I found out my five year old was sticking his tongue out at people and making faces. I was oblivious. There are lots of challenges. Just approach it with humor.

Thanks for asking this question, I am a first time mom with a VI and my babe is due in March and I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately! Sorry I don’t have any insights to answer the question yet though...

Well, all 3 of my parents children, including me are legally blind and on the plus side, no worries about us having to have cars and insurance. Downside, we cant go anywhere alone and we require transportation to go anywhere so we truly can't be as independent, which will always have a toll on our parents (oldest 32, youngest, me, 19). I've had my mom expain our disease to people in all places because of mistakes we make as a byproduct of being low vision. It's kinda like, we're dealing with the physical aspects while mom and dad have to do things for us we sinply can't. My brother can't drive his kids anywhere unless their mom is there so there's not really 'outings with dad'. We're all used to it at this point, as my eldest brother was diagnosed in 2nd grade (took until senior uear for me despite having had it for years prior)

They had to learn to get out of the way of my cane because I literally can’t help it. They, from an early age, would warm me about steps, obstacles. They had to learn that we’re different then other families and explain my visual impairment to their peers. I think, hope, it’s been character building.

I'm totally blind and not planning on having kids because of it. Not that I don't have faith in myself, but I know how kids are. Like if my dad was blind I would exploit the hell out of it, and if they didn't I kinda wouldn't respect them. Does that make sense? Lol

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