.  Stephen has a friend whose 
mother’s coworker is dead, at 24 years old.  My friend Deb has a boss whose 
friend’s wife is nine months pregnant, and her husband is in critical 
condition at a local hospital.  I was having panic attacks yesterday 
because, although I’d heard about shootings before and thought they were 
tragic, it’s a whole different ball game when you have kids.  You want to 
hide them in your closet forever to keep them safe, but you can’t, of 
course.  So I put on my big girl panties and took Sarah to see Ice Age last 
night.

Jo Elizabeth

"A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a 
song." Maya Angelou
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