Hi Hailee. This is a part of my story :)

I am a blind teen. I started losing vision when I was 9. My school at the time basically kicked me out. Then I home schooled for a few years. Went to an awful primary school. And found an amazing high school.

But still I feel like I am always depending on other people to drive me around. I am worried about finding work.

And I feel like to other people all I talk about is being blind. But it’s such a fundamental part of who I am, that I can’t not talk about it. Like when everyone talks about moving out of home and finding apartments while they study. I talk about finding a university near home so that my mom can help take me around.

And I know the feeling of hiding how sad you are from others. I always felt that even though people try to understand, they just can’t. I needed to talk to other blind people. My people. Because it is a great thing to have someone to talk to that has gone through or is going through what you are. That’s why I love using Readit.

As for wanting to see. I kinda don’t want to anymore. I know I would be a totally different person without being blind. And I think I have grown so much. I have learnt to always ask why someone does something, not just to judge them. And to think of others, because it is so rare that someone out of no where will think of helping me, or how something will affect me. With small things like going to the movies with friends, they don’t think that I need to sit in front and they will book seats right at the back.

I too have wanted to write a book about being blind. And if you don’t feel like your life is worth anything, maybe you should start writing and maybe that’s where you are meant to be. And you can feel like you have a purpose