[nabs-l] staring

[Chris Nusbaum]

Hi Vejas,

Ah, the staring game! I'm faced with this as well! Now, let me 
just say this; you are frustrated because your sighted parents 
aren't doing anything about it.  However, if they're not doing 
something about it, can't you? I know that your parents would 
have to tell you that someone is staring, but you can take it 
from there! You can advocate for yourself; you can tell them to 
stop!

Chris

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 ----- Original Message -----
From: vejas <brlsurfer at gmail.com
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing 
list<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:54:40 -0800
Subject: [nabs-l] staring

I hate staring.
People do it all the time in my community, and I don't even know
that they are doing it.
I have no vision as of recently.  I can't tell when people are
staring at me.  But I know-because my parents sometimes tell me
that in restaurants, people stare at how I eat.
What is more upsetting, though, is why aren't my parents doing
anything about the staring, like telling them to stop? I wonder
do these people even realize they are staring?
Vejas

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