[Nfb-krafters-korner] You don't look blind!

Sat Apr 5 13:07:52 CDT 2008

LOL.  Or a beading needle, even worse.  *Smile*  I was there today, but 
didn't see her.  I can somewhat understand people being amazed about the 
things one can do.  I feel that way about those who are deaf-blind.  The 
thought of being in both a dark and silent world makes me shiver in terror. 
I, personally, think I'd feel extremely vulnerable.  I'm not going to let 
that affect how I respond to or relate to someone who's deaf-blind, though.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Becky Frankeberger" <b.butterfly at comcast.net>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 11:24 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] You don't look blind!

> Or you hand make something and and they call you a liar. I made a baby
> jacket for my god child when she turned one year old.  This lady kept 
> saying
> "no you did not make that" over and over again.  Finally my mother in a 
> most
> kirt tone that scared even me, and I know my mother likes me, mom said 
> lady,
> "she made it!" Honestly, I thought my mother was going to come to blows, 
> she
> was that mad the lady called me a liar by her constant questioning.
>
> The times I have been followed by someone and they over and over tell me 
> how
> amazed they are, have some sort of mental or developmental delays.  I try 
> to
> be kind, but oh man it is tough to keep from wanting to tell them to get a
> life.  Heck I get amazed at things also.Back when I could see better,
> gymnastics just fascinated me.  How do they twist in the air like that.  I
> still gasp in amazement.  An opera singer who has a great range.  People 
> are
> so within their own little worlds, when they see something beyond 
> themselves
> it fascinates them.  So I would never follow around a gymnast, thank you, 
> I
> do have multiple albums from some of my favorite singers. But some do 
> those
> groopy things, following there favorites literally from city to city.  I
> guess I am saying there are all kinds of levels of fascination.
>
> Big hugs,
>
> Hey take out your knitting needles and really scare them, giggle.
>
> Becky and guide dog Jake
>
>
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> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of rainee
> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 9:45 PM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] You don't look blind!
>
> I think some people base what blind people are supposed to look like on
> their first encounter with one, or one they saw on TV that looked a 
> certain
> way.  I used to be annoyed by those that always use the word "amazing" in
> conjunction with me, and hearing that word out of some people's mouth 
> still
> annoys the living "Hello!" out of me.  I know this sweet lady at the
> farmers' market that I always meet with mixed feelings of joy and dread,
> because she just won't stop with the constant fascination with my 
> blindness.
>
> Bless her heart, but she walked with me to the bathroom, telling everybody
> she knew that she just wanted to see how I do things and that I was blind.
> I was a bit embarrassed, and my blindness usually doesn't embarrass me.  I
> looked at her and said quietly, "As if it wasn't totally obvious that I
> can't see."  Her response was, "Hey, I didn't know at first."  Um, hello? 
> I
>
> have a cane that's almost as tall as I am.  What more of a sign does one
> need?  LOL.  She was complimenting me on my faith, because I said it was
> good to see her.  I said, "Francine, it just wouldn't sound good to say 
> that
>
> it was good to hear you or to feel you."  Bless her heart.  She's a sweet,
> sweet lady, but her doting over me and her fascination with my blindness
> just about drives a sober woman to drink.
>
> I so agree with you about the joy one feels when someone says, "This is my
> friend," rather than stating that they have a blind friend.  Thankfully, I
> find that most people will see you as more than blind the more they get to
> know you, but I've known some that never get over the blindness.
>
>
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
> To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 9:23 PM
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] You don't look blind!
>
>
>> How many times have I heard that statement, "You don't look  blind."   So
>> what does a blind person suppose to look like?
>>
>> This is a statement that really gets to me.
>>
>> Then the amazement that how could you sew, knit, quilt, weave,make
>> candles,pour molds,use a sewing machine etc.  Once they get over that and
>> beyond
>> there, then you can talk to them like "Did you see the sale at the yarn
>> shop! It
>> takes a while before they stop excusing themselves that the sighted
>> person
>> used the word "see".  Heck I use it all the time!  When I tell  my
>> Grandaughters
>> let me see what you have, they come over and put it into my  hands.
>>
>> So acting normal is not something we need to hide, just as sharing the
>> hows
>> with other blind folks here will let others know how we "Look" at things.
>>
>> We do have a few sighted folks on the list that enjoy crafting and work
>> with
>> blind folks.
>>
>> I like when folks introduce me as, "There friend, Joyce."  It took a
>> while
>> for that to happen because they use to say "This is my blind friend,
>> Joyce."
>>
>> OK I am getting off the milk crate that I climbed up on.
>>
>> Joyce
>>
>>
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