[blindkid] Dealing with selfish behavior

Tue Jun 3 19:26:42 UTC 2014

Do you live near a major metropolitan area where an organization for
the blind has weekend activities?

Does she have a full-time aid in school?  Sometimes, the aid, without
meaning to, gets in the way of communication between the blind student
and peers.

I had one really close friend through school.  As an adult, I still
don't have a lot of close friends.  I think that is just who I am.  I
have blind friends who have a lot of friends.  I am an introvert so
can be very happy alone.  I also really enjoy getting together with a
small group of people.  My husband, the extravert, does not understand
it at all.

I just want to be sure we aren't blaming her blindness for every
problem she has.  It is the easy and obvious thing but we all have our
unique personality and the goal is to help her be a successful person
throughout life.

I would love to meet your daughter because she sounds a lot like me
when I was young.  I was "stubborn" according to my mom.  That has
served me well as an adult but got me into trouble too many times as a
child.

On 6/3/14, Traci W via blindkid <blindkid at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Yes. She is 9. She communicates just fine!  I have to encourage her to email
> her friends and grandparents. I tell her she has to do her part to have a
> full friendship. She cant be just a taker, she has to give as well.
>
> I would like to get her to a camp but we go to school year round and most
> camps are in July and August when we are in school. We are out during June.
> I think NY has a vi camp but not keen on sending her so far away.  Haven't
> found a camp nearby that works yet either, most don't ramp up til July. Even
> non vi.
>
> Traci
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Jun 3, 2014, at 1:43 PM, Eric Calhoun via blindkid
>> <blindkid at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hi guys, for those wishing to contact me, I will include my info below.
>> Traci, how old is your daughter and would she be able to communicate with
>> kids her age and older?  I say this, because camping may be the way to go.
>>
>> Encourage her to pen pal or e-mail pal with her camp mates, and interact,
>> interact, interact.  This is how I developed my personality.
>>
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