I ran a business and my employee once remarked.. "damn your Vulcan hearing!" My parents struggled with their own issues and they were sighted. I think quality parenting is about a joyful attitude and I'm glad you get to have a good dad. ^5 guys! (that's high five in case you didn't know)
my daughter is also in theater and I try to see every show but it is tough not being able to actually see her on stage. Like you, I can pick her voice out in the chorus and I cherish every time she has a solo. The silver lining of the pandemic is that her shows were performed virtually which was great so I can watch it on my large screen...
As a legally blind dad of two adult daughters who have both been married for some time now with children of their own, I can say I very much enjoyed and appreciated this. Like y'all, our family had to work with it, and I can happily say that my daughters ALWAYS had my back. Looks like you've been likewise blessed, Sam. All the best to you and your amazing family!
Thanks Skyler! My own adult children are not adjusting easily to my vision loss. I’m glad you’re so supportive of your dad and open to people with disabilities.
Good perspectives. I think it does confuse folks when they see those of us who are legally blind do things. Vision is a spectrum and some of us have more functional vision than others. Thank you Skylar for your insights.
Hi from Spain. Y'm also a vip, with RP and also with a daughter, and yours attitude, reminds me of her when she was a teenager, so... Must congratulate you for the daughter you have. She seems very mature for a 14 year old girl and very elocuent speaking too, which nowadays, sadly isn't common among teenagers. And of course... Happy Birthday in advance!
And Skylar, your perspective is refreshing, and wonderfully put. I think as you stated, growing up with such an “awesome” dad gives you more insight into life than most people. Sam and Skylar, thank you so much for letting us peek into your lives. 👍🏼❤️
I am so glad you guys did this video again now that Skylar is older! I especially love hearing her take on the "struggles" of growing up with a VIP parent.
You should both be PROUD! Great father & daughter. You made some great points wich one can relate. Sometimes it is nice to have perks but on the other hand it is also nice to not have all the attention on you when you would like a little privacy. I never really struggled with my children, however did get really upset one time due to the fact I couldn't read books to them. I almost had a meltdown over a trivial matter, then realised i can just make up the stories & need to get a grip! And if you're considering having children and are visually impaired / blind, I definitely wouldn't hesitate either. You only regret the things you didn't do but was considering. :-)
Yes, that’s what I did a lot when she was younger as well. I would just either make up the bedtime story or tell her the story of a book I had read. Spending the time with the kids and making the connection was more important than the story!
Hey! This is a fun video, it was interesting to listen to all of the answers! I’ve always been wondering what it would be like for a child with a visually impaired or blind parent, I’ve always been interested to hear the perspectives, thanks so much for this video, very interesting!
Great video. I am a mom of two boys and we all just figured out how to work around things when necessary. Love the unintentional pun, "He's not very insightful." :)
Watched this with my young children, they really engaged with it. By the way Sam I'm eith u with the legally blind, bald with a beard thing 🤣 seriously though, really good chat, thanks a mill
I want to share a vaguely related anecdote. I've been visually impaired for about 60 years and legally blind since 1994. When our son (many years ago) went for his first driver test, one of the questions on the multiple-choice test was, "How can you tell if a pedestrian is blind?" He chose, "You can't tell" as his answer. The "correct" answer was, "A blind person carries a white cane." Fortunately our son had the sense not to get confrontational with the police officer administering the test, and she accepted his explanation that his father is "blind" and doesn't carry a white cane. He got his license.
What would be really cool would be to get a number of all of our kids together and just turn the camera on and let them talk to each other about our being VI. That would be a hoot.
Awesome video! For my son it’s a bit different. He was 19 when I was diagnosed with vision loss. He’s 27 now and we’ve kind of switched roles. He does a lot for me, like taking me places when his dad can’t and that one is hard on me. I remember the days when I was taking him to Scouts, Little League, that kind of thing and the roles are reversed. He’s also my biggest cheerleader.
HI SAM AND SKYLAR, HAPPY EARLY OR LATE BIRTHDAY SKYLAR. YOU ARE SUCH AN AMAZING PERSON AND I LOVE YOUR HAIR IN THIS VIDEO. YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE. I LOVE ALL YOUR ANSWERS. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK IN ALL THAT YOU DO IN LIFE. SENDING ALL MY LOVE TO YOU ANDYOUR DAD
You guys are awesome! Thanks again, this means a lot to me, and I am very curious how she’ll answer the same questions in the next round :) lots of love!
