[bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Parenting
- From: "Julie & Miss Mercy, avon representative" <mercy421@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2007 13:20:29 -0400
You know, though, that's not entirely true sometimes. When blind couples
have children, they often get run through the wringer with people wanting to
know how they're going to care for their children and encouraged to put them
up for adoption or something. A case in point was in California a few years
ago when a Hispanic couple had their first baby and the child was actually
taken away from them for a couple of days for no other reason than that they
were both blind and the mother asked if someone could look in on them in a
few days to make sure the baby didn't have jaundice or something...something
that would require sight to know. The mother asked that, and all of a
sudden, they were being interrogated about everything else, and when the
father didn't know how to change a diaper, they took the baby. Of course,
there was more to it than that, but there it is in a nutshell. How many
first-time fathers, sighted or not, know all of that right from the
beginning? It was sad. Granted, that may not happen very often, or at least
not to that extreme, but it can still happen and now that I'm pregnant, I'm
scared to death! <grin> Take care.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Pascha Lea" <pascha2u@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 1:48 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Parenting
Hi Cindy,
We are after all the help we can get. Biological parents also don't have to
justify how they will 'cope' as parents, and we do. Although our agency
supports us in our struggles to adopt a child, my husband has had to explain
to other involved and less-understanding government agencies how he will
'cope' as a blind parent.
We are really searching for some concrete tips and ideas on how to deal with
some of the specific questions we've been asked. Most of it seems like
common sense to us - but it would be nice to strike up an email conversation
with someone who could clue us in to things we may not know.
Thanks,
Lea
Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Lea,
Most people who have children the biological way don't
have much if any experience with parenting or child
care. In the hospital, a mother gets a little help
about how to diaper and breast feed, but that's it.
Calling on family members or friends and, as you say,
reading books helps, but the latter has to be taken
with a dose of your own judgment and feelings.
There are quite a few blind parents on this list who I
am sure will be offereing you help.
Good luck to you both.
Cindy
- Neither myself nor my husband has a
> lot of experience with parenting or childcare. There
> are many resources out there for sighted folks, but
> my husband hasn't had much luck finding information
> regarding parenting as a blind person.
>
> I was wondering two things....
>
> First of all, can anyone recommend some good
> resources (books, mailing lists, news groups, etc)
> regarding blind-parenting techniques and skills?
>
> Secondly, would anyone here who is blind and a
> parent be willing to contact myself and my husband
> by email, off-list, for a discussion about the
> techniques and skills you use as a blind parent?
>
> Please feel free to send responses to
> pascha2u@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Lea & Garry
>
>
>
>
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