Carl deals in dreams and fantasy. I mean, here is this blind man writing about
his Thanksgiving experience, saying, "As I gaze around me..." and talking about
his "good looking children". I think he means that he loves his family and is
happy to have them altogether in his home. But to express his feelings to an
email list filled with blind people all in visual terms seems a bit strange.
It's the kind of thing that you do if yoou're blind and you're communicating
with a bunch of sighted people. So it gives me pause. Family gatherings at
holiday times are supposed to be warm, loving, and joyful. Sometimes, they are.
Often, longstanding family conflicts raise their ugly heads or unexpected
tensions arise. Mostly, holiday gatherings are a mixed bag.
Miriam
-----Original Message-----
From: blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx On Behalf Of Carl Jarvis
Sent: Friday, November 29, 2019 2:49 PM
To: blind-democracy <blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [blind-democracy] a quick wish for a better tomorrow
For the Jarvises this is a time for family. The entire long weekend starting
with last Wednesday. In all, 23 family members will break Turkey with us.
It's a wonderful time, but getting a bit difficult for a couple of grandparents
to pull off. But how can we turn away such a fine group of people, like our
children and their families?
As I gaze about me, all I can say to Cathy is, "Boy did we do a good job of
raising up such a good looking group of perfect children."
Carl Jarvis
