[blparent] I was so proud of my little tiger!

Wed Jan 23 04:03:50 UTC 2013

The interesting thing is, sometimes my facial expressions are right on the 
money, as in the case of the death ray glare.  But other times, my 
expressions are, according to my sister, who had reservations about me 
raising a child because of it, "not appropriate to the situation."  She was 
worried that my daughter wouldn't learn proper facial expressions which is, 
of course, ridiculous, since Sarah sees other people all the time and can 
also look in a mirror.

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: Robert Shelton
Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 7:45 PM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] I was so proud of my little tiger!

I think there's something to this.  My wife says that I say more with my
face than I probably should.  I think it is instinctive, and maybe because
we don't see other people's faces, we don't calibrate our responses as
others might expect.

-----Original Message-----
From: Jo Elizabeth Pinto [mailto:jopinto at msn.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 11:45 AM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] I was so proud of my little tiger!

Yeah, idiots tend to bring out the energy instinctively.

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, January 22, 2013 10:32 AM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] I was so proud of my little tiger!

It's an energy not just a look. That's why you can do this.

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jo
Elizabeth Pinto
Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 12:25 PM
To: Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] I was so proud of my little tiger!

People tell me I have that look myself, so it must be natural.  I've never
seen facial expressions to copy them.

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: Jeri Milton
Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 8:51 AM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] I was so proud of my little tiger!

Hi Jo Elizabeth.

I hope you're ok now. People can be real jerks. I'm proud of your little
girl too. It's funny how quickly they learn that look isn't it?

Jeri

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jo
Elizabeth Pinto
Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2013 10:12 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: [blparent] I was so proud of my little tiger!

I fell on the ice yesterday at the bottom of my front porch steps.  It
doesn't get sunny there, so the ice never melts well.  But it had been warm,
and ice wasn't on my mind, so by the time I hit it, I didn't have a second
to react.  I landed flat on my back and hips and threw one arm out in time
to keep my head from hitting the ground.  Then some son of a bitch who was
walking by started to laugh!  I could tell it was a grown man, or at least
an overgrown child whose voice had changed.  I don't know if it was a
neighbor or a maintenance person or what, but I was appalled.  I couldn't
even imagine anybody laughing at someone who had just fallen on the
sidewalk, even if I did look stupid going in for a crash landing.  I yelled
out, "Hey thanks, you've been helpful!"

Anyway, my preschooler came over and asked if I was okay, then offered her
hand so I could get up.  She said, "I *stared* at that man who laughed at
you, Mommy.  I just *stared* at him."  Later, I asked her to stare at her
nanna and papa the way she had done when the man laughed at me, and both of
them told me she already has the death ray look down pat.  I was proud of
her for standing up against unkindness in her own little way.

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.
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