Hello All,
Have to get my two cents in here.
I was advised to turn the plate so that the meat
or the most difficult item is at 6 o'clock so
that you don't reach over other items to deal
with it. Also, to eat from the outside of the
plate towards the center which helps to keep the
food from going off onto the table (which I still often do)
Another point is that if sighted folks insist on
being critical, ask them to give it a try with
their eyes tightly shut or with the lights out,
and I think they may realise just how difficult
it is and apreciate your good efforts.
Hang in there. We are all with you. Sheila,
Vancouver, Canada.
from t
At 02:04 PM 1/23/2012, you wrote:
Ok. What kinds of questions would you like me to ask?
On 1/23/12, Lois <w5...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Jessica, I am proud of you for being brave enough to ask the question.
> Please don't think we are making fun of you
or will give up on you. Everyone
> has told you how they do it and don't know where to go from here. If you
> will ask more questions that will help us to know where to go from here we
> will try to help.
>
> Lois
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Debbra Piening
> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org
> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 3:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [CnD] cutting food
>
>
> I think you just hit the nail on the head. Sometimes friends and family
> get
> frustrated with themselves for not being able to get something across to
> us,
> and that frustration gets passed on to us, too, in addition to our
> frustration at wanting to do things well. When I was sixteen, I was
> terribly self-conscious about doing things exactly as sighted people
> seemed
> to do. Then I discovered that sighted people often cut one piece at a
> time.
> Later I learned that even chefs touch food with their hands. Although I
> use
> utensils as much as possible, I no longer worry about very lightly
> checking
> things with a finger if I need to. You will learn. You've come to the
> list
> to ask questions, and you've got lots of good answers. So take a deep
> breath, try to relax,tell people not to watch you (you're morelikely to
> make
> a mistake if they watch), and JUST KEEP TRYING.
>
>
> Deb
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org
> [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Jessica Brown
> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 2:35 PM
> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org
> Subject: Re: [CnD] cutting food
>
> They were friends. I do not have any one who can help me who is
> trained. I have not had much time to try to cut food but this is
> because other people give up teaching me not because I give up
> learning. Trust me I do want to learn if it is the last thing I ever
> do.
>
> On 1/23/12, Charles Rivard <wee1s...@fidnet.com> wrote:
> > Have you tried using your fingers to see what you're doing, gradually
> using
> > them less and less as you get used to
what you're doing? Not with meat,
> but
> > other cuttable material?
> >
> > You say that people have tried to teach you. Were these people trained
> to
> > do so?, or were they friends and family
members. Also, and I don't mean
> > this as it may sound, but at age 16, how much practice have you had at
> > trying to accomplish this? Some people give up if it doesn't work
> almost
> > immediately, and this goes for people trying to teach as well as people
> > trying to learn.
> >
> > ---
> > Shepherds are the best beasts, but Labs are a close second.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jessica Brown" <jessicabrown...@gmail.com>
> > To: <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org>
> > Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 11:06 AM
> > Subject: Re: [CnD] cutting food
> >
> >
> > Once again. I have tried this before as well and it did not work for
> > me. I am 16 years old and have been blind all my life. People have
> > tryed to help teach me but no one seems to know how to teach me and it
> > never goes well.
> >
> > On 1/23/12, Nicole Massey <ny...@gypsyheir.com> wrote:
> >> This was what I was going to suggest as well, with a modification or
> two.
> >>
> >> For even chunks, take the fork, after using your knife to find the
> edges
> >> of
> >> the meat or other food, and place the fork in the meat near one edge.
> Cut
> >> with the knife perpendicular to the fork's tines until that entire
> strip
> >> is
> >> free. Then move the fork to the next strip and cut the meat into
> strips.
> >> If
> >> you want it in chunks instead of strips, turn the plate 90° and then
> use
> >> your knife and fork to find the first strip. Place the fork near the
> >> middle
> >> and cut starting at the ends and working toward the center, cutting
> center
> >> chunks using your fork as your guide. Move to the other strips and cut
> as
> >> well. This should help.
> >> This brings me to a question. Jessica, how long have you been blind?
> Have
> >> you had any training to help you deal with this blindness? This is a
> >> standard Vocational Rehabilitation Trainer exercise, so this is why I
> ask.
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org
> >> [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Kimberly
> >> Qualls
> >> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 10:05 AM
> >> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org
> >> Subject: [CnD] cutting food
> >>
> >> Jessica,
> >>
> >> I use a fork, not only to keep the food still, but also as a
> >> guide...Stick the fork as far from the edge as the slice you
> >> want...After you go one way, then take the fork and stick it in the
> >> slices to cut them into chunks, if you need...Everyone is right,
> >> though, it takes a LOT of practice, and it can get messy, so you may
> >> want to practice on your own, first...I hope I explained that well
> >> enough...
> >>
> >> Hope it helps
> >>
> >> Kimberly
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