Hi Steve and Howard,
It is a normal developmental thing for kids to imitate those around them. When they think something is normal they just want to try it.
If you had scolded your child the child would have thought that there was something wrong with using a cane and having her other hand covering her eye.
Did you ever notice that kids like to play with canes like they are mopping or running the sweeper.
That's why we buy children things like play stoves, refrigerators, doll houses, etc.
People should be very happy that children want to imitate them and that children feel that the activity is normal and worth imitating.
The world of imagination and curiosity of a child is so heartwarming.
Colleen Roth



----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Dresser <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Friday, May 31, 2013 5:21 pm
Subject: Re: Children!!!

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> Howard,
> 
> Your story about the cane reminds me of something my daughter did when she 
> was about four.  She grabbed my cane and started racing around the house 
> moving it back and forth with one hand while covering one eye with the other 
> hand and saying, "I'm blind, like Mommy and Daddy!"
> 
> My wife and I thought it was funny, but you'd be surprised how many people 
> told us we should reprimand her for being disrespectful.  We didn't think it 
> was a lack of respect; she was just trying to understand what it was like to 
> be blind.
> 
> Steve
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2013 12:11
> Subject: Children!!!
> 
> 
> > One day my eight year old daughter, said Daddy, open your mouth, I have a
> > surprise for you!  Well foolish trusting me did so, and got a teaspoon of
> > warm cottage cheese for my trust.  I have promised her that I will tell 
> > that
> > story at her wedding.  No wedding yet, not surprised.
> >
> > Don't expect children to be adults, and don't allow them to be your eyes,
> > they will rebel sooner or later and they will have a powerful way to do 
> > it.
> >
> > The other thing she did, was when we went for walks when she was little, 
> > she
> > had to carry and use her own cane.  Not with her sighted Mother, but she
> > wanted to be like her Daddy.  She was three and used good cane technique.
> > Now she is a nurse and graduated with a 3.93 GPA.  She understood the 
> > world
> > this way when she was small.
> > Mommies can see and Daddies can't.  Made sense to her.
> >