[blparent] Don't be distraught!

[Star Gazer]

J.E. 
It might be that drivers are misbehaving at that intersection. If they are,
(and you'll probably want some sighted eyeballs to confirm this) you may
want to let the cops know. 
I'm sure they'd love to sell some tickets to their ball. 


-----Original Message-----
From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jo
Elizabeth Pinto
Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2013 10:58 PM
To: Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] Don't be distraught!

It's a whole new level of stressful sometimes.  I used to be a very fast and
confident traveler.  Losing the last of my light perception slowed me down
some, but I still got where I wanted to go.  But adding an excited little
person who knows nothing of danger, let's just say, I can do it but I'm
usually exhausted by the time we make it home.  Never have I felt like I did
in that moment two days ago, though, when those cars were turning in front
of us and my daughter was starting to panic, and there was that flash of,
"Oh my God!  It's my job to keep her safe, and this ain't it!"

The thing is, your concentration is always somewhat broken by the
questions--hey, Mom, what is that arrow painted on the street for?  Is that
trash truck on its way to our house?  Where does the snow go when it melts? 
How come a stop sign has eight sides?  I can read that sign, it says stop! 
S-t-o-p!  Look Mom, there's a mail truck!  Are we almost to the park?  Will
you push me on the swing?  My daughter knows to be quiet at the street and
hold my hand, but she's still sort of wiggling and hopping around.  I need
to get back out, and I soon will, because if I don't do it right away I'll
find reasons to put it off, and the longer I do that the harder it will be
to get moving again.

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: Thursday, March 28, 2013 8:05 PM
To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [blparent] Don't be distraught!

You know, I've been thinking about this, and I can't imagine how you moms
and sometimes dads travel with children.  I fancy myself a competent
traveler, but when I'm on the move, every sense I have is focused on
navigation and traffic.  I get really annoyed when "helpful" strangers
interrupt my concentration.  So, add in a child (or two or three) with their
needs, and your requirement to watch for their safety as well as your own.
How in the world do you do it?  I'd never really thought about it before,
but I'll just say it.  Hats off to you.

-----Original Message-----
From: Jo Elizabeth Pinto [mailto:jopinto at msn.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 1:37 PM
To: Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] Don't be distraught!

I did pay attention to when I thought it was time to cross.  I listened to
the traffic surges, tried to figure out the cycle, but something went goofy
on me.  I wouldn't just go because someone told me to.  Believe me, being a
statistic on the evening news is not a career goal of mine, and having my
daughter be a statistic because of me is even further from my plans!

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: Eric Calhoun
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 12:22 PM
To: blparent at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [blparent] Don't be distraught!

Right on, Jennifer.  I have to pay attention to my own surroundings.  I will
not just go, when someone tells me to go.  I have to pay attention to my
parallel, (green,) and perpendicular, (red,) traffic.  What if someone tells
you and your child to go, and someone speeds into you unannounced?
It is you that makes the decision, not the other person, Jo Elizabeth!  You
can't be a statistic on the local news.
..

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