[nabs-l] family's misunderstandings of the real world

[Mauricio Almeida]

Greetings,

For me, the problem is that people give way too much importance for
what other people say or think of them. this is even more common in
the US.
If you are happy with your boy friend, with your location, and with
your life, regardless of whether you are right or wrong (i do not know
enough of either to be able to oriente you on that) it does not matter
what her or anyone else has to think of you.
I personally am open to meeting and dating sighted people regardless
of statistics, as it is our atitude that determines prejudice most
times. but then again, that does not mean much.
You should do what makes you happy, period.


On 11/20/13, Beth Taurasi <denverqueen1107 at comcast.net> wrote:
> Hi, all.
> I was recently Facebook chatting my cousin and she accused me of doing
> the following things:
> 1. Obsession with my latest boyfriend, who she might have a problem with
> because he is blind.
> 2. She said I should be open to dating sighted people, yes, Arielle, you
> are married to a sighted man, but not all sighted people like a blind
> woman, and statistically it isn't true that sighted people will go out
> with blind women.
> 3. She says that blind people can do things, but she says I don't
> understand the real world.  What? I told her I do understand the real
> world, I pay my bills, I save money, I work with money. I don't pay
> taxes because in my understanding of the so-called "real world", SSI is
> not taxable, and finding a job for me is hard because I am dually disabled.
> I need help also convincing her that parenting is possible even with my
> particular disabilities.  I've tried referring her to NFB's parenting
> without Sight thingies, and she doesn't seem interested. I have a lot of
> friends on here so I'm posing this question.  Also, she says I should
> move back to Florida, but after all this stuff I've been through back
> there, I said to her, "No.  I've got all I need in Denver."
> Please help.
> Beth
>
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