By Anonymous - 10/07/2015 16:52 - United Kingdom - Nottingham

Today, I had to explain to several young children why asking the new blind girl to play hide and seek with them is inappropriate. FML
I agree, your life sucks 29 016
You deserved it 2 671

Same thing different taste

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She can hide with another child, I think it's sweet they wanted to include her. Maybe you were being a little uptight and should have thought of how she could play instead of why she couldn't.

It's saddening that she's blind, and may have been embarrassed but you did your best OP!

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ezrajab 22

Omg that's terrible! Should have made a rule that they had to make noise to put the odds in your favor

From experience, they would probably have been very good at it. My other half is blind and a bloody crack shot at Nerf parties. Never underestimate the abilities of someone with a missing sense.

Well now my day is depressing. Children. They are unknowingly cruel to the world.

No it's not!!! Geez! They were including her! They just have to modify the way they play ... if they can see her, they are found. Why would you think excluding her is better than including her? Wow.

katina1236 20

Yeah but their little kids they don't understand disabilities like that. And just because she can't see doesn't mean she can't play. She just can't be the seeker. I think it's cute that they're willing to look past her differences and ask her to play

You should have taken this as a teaching opportunity for the children. They are young and most likely haven't met someone who is blind (especially that is the same age as them). Instead of telling them not to invite her to play, explain how she is different and see if they can come up with a new way to play (her having a buddy, etc.) so she can still be included. If you tell them to not include her they will interpret blindness as a bad thing, but if you help them understand it they will embrace it

depending how old they are but it's possible she could beat all of them as sometimes other senses are more alert when one is no longer there

sp00derman 23

Better than them asking her to play I Spy