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It’s amazing how often when I tell people I was a single mother who raised five children they look at me like I’m crazy and, well I am because I raised five children, but they can’t believe that I’m visually impaired and raised children on my own. And that’s like, “Yeah, my kids would tell you that I probably can see perfectly because they didn’t get away with anything that their friends didn’t get away with, but I did it differently.” And that’s part of what when we’re trying to explain our vision, it’s the biggest thing for us to explain. Yes, I can do that, but I’m going to do it differently. Yes, I can write a check but I’m going to use a check-writing guide. Yes, I can get to the store, but I’m going to take the bus and I may need someone to help me at the store find what I need, but that’s okay. They get paid for being there and they could either sit there and play on their phone or they can help me. I prefer to see them help me than to get paid to play on their phone. So looking at it and taking a lighter approach with it a lot of times can help when you’re talking to other people, because if they see that you have a lighter approach to your vision that you’re okay with it, then they can be okay with it. That’s where the “bless your heart” comes in it’s because people don’t know that you’re okay with it and they want to make sure that life is okay for you. And in the south that’s what you say to people when you think that their life is really bad. You say, “Oh, bless your heart.” And anyone who is in the south knows this and knows that
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