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]>
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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.
>