[blparent] blparent Digest, Vol 100, Issue 25

[Robert Cole]

Thanks for the warm welcome, Bridgit.

As far as my employment situation goes, I have been seeking a job for 
twelve years (ever since I was sixteen). Unfortunately, I have 
encountered many employers who are not open-minded about having a blind 
employee. Because of a lot of issues involving credit transfers from 
Ohio (we moved from Ohio to California in 2007), I had to start my 
schooling from scratch. I could have probably had a Bachelor's degree by 
now, but I finally earned my A.S. degree in computer Information Systems 
last December.

My wife has some health issues which prohibit her from working. We get 
by alright because we carefully budget our income each month, and our 
two boys are well taken care of. I grew up in a very poor family, and I 
did nto want to raise my children in an environment where worry exists 
about every day necessities. I can say that, although we may not have 
the fanciest technologies and the flashiest items, we are making it 
along well. I want to work, though, so that I can provide more for us.

Not to go too far off-topic, but I have always loved writing. I have a 
microsoft Word document which contains about 76 pages of poetry. I 
started working on a fantasy adventure novel back in 2004. Sadly, the 
story goes on unfinished. It has been a very long time since I have 
written, and it is something which I very deeply miss.

Anyhow, thanks for the welcome. I am very glad to be a part of this list.

On 09/22/2012 05:25 PM, Bridgit Pollpeter wrote:
> Bob,
>
> Welcome to the list. I'm not always able to follow the list, but I try
> to keep up. I'm sure you'll find a plethora of info here and always
> support.
>
> I'm a 31-year-old mommy of a precocious almost-three-year-old, Penny,
> and a brand new baby, Declan. Penny is not biologically mine but a niece
> who is as much a daughter to me as my Declan is my son. We have had a
> huge hand in raising her, and in fact, up until recently, she always
> called me mama, and she took her first steps for me, grin. She has her
> own room at her house, and most major decisions my husband and I make
> concerning family, we include her. Declan I get to keep all the time
> though, or at least I will once we bring him home from the NICU.
>
> My husband, Ross, and I are both blind. Ross administrates a program
> that provides home accessibility for people with disabilities (I. E.
> wheelchair ramps, widening doorways, accessible bathrooms, etc.) and I'm
> a writer. We live in Omaha, Nebraska, though Ross is an Iowa native.
>
> We just bought a new house, and Ross is getting his masters in computer
> science. I hope to go back to school to get my masters in creative
> writing, but for now, I'm enjoying mommyhood, grin.
>
> Welcome, again, and let the list know of any questions, and I agree with
> Erin that it will be nice to have another daddy perspective on the list,
> grin.
>
> Sincerely,
> Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
> Read my blog at:
> http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
>   
> "History is not what happened; history is what was written down."
> The Expected One- Kathleen McGowan
>
> Message: 11
> Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2012 23:42:11 -0700
> From: Robert Cole <rkcole72984 at gmail.com>
> To: BlParent <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [blparent] Introduction
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> Hello, everyone.
>
> My name is Robert Cole; please feel free to simply call me Bob. I was
> informed about this mailing list earlier today and so I immediately
> joined as I really needed to find people who I could relate to.
>
> I am a 28-year-old blind father of two precious little boys aged six
> months and three years. I love my boys dearly, and I want to be the best
>
> father that I can be to them. My eye condition is called microphthalmia;
>
> this basically means that I have small eyeballs. I have absolutely no
> sight in my left eye and a very small amount of sight (20/2000) in my
> right eye.
>
> Thanks for providing this list. I sincerely look forward to the advice
> and tips which I know I will find here, and I hope that I can be of help
>
> to others as well.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Bob
>
>
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