At the park as a blind mum

Playing in the park with your child is a simple pleasure that many parents enjoy. For Sylvia as a blind mum, this experience holds a blend of challenges and triumphs.

This short video shares an experience Sylvia had at the park with her daughter.

Sylvia says:

I know Ari wants to do this across some mountains now!

This girl is fearless, and actually has me doing things I didn’t know I could. Like walk across a rope bridge in an attempt to stay close to her to “keep her safe”. She got to the end and stood there cheering me on with the chant “Mummy! Mummy!”. Then with my heart in my mouth she went “I know you can do it! Even when I wobble it!” And proceeded to shake the rope bridge whilst I was trying to find my footing!

Kids eh?

I do love how confident she is and how much faith she has in me. There is so much of me in her, I think I forgot due to sight loss.

My takeaway is: things are only as scary as you make them out to be. Sometimes don’t think, and just take that risk. Also, when you think your child needs protecting not even your biggest fear can keep you from stepping in.

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Video description

Clip filmed at a park during a sunny day. Sylvia is a visually impaired black woman with long multi-tonal wavy blonde braids and brightly patterned white, black and orange t-shirt dress. She walks on to a rope bridge following her daughter who is around 5 years old, in a fluffy bright pink dress. Her daughter navigates the rope bridge with ease, while Sylvia does her best to keep up. She is no match for her daughter, who gets to the end very quickly, but stands just beyond the bridge, jumping and clapping. She high fives her mum as she finally walks off the bridge and they can both be seen running hand in hand.