Hey Sam! Great video once again. This one I really connected with. I am still in the process of introducing the basics to my four-year-old daughter but I feel like this is a glimpse into our future. Thanks for posting this
I love this video so much and I love the relationship that you guys have with each other even more! She is so adorable and she has a wonderful vocabulary for a 14-year-old. It’s very obvious from this video that you guys have a great bond and are both lucky to have each other
as been a vi person all my life and male been vi think inpacks on your life as you dont have the freedom to be spontainous and have to plan things more .think it must have been hard to have to deal with some of the questions but quedus and respect. to move on in life with vi its important to understand how people feel around vi to move forward . can i say your daughter is older in her mind than her years so you and your wife have done a great job . black lifes matter . this is not about that but as got me thinking the people we gravitate to in life are people who have simular interests or values what ever skin colour or religious backgrounds so the problem isnt the colour of are skin its more to do with in the differences in are values or interstes .what colour skin are vi people in a sighted world people dont understand are lifes .sorry for the rant you are a top guy if we stop thinking how to make are lifes better and others life doesnt get any better
Happy early birthday Skylar! You’re growing into being a beautiful young lady. 😃 BTW, the same stuff you’re doing, your dad has done, tried or thought about already. 😈
As a blind adult hahaha!!! I get two things from people these days and I laugh. 1. They say. “Wow!!!! You don’t sound like a blind person.” I say back. “Well, what is a blind person suppose to sound like.” And the other thing is they say “you don’t act blind.” The other thing I get commented on is people think I can see totally as a sighted person they say all the time I conduct my self like a sighted person and I am actually great full for this because I had 2 great parents growing up both sighted of course. But yea. I guess people think that blind people are suppose to sound compleetly different than a sighted person when the person is a compleetly normal individual without their sight. Hahahahaha!!! I even forget that I am blind. I have learned to live in a sighted world and conduct myself like that of a sighted person. I mean i am a working person just like the next person I don’t sound any different or look different to anyone else. Everyone is different of course in their own way but as far as a person same thing hahahahaha!!! Sam I hope you have Skyler on again. That was so awesome father daughter video.
My name is Arthur Nina and I have a condition that I cannot stay under the bright lights and the sun. I am mostly stayed inside darkness and dark rooms. Any advice from you
My Mom was blind & my Father had CP & i am blessed to have had them as my parents & I would not want it any other way. i inherited gluacoma from my mom, my birtgee didn't inherit that or the CP. Growing was different for us compared to our friends, we are better for it.
My 7 year old son does try to be sneaky..lol but I catch him! He asks " mom how did u know I was there"? ...ahaha I tell him cause I'm the BO double s!! We ROCK!
Hey I enjoyed seeing your daughter on this video she didn't take her looks after you I'm just kidding and another thing she needs to probably go shopping with you that would be fun they would be awesome don't you think
I know you said you're sick of explaining it so I tried Googling it but no answers so I noticed he can still see some things at first I thought he was just following sound but then as the video progressed so he's legally blind sorry I'm just trying to understand this but he can still take pictures so he's not completely blind I feel silly asking these questions but you don't know if you don't know
You should never feel silly for asking these questions, I’m happy to answer them! Yes, I’m legally blind due to a retinal disease that has caused me to lose central vision. So I can only see with peripheral. If you would like to learn more, I have lots of videos on my channel talking about it. Including one video explaining my entire vision story.
My sister has Stargardt‘s like me, and she’s married to Danny who has histoplasmosis. My wife has a nephew with down syndrome. I think that’s about it.
My wife Rachel and I have actually done a whole series of videos together called couples Q&A. We talk about dating, marriage, home life, parenting, etc. You can find those by searching couples Q&A on my UA-cam channel. They are also in the couples Q&A playlist.
Sam, you must be extremely proud of your daughter. The way she speaks and the maturity of her thoughts are awesome. Happy birthday Skylar. 🎊
She's ADORABLE, LOVE the dad daughter awesome relationship!!!!!💛💯
I ran a business and my employee once remarked.. "damn your Vulcan hearing!" My parents struggled with their own issues and they were sighted. I think quality parenting is about a joyful attitude and I'm glad you get to have a good dad. ^5 guys! (that's high five in case you didn't know)
my daughter is also in theater and I try to see every show but it is tough not being able to actually see her on stage. Like you, I can pick her voice out in the chorus and I cherish every time she has a solo. The silver lining of the pandemic is that her shows were performed virtually which was great so I can watch it on my large screen...
Happy Birthday Skylar!
Blind mom with two sighted kids. It can definitely be done, and my kids are more accepting and open-minded.
Great video. Would be great to do this again just before Skyler goes to college
As a legally blind dad of two adult daughters who have both been married for some time now with children of their own, I can say I very much enjoyed and appreciated this.
