Thankful for a Blind Parent

by | Dec 16, 2023 | Uncategorized

Thankful for a Blind Parent

Every November I spend the month listing things I am thankful for with a blind parent. Sometimes it is things I have learned. Other times it is things she has done. This year I am going to share my favorite memories that I have had the privilege to share with my mom.

  1. Growing up we used public transportation to get places. From birth until I was 9 we lived inside the perimeter of Atlanta. My mom had taught herself the public transportation system (MARTA) and was comfortable bringing her kids with her. Mom would always ask the bus which number it was at the stop to make sure we got on the correct bus. Many of the bus drivers learned who we were and would make an effort to ensure we got to our stop.

I remember when my second brother was a baby and we had a car seat/stroller combo called a sit-n-stroll. We would push it to the bus stop. And then the bus driver would help us put the wheels away and carry the car seat onto the bus. We always got the seats right behind the driver. I think this is where my love of maps came from. The drivers and passengers would help me read the map and count the stops to where we would be getting off. It brings back good memories of making friends and traveling. #MARTA #ATL #blindparent #Blindness #SightedChildren #ChildrenRaisedAroundTheBlind #Thankful #GiveThanks #PublicTransportation #Carseats #Children #Parenting

  1. When I was nine, my parents put me into a professional kids choir. I loved singing and was so excited to learn new skills. One of the coolest things what that my mom was able to put my lesson book for choir into Braille. That meant that mom was able to help me with each section that I needed to complete. We found the Braille copy recently. It was a nice memory back to working on learning music together and our joint love for singing. I have learned so many wonderful things from my mom, but my love of music has been my favorite thing. #music #musicTeacher #BlindParent #BlindMom #blindness #SightedChidlren #Braille #KidsChoir #ChildrenRaisedAroundtheBlind
  2. Playing cards games. Growing up we only had two Brailled games for the longest time. Uno and Scrabble. Once we knew our colors and numbers we spent many hours playing Uno together. Now the tradition continues. We bought the new Braille Uno cards through Target. My kids ages 5 & 2 play Uno with Gram from time to time. We have also Brailled my daughters Go Fish and Old Maid cards to play with Gram. Playing games together as a family even with the Braille makes things feel normal. A regular family plays games together and we got to have this same experience.

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