thanks for the message. sometimes it is the tone of voice. my sister-in-law was a teacher many years ago. she still talks like i am her student. will speak up. thanks for the advice.<br>Eileen<br><div style="font-family:Verdana"><br><br><br>On Sat, Nov 26, 2016 at 11:20 AM, Jim McCollum via CT-NFB wrote:<br><br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex"><div>Eileen, </div><div id="AppleMailSignature">I would say the best thing to do is to say, firmly but as politely as possible, that you're not a child, and you don't need to be treated like one. It's unfortunate, but sometimes relatives are the hardest to deal with on this issue. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature">But if you need to speak up for yourself, I say do so. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br><br>Jim McCollum<div>Legislative Co-ordinator</div><div>National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut</div><div><a href="mailto:j.mccollum64@comcast.net" _djrealurl="mailto:j.mccollum64@comcast.net">j.mccollum64@comcast.net</a></div><div>860-581-0430</div><div>Sent from my iPhone</div></div><div><br>On Nov 26, 2016, at 10:37 AM, stanley torow via CT-NFB <<a href="mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org" _djrealurl="mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org">ct-nfb@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>thanks Gary.<br>does anyone else have this problem? and how do they handle it without sounding nasty.<br>Eileen<br><br><div style="font-family:Verdana"><br><br><br>On Sat, Nov 26, 2016 at 10:13 AM, Gary Allen via CT-NFB wrote:<br><br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex"><div style="white-space:pre-wrap">You should no reason for that. </div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Sat, Nov 26, 2016 at 10:05 AM stanley torow via CT-NFB <<a href="mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org" _djrealurl="mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org">ct-nfb@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">i am glad everyone had a good holiday. we did, but i find that relatives that don't see me too often, treat me like a child, just because i don't have perfect vision. wish i could speak up. nest year i will.<br class="gmail_msg">Eileen Torow<img alt=":-)" src="https://webtop.webmail.optimum.net/permCacheWrapper/images/emoticons/smile.gif" /><div style="font-family:Verdana" class="gmail_msg"></div><div style="font-family:Verdana" class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg">On Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 09:25 AM, Mary Silverberg via CT-NFB wrote:<br class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div style="font-family:Verdana" class="gmail_msg"><blockquote style="border-left:2px solid rgb(136,136,136);margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex" class="gmail_msg"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_msg">Gary & All,<br class="gmail_msg"></div>Thanks for all the good Thanksgiving wishes. Joe & I also had a lovely day yesterday with family in New Jersey.  We are all very fortunate to have much to eat, & friends and family to share. <br class="gmail_msg"></div>Mary<br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_extra gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_quote gmail_msg">On Thu, Nov 24, 2016 at 11:26 PM, Gary Allen via CT-NFB <span dir="ltr" class="gmail_msg"><<a href="mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org" _djrealurl="mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">ct-nfb@nfbnet.org</a>></span> wrote:<br class="gmail_msg"><blockquote class="gmail_quote gmail_msg" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="white-space:pre-wrap" class="gmail_msg">I spent the day with Rob Palaski<br class="gmail_msg">and his family.  I had a great time, and the goid was really good also. </div><br class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_quote gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_msg"><div class="m_-589321624634593201h5 gmail_msg"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_msg">On Thu, Nov 24, 2016 at 10:04 PM Nathanael T. Wales via CT-NFB <<a href="mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org" _djrealurl="mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">ct-nfb@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br class="gmail_msg"></div></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote gmail_msg" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="gmail_msg"><div class="m_-589321624634593201h5 gmail_msg">Gary and Esther,<br class="m_-589321624634593201m_-2501925258780261539gmail_msg gmail_msg">
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Thank you both very much for the Thanksgiving wishes to all of us.  I too,<br class="m_-589321624634593201m_-2501925258780261539gmail_msg gmail_msg">
along with my wife and son, spent it with family and had a great time.<br class="m_-589321624634593201m_-2501925258780261539gmail_msg gmail_msg">
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Have a great evening,<br class="m_-589321624634593201m_-2501925258780261539gmail_msg gmail_msg">
Nathanael<br class="m_-589321624634593201m_-2501925258780261539gmail_msg gmail_msg">
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From: CT-NFB [mailto:<a href="mailto:ct-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org" _djrealurl="mailto:ct-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org" class="m_-589321624634593201m_-2501925258780261539gmail_msg gmail_msg" target="_blank">ct-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>] On Behalf Of Esther<br class="m_-589321624634593201m_-2501925258780261539gmail_msg gmail_msg">
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Subject: Re: [Ct-nfb] Happy Thanksgiving<br class="m_-589321624634593201m_-2501925258780261539gmail_msg gmail_msg">
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Hi, Gary!<br class="m_-589321624634593201m_-2501925258780261539gmail_msg gmail_msg">
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Thanks for the Thanksgiving wishes.  Mine was great and I spent it with a<br class="m_-589321624634593201m_-2501925258780261539gmail_msg gmail_msg">
cousin and her family.  We had quite a crowd and wonderful food.  Hope yours<br class="m_-589321624634593201m_-2501925258780261539gmail_msg gmail_msg">
and everyone else's was good too.<br class="m_-589321624634593201m_-2501925258780261539gmail_msg gmail_msg">
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Take care.<br class="m_-589321624634593201m_-2501925258780261539gmail_msg gmail_msg">
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Sent From Esther's Amazing and Awesome iPhone 7+!<br class="m_-589321624634593201m_-2501925258780261539gmail_msg gmail_msg">
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> On Nov 24, 2016, at 11:04 AM, Gary Allen via CT-NFB <<a href="mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org" _djrealurl="mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org" class="m_-589321624634593201m_-2501925258780261539gmail_msg gmail_msg" target="_blank">ct-nfb@nfbnet.org</a>><br class="m_-589321624634593201m_-2501925258780261539gmail_msg gmail_msg">
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> Hello, Fellow Federationists:<br class="m_-589321624634593201m_-2501925258780261539gmail_msg gmail_msg">
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> I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving. I hope everyone has the<br class="m_-589321624634593201m_-2501925258780261539gmail_msg gmail_msg">
opportunity to spend time with the ones that they care about the most.<br class="m_-589321624634593201m_-2501925258780261539gmail_msg gmail_msg">
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