You pretty much have to have a sense of humor to survive these days.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, May 31, 2013 5:15 PM
Subject: Re: Children!!!


> 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.
>>
>