[blparent] Pregnancy and food- helpers pushing beliefs on you

[Tay Laurie]

I've seen the teas I use, literally, as seizure medicine (since they work 
way better and are safer) on Amazon, though they're a bit more expensive, I 
think the price would be worth it.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at msn.com>
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Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2012 3:05 PM
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>
> You can order a lot of foodstufs from Amazon.com, and get it delivered.  I 
> haven't checked to see what herbal teas there are, but I've gotten a lot 
> of hard to find items like rice crackers that the local stores don't 
> carry.
>
> 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: "Tay Laurie" <j.t.laurie at gmail.com>
> Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2012 3:59 PM
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>> I'm going to check on that, or see if they'll do delivery if we call up 
>> first. We don't think they do, but they might. They don't carry the 
>> herbal tea, only Walmart does, and afaik they don't offer delivery 
>> services.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Eileen Levin" <eileenlevin at comcast.net>
>> To: "'Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2012 2:44 PM
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Pregnancy and food- helpers pushing beliefs on 
>> you
>>
>>
>>> Maybe the nearest grocery store offers internet shopping. It's $10 for
>>> pickup and $20 for delivery around here. We freeze our meat and bread to
>>> make it last longer. Fresh fruits and vegetables are harde to preserve.
>>> Eating the ripest first and Throwing paper towels into the bag to absorb
>>> excess moisture can extend shelf life. When I lived alone I used 
>>> powdered
>>> milk so I didn't have to shop for milk every week..
>>> Once I find something that suits me in the dclothing department, I go on
>>> line and buy  a bunch of duplicates to avoid shopping as long as 
>>> possible.
>>> LOL
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Deborah Kent Stein" <dkent5817 at att.net>
>>> To: "Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2012 10:01 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Pregnancy and food- helpers pushing beliefs on 
>>> you
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Some people turn out to be excellent helpers, flexible and respectful 
>>>> of
>>>> the person they are assisting.  Some people, for a whole assortment of
>>>> reasons, are not well suited to be in a helping relationship.  This 
>>>> comes
>>>> up for me sometimes when I go clothes shopping with a friend or 
>>>> relative.
>>>> I've learned to be pretty selective about who I ask to help me cull or
>>>> expand my wardrobe.  I don't think anyone has ever deceived me
>>>> deliberately, but when I invite someone's opinion on how I look in an
>>>> outfit, there needs to be quite a high trust factor.
>>>>
>>>> We as blind people are certainly not alone in having to rely on others 
>>>> who
>>>
>>>> may or may not be wise, knowledgeable, and kindly disposed.  In our 
>>>> effort
>>>
>>>> to stay healthy, most of us visit doctors and dentists; we go to 
>>>> lawyers
>>>> when we have to draw up a contract or settle a dispute; and we 
>>>> generally
>>>> count on teachers to educate our children.  Some of these folks are
>>>> awesome; some are adequate; and some do real damage - and we all have 
>>>> to
>>>> do our best to sift the good from the bad.  It can be maddening and 
>>>> even
>>>> heartbreaking when we find that our trust has been misplaced, and it 
>>>> makes
>>>
>>>> us feel very vulnerable.
>>>
>>>
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