[blparent] Mom, may I have some ice cream, please?

Tue Feb 26 18:20:10 UTC 2013

OMG!  Too funny!

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: Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 9:29 AM
To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [blparent] Mom, may I have some ice cream, please?

There's this blind guy, and he's waiting to get on the bus when another man, 
his wife and his ten kids approach. The bus pulls up and they soon realize 
that there aren't enough seats. The blind guy and the man with the wife and 
ten kids talk, and they agree that the mom and kids should ride the bus and 
they will walk.

After a few blocks, the sound of the blind guy's cane starts to really 
irritate the man with the ten kids.  A few blocks later, and the man can't 
take it anymore. He says "You know, if you'd put a wrapper on that stick, it 
would be a lot more pleasant".
The blind guy turns to him and says "And if you'd put a wrapper on your 
stick, we'd both be riding the bus right now".

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jo 
Elizabeth Pinto
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 11:24 AM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] Mom, may I have some ice cream, please?

Which local blind guy?

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: Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 6:07 AM
To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [blparent] Mom, may I have some ice cream, please?

Did any of you hear about the blind guy and his problems with the local bus?

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jennifer
Jackson
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 5:14 PM
To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [blparent] Mom, may I have some ice cream, please?

I think I may be confused about the question on the rightness of giving up
your seat. The question seems to have an obvious answer as it is posed in
terms of morality, but now I am wondering if someone has any thoughts on why
it would be wrong to give up the seat to the mother traveling with 4
children?

Jennifer

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jess
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 4:06 PM
To: Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] Mom, may I have some ice cream, please?

Yes, I would give my daughter an ice cream if the day was hot if she
corrected her misbehavior.  Yes, did the right thing by giving that mom your
seat because you noticed that she wasm't feeling well. I would hope that if
I were in that situation that someone would do what you did.
Jess

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Eric Calhoun <eric at pmpmail.com> wrote:

>Being a parent has a lot of challenges.  One day I observed a family member
>getting on the bus.  The day happened to be Feb. 17.  I was headed toward
>UCLA's Jackie Robinson Stadium.  Now, back to this family, Mom, with 4
>kids: They were, obviously, tired.   Mom complains that, "I have to see
>where I'm going."  All 4 kids were misbehaving, one is autistic.  As a
>blind person, I had a duty to quiet down and not say anything to her.
>
>I felt it necessary to let them go, because: (1) they were all irritable,
>and (2) one kept asking for ice cream.  Question to blparent: If your
>children correct their misbehavior, and the day is hot, do you still give
>them ice cream?  Bonus question: I got off at my stop, handing my seat over
>to Mom, who, at this time, was not feeling well, and still irate.  Did I do
>the right thing to give up my seat, so that she could better watch her
>kids?  If yes, please explain your answer.  You may respond on or off list.
>
>Eric
>..
>
>Eric from Los Angeles.  May 2013 be the best ever, and may the rest of
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