[blindkid] made my day

Wed Dec 12 06:38:25 UTC 2012

Really? A smack on the hand deserves a call to the police? Wow! And yes,
she knew he was right behind her on his way in the room and she slammed the
door to he wouldn't go in. I don't give my child any favoritism just
because she's blind. I push for her independency as well. And for every
action, there is a reaction or consequence. And for the school to feel that
a smack on the hand calls for a full investigation and home visit was
ridiculous. If anything, they scared my daughter to pieces.
On Dec 11, 2012 10:01 PM, "Thea Eaton" <thea at doodledoo.com> wrote:

> This in no way relates to the other post of the teenager who misread a
> label
> on a pillbox. Was she able to see how far her brother was away from the
> door? I think your outcome could have been the same, regardless of your
> daughter being blind. When a child reports getting hit by a parent, many
> schools have a policy to call on social services.
>
>
> Thea
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindkid [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Julie
> Yanez
> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 11:30 PM
> To: Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)
> Subject: Re: [blindkid] made my day
>
> I'm so sorry for your mishap. I've had social services called on me once
> because I spanked my 10 year old on the hand. She had knowingly slammed the
> bedroom door on her 3 year old brother. His forehead hit the knob and he
> nearly needed stitches. So along with a spank for slamming the door period,
> then on top of that getting her brother hurt, she was sent to bed with no
> music or TV. That's equivalent to torture for her.
> Her comprehension and being able to explain events and the order in which
> they occur is delayed. Has always been. It's a major issue we work on.
> Reading a story, then explaining what happened when. She can't do that. So
> when she was asked what she did the over the weekend, everything came out
> her mouth in the wrong order. I sounded like thee worst parent. A police
> officer even came to our home to question her and see her home environment.
> I was soo mad that the school never called me to tell me what she had said
> and gave me no chance to let them know what really went on before they were
> quick to make a police report. I wanted her TIV replaced! Especially after
> being with my kiddo for 4 years now and knowing how she gets her stories
> confused.
>
> Best of luck with everything. They seem to make everything harder on us
> parents of the blind as if we can't parent our child.
> On Dec 11, 2012 9:02 PM, "Cynthia Davis" <cdfiets at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi there, NFB friends,
> >
> > Today I learned that my son's therapist had reported me to Social
> Services
> > because I "allowed by legally blind son (a 9th-grader) to take his
> > medication by himself. "   Yes, you heard me.  The incident occurred
> > yesterday morning.
> >
> > My son took his medications out of the pillbox by himself.  The pillbox
> is
> > well-labeled; each of the 14 compartments indicates in both large print
> and
> > Braille which day the pills are for and whether they are for the a.m. or
> > p.m.  Usually I give them to him and he checks them, but he was really
> > grumpy this particular morning, so he did it himself.  We have never had
> a
> > problem with this.
> >
> > However, at school he became very sleepy and announced to the assistant
> > principal, on whose floor he fell asleep, that he thought he had given
> > himself his nighttime meds instead of the morning ones.  This meant he
> had
> > some medications that made him very groggy.  I was called and immediately
> > called his doctor and left a message while I drove to the school to pick
> > him up.  When I arrived, the vice-principal kindly suggested that "I know
> > you want him to be independent, but maybe he shouldn't be taking his own
> > medications."  I added that we usually check them together, but....we
> > didn't this time.  Anyway, the school seemed okay with our error, as he
> was
> > able to walk downstairs and out of the school unassisted.  We then went
> to
> > his scheduled therapy appointment.  The therapist called Social Services
> > later that day, at the suggestion of her supervisor.  She made it clear
> > that the report was necessary because "he is legally blind."
> >
> > My son is furious.  Ready to sue.  Mad as hell.  "Mom, you are the best
> > mom a kid could have in this world ( Did my kid really say that?!).  It
> is
> > MY FAULT (Did my kid really say that?!) I took the wrong pills 'cause I
> was
> > angry at you and didn't pay attention!  They are discriminating against
> me
> > because I am blind!  They are against the law!  I can read a pillbox as
> > well as any other kid!"
> >
> > Clearly I don't deserve Mother of the Year for somehow allowing this to
> > happen, but I do agree with him that the issue here is whether he
> > should-or-should-not be getting his own medications out of the pillbox
> > compartment by himself regardless of the fact that he is legally blind.
> >  His doctor has volunteered to talk with the authorities if necessary,
> > although she did make sure I understood "how to safely administer
> > medication."  She didn't mention the blind part.
> >
> > Thanks for listening,
> > Cynthia Davis
> > Littleton, CO
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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