[blindkid] When your child realizes she's different....
landjwest at bellsouth.net
landjwest at bellsouth.net
Tue Nov 18 18:41:13 UTC 2008
Mindy,
I give your response a big thumbs up! I believe that same thing.
Laura
-------------- Original message from Mindy Lipsey <mindy_lipsey at yahoo.com>: --------------
I would definately suggest having other friends and role models who are blind,
> so she doesn't ever feel "alone". I also remind my boys that everyone has "something" - basically something they
> have to "deal with". I also tell them that God made us all the way we are for a reason. Sometimes we
> don't know what that reason is yet, but we will eventually find out.
> Hope this helps.
>
> Mindy
>
> --- On Tue, 11/18/08, Amy Ruell wrote:
>
> From: Amy Ruell
> Subject: Re: [blindkid] When your child realizes she's different.... To: "'NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)'"
>
> Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2008, 12:12 PM
>
> Hello Stephanie,
> I'm sure that those words were very hard to hear!!! Do you know why
> she's
> struggling with this right now? Maybe if you knew more, you could help her
> solve the undrlying problem that is causing her to wish she could see.
> Thanks.
> Amy
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Kieszak, Stephanie (CDC/CCEHIP/NCEH)
> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 11:45 AM
> To: blindkid at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [blindkid] When your child realizes she's different....
>
>
> My 6 year old daughter has recently started talking a lot about being blind
> and about her "acrylic" eyes, as she refers to her prosthetics. The
> other
> night, she said to me "Mommy, can you get me something so I can see with
> my
> eyes instead of with my hands?" I felt like someone had plunged a knife
> into my heart! For you parents of older kids, was there anything you ever
> said or did that helped when your child seemed to be feeling sad or angry
> about being blind? I tried reminding her of all the other blind people we
> know who also don't see things with their eyes but that didn't seem to
> help.
> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Stephanie
>
>
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