[nabs-l] Having Sleepovers with Sighted Friends

[Alana Leonhardy]

Hello,
Whether I disagree or not really depends upon the reason behind their decision. 
When I was a child, there were times that my parents did not allow me to sleep over at someone's house, either because they had never met and thus knew nothing about the other family, or because they knew it was a bad home environment and did not want me there. This is entirely reasonable. 
If, on the other hand, they were "protecting you from the unknown" simply because of blindness, then I entirely disagree that this is a good thing. This sort of overprotection may make sighted parents feel better, which is why they do it, but it is very much to our detriment. I'm not only talking about not being allowed to go to sleep overs here, I'm refering to the entire smothering umbrella of restrictions and shealtering behaviors. For example. At the age of 15-16, my curfew was no later than 8:00 PM, and I had to call and check in every hour. My brothers, by 14, could be out until 10:00 and just check in every 3-4 hours.
Or, they already had a party planned for you and didn't want you to miss it, and there was no more to it than that. 

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> On Apr 5, 2016, at 07:31, Roanna Bacchus via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Dear Students,
> 
> The subject of this email stemfs from an incident that happened to me in sixth grade.  My friend invited me to a sleepover at her home, but I was not allowed to attend.  My family and I were having a graduation party that weekend.  At school the next day I explained to my friend that I could not come to her sleepover and thanked her for inviting me.  Looking back on it now, I think my parents did the right thing by not allowing me to attend.  They didn't know my friend or her parents so they were protecting me from the unknown.  I'd love to hear your thoughts on this topic.
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