[nabs-l] high school question

[Carly Mihalakis]

Good morning, Suzanne, and everyone,

Although perhaps we can agree that the source of your having endured 
relentless teasing in high school, the subject of which  being but a 
construct applying only to high school, that doesn't matter, when it 
was an instrument that proved very damaging to your self-concept, 
nonetheless. You sound comfortable personally with things yet, there 
is that very damaging high school experience from which you may never 
recover. Is that so?
for today, Car
408-209-3239

wrote:
>I had a miserable time in high school. I am legally blind so have a fair
>amount of usable vision. I used a cane due to the day blindness form the
>sun even with sunglasses.
>
>I feel when you are partially sighted you dont' fit in anywhere. You aren't
>sighted and you aren't blind enough to be accepted into the blind group
>
>I was teased relentlessly daily through all of high school. It was stuff
>like "You not blind" "it's not sunny you dont' need sunglasses"
>
>I never tried to hide anything. I used a monocular in the class and large
>print with my nose against the page.
>
>The school nurse said not to use the cane because someone might trip over
>it.
>
>It was awful. I had no friends and didn't even want to go it was so
>miserable.
>
>
>On Sat, Aug 30, 2014 at 10:33 AM, Carly Mihalakis via nabs-l <
>nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> > Good morning, my blind flower, seeking to bloom, Ana,
> >
> > Just be yourself and don't try to obscure, or in other ways deny your
> > blindness. You might  be surprised, if you don't have head trips about your
> > lack of an ocular input, chances are, neither will your peers. After all,
> > all we're talking about here, is a lack of an ocular input. The rest of it
> > is, but merely a construction belonging to the society around us.
> > for today, Car
> > 408-209-3239
> >
> >  At 09:04 AM 8/29/2014, kcj21 via nabs-l wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Ana,
> >>        I , like everyone else, had difficulty making friends in high
> >> school. Besides participating in after school activities, I suggest that
> >> you take a class like art, drama, chorus, or P.E. These classes tend to be
> >> less structured and give you a lot of social time and group projects. You
> >> should also listen when the teacher calls role to see if you recognize any
> >> names from other classes. Most importantly, try to open about your
> >> disability. If your peers see that you are comfortable with discussing and
> >> answering questions about your blindness, then they will be more
> >> comfortable and will talk to you more easily.
> >> Best of luck,
> >> Kaley
> >>
> >>
> >> On Friday, August 29, 2014 11:39 AM, Miso Kwak via nabs-l <
> >> nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Ana and all,
> >> I suggest joining extracurricular activities such as band, choir, or
> >> any other different clubs on campus and using lunch time as an
> >> opportunity to meet and develop friendships.
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Ana Martinez via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> >> To: nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> >> Sent: Fri, Aug 29, 2014 8:09 am
> >> Subject: [nabs-l] highschool question
> >>
> >> hi all I have a question, how do you make friends in highschool, for
> >> me it has been difficult because there a lot of students and in all of
> >> my classes there are different kids ,
> >>
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