A few articles...

[conuly]

One on the government's site on talking to kids about sex, which I'm not even getting into.

One about the blind student who just got his MD. This reminds me of a conversation I had with Mr. Bemrich (Bemrick?) (a family friend) I had a while back. He was going on and on about how under the ADA I'd have to accept a blind plumber, and I was sitting there trying to explain that you can't just start plumbing (plumbering?). You have to be certified, which means you have to pass a test. If you've passed this test, why should I care if you can see or not? Unless you cheated, you can no doubt fix my leaky pipe, and the sooner it's done, the better.

Comments

[leora.livejournal.com]

I'd probably prefer a blind plumber... it's silly, I know. But I really dislike having strangers in my home. And having the person be blind makes the person a) seem a little less threatening (not necessarily valid, but illusions can be nice) and b) they won't notice the mess as long as the pathway is clear and nothing smells. Unless, of course, the person isn't all-blind.

[conuly]

*snickers*

Ah, yes. The "my house is a mess" excuse for not getting plumbing done. Well now, fear no more! You can have a blind plumber, courtesy of the ADA!

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[leora.livejournal.com]

Even if the house isn't a mess, I just don't like having strangers in it. I'm not really sure blindness would make any difference to that, but who knows, it might. The not liking strangers in my home thing (especially if I'm the only one there and I have to interact with them) is one of my quirks that I suspect isn't really that uncommon.

[conuly]

That's a safety thing, I think. Strangers = bad, as we all learned in kindergarden.

[leora.livejournal.com]

Yes, at least in part. But it's also a personal space thing. It's a - you're in my personal area... get out of my domain. ~My place~. And there may be other things tangled in there as well. I haven't analyzed it much.