[blparent] Having Sleepovers With Sighted Friends

[Dianna Alley]

Brian if you are the one I am thinking of, are you still in Colorado?  I You may not remember me, but I think you did a tech thing or something when I was still with James Hooper in Colorado.  If so, I now have a kid of my own and now live in Chicago for now anyway.  I would like to go back to Colorado at some point, but at the moment I have a place to live so it works I guess.  Chicago is not all bad.  I think you are the one who gave me info to the council, but I never got a chance to check it out.  I would never let mine spend the night with anyone I do not know.  It has nothing to do with my blindness.  I have those that act like it is the end of the world for me to being raising my child as a single parent.  I do not like being a single parent, but it has nothing to do with their reasoning.

-----Original Message-----
From: BlParent <blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Brian Moore via BlParent
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2018 7:52 AM
To: Roanna Bacchus via BlParent <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Brian Moore <bmoore at screenreview.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] Having Sleepovers With Sighted Friends

Hi.  well, I have to say, I wouldn't let my kid sleep over at someone's house that I didn't know at all.


I seem to have kids at my place quite often.  However, these are kids 
where I know the parents.  Its funny, there were parents who wouldn't 
let their kids have a play date at my place because I was blind and 
others who think nothing of letting me take their children along for 
outings with my son on transit and to all kinds of places.


These are the same parents who let their kids stay at my place without a 
thought.  However, I have to say, I think it is one of their turns now.  
The boys like my place because I have the best internet.  I'm a computer 
geek for a living so have a pretty good network at home with lots of 
band width.


Brian.


On 06/19/2018 8:45 AM, Roanna Bacchus via BlParent wrote:
> Dear Parents,
>
> I hope all of you are doing well. The subject of this email stems from an incident that happened to me when I was in sixth grade. One of my sighted friends invited me to a sleepover at her house. When I asked my mom if I could go, she said no. I was upset about it for a long time, and just sat on the couch and cried. At the time I was sad about not being able to attend the sleepover. Looking back now, I can say that my parents did the right thing by not letting me go. They did not know my sighted friend or her parents, so I can't blame them for not allowing me to attend. I would love to hear your thoughts on this topic.
>
> Roanna Bacchus
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