[blparent] Intro.

[Judy Jones]

I think for us, the challenges have been watching our girls make mistakes, 
or get hurt.  The first instinct is to bail them out, but that is enabling 
them.  Our eldest commented that we taught them to be independent thinkers. 
The only downside to that, of course, is when they don't do what you would 
want them to hahahaha!

But whenever they have come to us after any traumatic incident, the first 
thing we have said is, know you will make it through this.

We're not the authority figures anymore, but like the coaches on the 
sidelines.  We can give advice, knowing full well they may or may not take 
it.  After all, upon reflection, my husband and I were very much the same 
way, part of being young, independent and having your own mind.

Judy


-----Original Message----- 
From: Jo Elizabeth Pinto via blparent
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2014 11:25 PM
To: Star Gazer ; Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] Intro.

So then, what specific challenges happen, from a parental perspective, when
the children are grown?  I'm curious because I could write a book on the
challenges from the viewpoint of a grown child--probably not a book worth
reading, but that's another point altogether.

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: Star Gazer via blparent
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2014 11:02 PM
To: Danielle Morones ; Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] Intro.

Why? The relationship changes but you don't stop being a parent just because
a date on a calendar hits or a milestone happens

Sent from my iPhone

> On Aug 27, 2014, at 9:45 PM, Danielle Morones via blparent 
> <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Ha ha! I never thought of it that way! I guess that I thought that once 
> the children were grown things would be easier.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Aug 27, 2014, at 6:38 PM, Judy Jones via blparent 
>> <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> My name is Judy, and both my husband and I are blind.  Our girls are 
>> grown and doing very well.
>>
>> Granted we’re not in the direct parenting venue right now, but we’ve 
>> found that being parents of adult children can have challenges all their 
>> own.
>>
>> I look forward to interacting with this list.
>>
>> Have a great evening.
>>
>> Judy
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