Like y'all, our family had to work with it, and I can happily say that my daughters ALWAYS had my back. Looks like you've been likewise blessed, Sam.
All the best to you and your amazing family!
Thanks Skyler! My own adult children are not adjusting easily to my vision loss. I’m glad you’re so supportive of your dad and open to people with disabilities.
You're BOTH awesome!
Good perspectives. I think it does confuse folks when they see those of us who are legally blind do things. Vision is a spectrum and some of us have more functional vision than others. Thank you Skylar for your insights.
Hi from Spain.
Y'm also a vip, with RP and also with a daughter, and yours attitude, reminds me of her when she was a teenager, so...
Must congratulate you for the daughter you have.
She seems very mature for a 14 year old girl and very elocuent speaking too, which nowadays, sadly isn't common among teenagers.
And of course...
Happy Birthday in advance!
And Skylar, your perspective is refreshing, and wonderfully put. I think as you stated, growing up with such an “awesome” dad gives you more insight into life than most people.
Sam and Skylar, thank you so much for letting us peek into your lives.
👍🏼❤️
I am so glad you guys did this video again now that Skylar is older! I especially love hearing her take on the "struggles" of growing up with a VIP parent.
You should both be PROUD! Great father & daughter. You made some great points wich one can relate. Sometimes it is nice to have perks but on the other hand it is also nice to not have all the attention on you when you would like a little privacy. I never really struggled with my children, however did get really upset one time due to the fact I couldn't read books to them. I almost had a meltdown over a trivial matter, then realised i can just make up the stories & need to get a grip! And if you're considering having children and are visually impaired / blind, I definitely wouldn't hesitate either. You only regret the things you didn't do but was considering. :-)
Yes, that’s what I did a lot when she was younger as well. I would just either make up the bedtime story or tell her the story of a book I had read. Spending the time with the kids and making the connection was more important than the story!
@@theblindlife exactly :-)
You have an awesome dad. And dad has an awesome daughter.
Oh my gosh Skylar! You two are awesome together x
Hey! This is a fun video, it was interesting to listen to all of the answers! I’ve always been wondering what it would be like for a child with a visually impaired or blind parent, I’ve always been interested to hear the perspectives, thanks so much for this video, very interesting!
Skyler is great. You should be very proud.
Great video. I am a mom of two boys and we all just figured out how to work around things when necessary. Love the unintentional pun, "He's not very insightful." :)
LOL, I didn’t even catch that one at the time!
Loved this video so Much!! You have a beautiful relationship and it was very heartwarming to watch. Happy early birthday. Thank you both for sharing!
Watched this with my young children, they really engaged with it. By the way Sam I'm eith u with the legally blind, bald with a beard thing 🤣
seriously though, really good chat, thanks a mill
Great father/daughter video. Great relationship. I love your dog. Happy Birthday!
I want to share a vaguely related anecdote. I've been visually impaired for about 60 years and legally blind since 1994. When our son (many years ago) went for his first driver test, one of the questions on the multiple-choice test was, "How can you tell if a pedestrian is blind?" He chose, "You can't tell" as his answer. The "correct" answer was, "A blind person carries a white cane." Fortunately our son had the sense not to get confrontational with the police officer administering the test, and she accepted his explanation that his father is "blind" and doesn't carry a white cane. He got his license.
What would be really cool would be to get a number of all of our kids together and just turn the camera on and let them talk to each other about our being VI. That would be a hoot.
Awesome video!
For my son it’s a bit different. He was 19 when I was diagnosed with vision loss. He’s 27 now and we’ve kind of switched roles. He does a lot for me, like taking me places when his dad can’t and that one is hard on me. I remember the days when I was taking him to Scouts, Little League, that kind of thing and the roles are reversed. He’s also my biggest cheerleader.
Sam....Looks like you and your wife have done an incredible job raising a well spoken, delightful young lady! Love this video!!
Thank you so much
Excellent!
HI SAM AND SKYLAR,
HAPPY EARLY OR LATE BIRTHDAY SKYLAR. YOU ARE SUCH AN AMAZING PERSON AND I LOVE YOUR HAIR IN THIS VIDEO. YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE. I LOVE ALL YOUR ANSWERS. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK IN ALL THAT YOU DO IN LIFE. SENDING ALL MY LOVE TO YOU ANDYOUR DAD
You guys are awesome! Thanks again, this means a lot to me, and I am very curious how she’ll answer the same questions in the next round :) lots of love!
great video thanks for sharing
Hey Sam! Great video once again. This one I really connected with. I am still in the process of introducing the basics to my four-year-old daughter but I feel like this is a glimpse into our future. Thanks for posting this
I love this video so much and I love the relationship that you guys have with each other even more! She is so adorable and she has a wonderful vocabulary for a 14-year-old. It’s very obvious from this video that you guys have a great bond and are both lucky to have each other
Thank you so much! Yes, she’s a great kid, we are very lucky!
