There's blind parents who are more than capable of taking care of their children. Maybe show your mum and sister some examples and show them that, yes you can be trusted with your baby niece?

This really made me feel very sad. To think that a sister would behave like this to a brother, that too, a mother.

If your sister or any sighted person is reading this, let it be known, that we are more then capable of taking care of children. I've taught a bunch of kids in a classroom like situation, I've played with my little cousins and I love doing so. There were some hickups, but, nothing life threatening. My friend is a blind mother, and she is doing great.

Yes unfortunately and I am very upset about it. I have an asian family and I am asian and I get this a lot. They don’t only think I am not capable but they think I am no use too. I am just a child just a disabled person. I think I’ve only held one family member’s baby before. And it was only when I was sitting down. With close supervision.


I remember when everyone else around me as a teen got to babysit and I didn’t. I’ve never really babysat anyone. The one time I did for middle school class one of the parents made sure they were home.

I always wanted to just for the experience. But never got a chance.


Family never encouraged their children to be anywhere near me or to listen to me even though I was a second cousin that was 15 years older at least. Maybe 10 at the least. No one cared. Sometimes much more older but yeah.

Recently I got a chance to sort of do it the mother was around but seemed to trust me around her kid. She’s not a baby but even little kids. She wasn’t asian, she’s either latino or wite I think. We were at a bible study and after it I went up to the kid to see if she had had food. I hung out with the 5 year old and her mother. I think it was her bedtime but they were still waiting on the others for a ride home. This woman is sighted but I guess she carpooled. I found the 5 year old on the couch and sat with her while she was falling asleep.

Do I think I am the best person with kids, no far from it, probably don’t have the patience and temperament, but yeah, at least I had a go.

Ugh! How ignorant! I’ve got a one-year-old. I take care of him during the day while my wife works.

Ugh, I'm sorry. That's awful and very un-informed of them.

My son turns 20 on Sunday and I have thus far managed to not kill, maim, or otherwise harm him by being blind.

I’ve been blind from birth, I’ve held too maybe three babies in my lifetime, I can kind of understand your sister doesn’t want you to drop the baby, but you can totally hold it if she shows you how to.