[nabs-l] Leaving the Nest-For Dezman

[Dezman Jackson]

Yes, keep them coming Karrie. Your firsthand insight and experience is 
invaluable and if you don't mind, I've saved that story and would like to 
share it with some parents.

Thanks,
Dezman
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carrie Gilmer" <carrie.gilmer at gmail.com>
To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2008 7:10 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Leaving the Nest-For Dezman


> Thanks Dezman. What I tried to say very long abouts was that I thought my
> son was only average as compared to his sighted peers and to where I was
> then. He has a bit more than me in some things-like understanding of money
> and banking, that I wanted all my kids not to have to teach themselves as 
> I
> did. The troubling thing to me is that for a blind kid compared to many he
> is light years ahead, but compared to his sighted peers about to enter a
> university he is only average among them, while individually strong in 
> some
> things and weak in others yet. I feel confident he will go off to college
> about as ready as any of his sighted classmates going off.
>
> I also tried to say that many people have had to teach themselves things 
> or
> seek stronger skills themselves, for Beth especially I wanted her to know
> that her rep as a young person she spoke of is not set in concrete, she 
> can
> learn better etiquette and has a long future ahead. Indeed she likely has
> much more future than past and can make the determination what her
> reputation will yet be. Some days I just can't get it out without a long
> story-smile.
> Thanks for your nice words.
>
>
>
> Carrie Gilmer, President
> National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
> A Division of the National Federation of the Blind
> NFB National Center: 410-659-9314
> Home Phone: 763-784-8590
> carrie.gilmer at gmail.com
> www.nfb.org/nopbc
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf
> Of Dezman Jackson
> Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2008 6:02 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] A Leaving the Nest Comparative
>
> Thanks, Carrie,
> That was a wonderful testamony of a young man who will be truly empowered 
> to
>
> survive in the real world.
>
> Dezman
> ----- Original Message ----- 
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