[nfbwatlk] Fw: [Nfbf-l] [nfb-talk] Trees CouldHarmBlindChildren, Parents Contend

[Lauren Merryfield]

Hi,
Really!  It doesn't sound like they're mentally prepared to raise blind 
children at all.
thanks
Lauren
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carl Jarvis" <carjar at olypen.com>
To: "NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 11:58 AM
Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] Fw: [Nfbf-l] [nfb-talk] Trees 
CouldHarmBlindChildren, Parents Contend


> Hi Noel,
> While it's true that this story is about the battle over property rights, 
> it
> can also be compared to a little peek inside a ticking time bomb.
> As unconscionable as it is for parents to use their children in areas such
> as custody fights, using the children's blindness to try to get their own
> way is a red flag of impending disaster.  They have not thought through 
> what
> this behavior will say to the children.  What other issues are they going 
> to
> use the children's blindness in order to gain sympathy or support for
> themselves?
> These kids will grow up believing that they can use blindness as a club to
> gain whatever they want, or an excuse for all the things that go wrong in
> their lives.
>
> Carl Jarvis
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