[blparent] back to school

Mon Aug 12 03:26:53 UTC 2013

I agree. Sometimes my older kids don't understand. They think I'm a control freak. I tell them that someone needs to be on top of the eight ball and have all their ducks lined up in a row. They tell me to relax. I then tell them that I am being responsible and if I am not on too of things, then I cannot be prepared for the i foreseen changes.  I share with them when these changes occur and what I have done in order to be prepared.  Sometimes they get it, other times they don't. These times can be frustrating.

Joanne

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On Aug 9, 2013, at 11:55 PM, "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net> wrote:

> Schools make mistakes a lot and us parents have to always be right on top of
> things. So all you paents out there, it is not you.  I've already been
> there, done that and I know, check and recheck even if you feel it is
> annoying them, better safe than sorry!
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Star Gazer
> Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2013 1:50 PM
> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] back to school
> 
> Aww just explain to your daughter what happened and what you did to correct
> it. Even the school can make a mistake sometimes. 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Aug 8, 2013, at 1:01 AM, Kaila Allen <kailaallen22 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Today was my daughters First day of kindergarten. She that's the bus 
>> but we were sent the wrong information for the bus. So she missed the 
>> bus on her first day of school Luckily my mother-in-law was able to 
>> take her but I had to call three different phone numbers to try to 
>> figure out the correct bus time today it made me feel like a horrible 
>> mother my daughter was so mad she missed the bus
>> 
>> Princess Kaila
>> 
>> On Aug 7, 2013, at 7:12 PM, "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
> wrote:
>> 
>>> Oh and also, sometimes the schools make exceptions for parents who 
>>> can't walk the distances.  They would of for Gab, but we qualified 
>>> for the bus but if we didn't, we have good neighbors who would of 
>>> taken me and her to school and then taken me to pick her up. Jo 
>>> Elizabeth might also be able to talk to the teacher with these concerns.
>>> V
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
>>> Sharon Howerton
>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 6:04 PM
>>> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] back to school
>>> 
>>> Jo Elizabeth, perhaps you will meet other parents who can bring Sarah
> home.
>>> That was the specific reason that I got involved with school board 
>>> and other activities when my sons were in preschool which, at that 
>>> time, was a 3.5 hour day. An 11:10 dismissal for working parents! Good
> luck!
>>> That's a long walk for an almost 11 year old dog even on a good day. 
>>> Keep your cane with you! My first girl retired at 10.5, and I 
>>> probably should have retired her before that.
>>> Sharon
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jo 
>>> Elizabeth Pinto
>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 3:18 PM
>>> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] back to school
>>> 
>>> I'm sending my baby off to kindergarten!  I don't know where the time
> went!
>>> 
>>> Tomorrow is Back to School Night, so I'll be seeing the classroom and 
>>> meeting the teacher.  I've already been in e-mail contact with her 
>>> and the school secretary, letting them know that I would prefer 
>>> electronic rather than printed communications.  So far, they seem
> cooperative.
>>> 
>>> My only concern right now is that I thought my daughter would be able 
>>> to ride the bus, but we're right on the edge, a mile away from 
>>> school.  Anyone living less than a mile doesn't get bus services.  So 
>>> it's looking like I'll need to walk over there and pick her up each 
>>> day, and I need to learn the route.  My worry is that my poor guide 
>>> dog is nearly eleven and feeling her age.  So while it shouldn't be 
>>> too much of a problem in good weather, I may have a real pickle on my
> hands when winter comes.
>>> 
>>> Jo Elizabeth
>>> 
>>> Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, 
>>> you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round 
>>> and full at evening.--Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Veronica Smith
>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 9:49 AM
>>> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
>>> Subject: [blparent] back to school
>>> 
>>> Hello, its that time again and depending on where you all live, its 
>>> back to school time.  Our kiddos begin on August 16 here in NM, but I 
>>> heard AZ already started amonth ago.
>>> Do your children walk, with someone or alone?
>>> Are they just beginning, Pre-school, Kindergarten?
>>> Is this their last year or are they in mid school?
>>> Home schooled, teacher issues?
>>> V
>>> 
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