[blindkid] When your child realizes she's different....

[jjordan_pa at yahoo.com]

Stephanie:  my daughter is 7 and we have always made her feel like the "special" one because she was the only blind person in the family.  We all tell her that we wish we could "see" in the dark and when it is nighttime or if the power goes out we make a big deal about our limitations in the dark. I frequently "bump into the wall" or "trip" in the dark and then comment on her graceful skills.  We talk frequently at her ability to "see" much more than I do in a situation (sitting on the deck or in a room etc.). I could go on forever.  Her 5 year old sister recently said, "that's no fair that only Ari is blind".  Ari just smiled her beautiful smile.   Janice
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-----Original Message-----
From: "Amy Ruell" <aruell at nbp.org>

Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:12:31 
To: 'NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,\(for parents of blind children\)'<blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blindkid] When your child realizes she's different....


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


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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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