Hi Sam. This is Keyboard player's entertainment channel. I just want to say, good video.
Aw look at the puppy!
as been a vi person all my life and male been vi think inpacks on your life as you dont have the freedom to be spontainous and have to plan things more .think it must have been hard to have to deal with some of the questions but quedus and respect. to move on in life with vi its important to understand how people feel around vi to move forward . can i say your daughter is older in her mind than her years so you and your wife have done a great job .
black lifes matter . this is not about that but as got me thinking the people we gravitate to in life are people who have simular interests or values what ever skin colour or religious backgrounds so the problem isnt the colour of are skin its more to do with in the differences in are values or interstes .what colour skin are vi people in a sighted world people dont understand are lifes .sorry for the rant you are a top guy if we stop thinking how to make are lifes better and others life doesnt get any better
This is so good!! Thank you.
Love the stories. Great job! Keep it up.
I also have very good hearing
Adorable
AWESOME!! X2
Happy early birthday Skylar! You’re growing into being a beautiful young lady. 😃
BTW, the same stuff you’re doing, your dad has done, tried or thought about already. 😈
I know people say sorry to me too or they'll ask me what I can and can't see
As a blind adult hahaha!!! I get two things from people these days and I laugh. 1. They say. “Wow!!!! You don’t sound like a blind person.” I say back. “Well, what is a blind person suppose to sound like.” And the other thing is they say “you don’t act blind.” The other thing I get commented on is people think I can see totally as a sighted person they say all the time I conduct my self like a sighted person and I am actually great full for this because I had 2 great parents growing up both sighted of course. But yea. I guess people think that blind people are suppose to sound compleetly different than a sighted person when the person is a compleetly normal individual without their sight. Hahahahaha!!! I even forget that I am blind. I have learned to live in a sighted world and conduct myself like that of a sighted person. I mean i am a working person just like the next person I don’t sound any different or look different to anyone else. Everyone is different of course in their own way but as far as a person same thing hahahahaha!!! Sam I hope you have Skyler on again. That was so awesome father daughter video.
Great comment Benjamin and you're attitude to life puts most of us able sighted in the dark
My name is Arthur Nina and I have a condition that I cannot stay under the bright lights and the sun. I am mostly stayed inside darkness and dark rooms. Any advice from you
Unfortunately, the only options would be to cover your eyes with dark sunglasses. I would recommend wraparound sunglasses to block out the most light.
My Mom was blind & my Father had CP & i am blessed to have had them as my parents & I would not want it any other way. i inherited gluacoma from my mom, my birtgee didn't inherit that or the CP. Growing was different for us compared to our friends, we are better for it.
Thank you for sharing Matt
My 7 year old son does try to be sneaky..lol but I catch him! He asks " mom how did u know I was there"? ...ahaha I tell him cause I'm the BO double s!! We ROCK!
LOL that’s awesome!
HAPPY 15th b-day
Do you Trun voiceover on on your 📱
I was hoping for a device that I can use to read in the darkness
Whut does the dog do ?
Hey I enjoyed seeing your daughter on this video she didn't take her looks after you I'm just kidding and another thing she needs to probably go shopping with you that would be fun they would be awesome don't you think
I know you said you're sick of explaining it so I tried Googling it but no answers so I noticed he can still see some things at first I thought he was just following sound but then as the video progressed so he's legally blind sorry I'm just trying to understand this but he can still take pictures so he's not completely blind I feel silly asking these questions but you don't know if you don't know
You should never feel silly for asking these questions, I’m happy to answer them! Yes, I’m legally blind due to a retinal disease that has caused me to lose central vision. So I can only see with peripheral. If you would like to learn more, I have lots of videos on my channel talking about it. Including one video explaining my entire vision story.
Skyler Who's that dog?
Do you have others in your life that are disabled?
My sister has Stargardt‘s like me, and she’s married to Danny who has histoplasmosis. My wife has a nephew with down syndrome. I think that’s about it.
Do you Have A sibling that Drives
Question can you do a Q&A with your beautiful wife?
My wife Rachel and I have actually done a whole series of videos together called couples Q&A. We talk about dating, marriage, home life, parenting, etc. You can find those by searching couples Q&A on my UA-cam channel. They are also in the couples Q&A playlist.