I sometimes say that I graciously shared my eye condition with my daughter. I have not written much about our Marley and me story lately. This one will be short. It actually took me a few days to share with my husband, and now I’m sharing it with you.
A few days ago, Marley randomly asked me, “Mom, are you going to lose all of your eyesight and be totally blind One day?”
I answered to her, “I don’t know baby. I do know that I have lost a lot of eyesight since I was your age. You can see a whole lot more than mommy can. It’s possible that I could lose all of it one day.”
Marley thinks about my answer for a quick minute and then she asks me, “Mom, am I going to lose all of my eyesight and be totally blind one day?”
My honest answer to her, “well baby, that’s a possibility.”
Just like that, my beautiful girl takes my response in stride, and continues on. I love that I am able to have these conversations with her. I love that she is able to ask me anything that may cross her mind. I hope this continues Ahn in our relationship as she grows.
What a wonderful relationship. I think honesty is the best policy since kids typically know when we are faking it. She sees you succeeding in life and knows she will too. Thanks for sharing ❤️
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Thanks Ken. Did you get the email from breaking barriers? They have a bunch of trips coming up in 2019 and I was thinking about your son.
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Do you mean No Barriers? I haven’t seen anything recently but I’ll definitely look. My boys loved the NYC Summit gathering.
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Yescuppa I knew I use the wrong name.
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I’ll look into it for sure, thanks!
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I’m glad you’re having conversations like that with your daughter. I just wish my mother can see blindness in a positive light like you do.
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