[blparent] Intro

[Jessica Diaz]

On 2/20/13, Bernadetta <bernadetta_pracon at samobile.net> wrote:
> Hey there, Jessica,
> Welcome to the list. It's great that you're enthusiastic about starting
> a family, learning about babies, etc. You'll definitely get the support
> you need on here. We're all very helpful, if I should say so myself,
> even if our oppinions differ from one another greatly sometimes. That's
> a good thing though; This way you get varying points of view, different
> advice, so that you can pick and choose what you want to take from it.
> I'm Bernadetta, and I contribute   to this list frequently. I'm a mommy
> of a little boy who has just turned a year old  yesterday. Both my
> fiance and I work from home, and we moved to the suburbs of CT after
> having lived in Boston when I found out we were expecting. So I guess I
> can't give you much advice about baby on subways and daycare prices,
> but we have one thing in common so far as I can see. I knew next to
> nothing about babies when I found out  I was pregnant. There's a lot to
> learn,and being apprehensive as a prospective blind parent, heck, a
> parent in general, is completely understandable.
> But guess what? You get the hang of it quickly enough. As long as you
> give yourself time to prepare and you educate yourself, you'll have it
> down in know time. You're definitely taking a step in the right
> direction by networking with us. Just from reading your brief message,
> I suspect you're someone with stability and a level head, and guess
> what? That's one of the most important assets you have at your disposal
> as a blind parent.
> So, sorry for my long ramble, but my point is that I was a total newbie
> at this baby business; I mean, I didnt' even know how to change a
> diaper, and I was nervous about getting to hold my baby before I had
> him. And here I am a year later, feeling like a veteran and loving it.
> Grins. So I'm living proof, as are a bunch of us on here, that
> parenting is perfectly possible while blind, even if you have no clue
> what it's all about at first.
> Again, welcome to the list, and  ask as many questions as you like.
> We're here for you.
>
> Cheers
>
> Bernadetta
>
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