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Surprising but true.
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Surprising but true.
Something that people don't know about you that is somewhat out of the ordinary and would probably never be suspected.

I'll start..

I am an only child of two blind parents (sadly now passed on) and spent all of my childhood, teenage years and into my twenties living with at least two, sometimes three Guide Dogs. My father had a hereditary disease, Aniridia (only one other family in the country had it) meaning that he had no iris. Consequently most of my uncles, aunties, cousins etc. on my fathers side were also blind or visually impaired. My mother lost her sight at the age of five and went to an all girls school for blind girls, so, many friends of the family were also blind.

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Surprising but true. - by Darwinian - April 30, 2013 at 5:06 am
RE: Surprising but true. - by Kayenneh - April 30, 2013 at 5:36 am
RE: Surprising but true. - by pocaracas - April 30, 2013 at 7:04 am
RE: Surprising but true. - by Joel - April 30, 2013 at 7:42 am
RE: Surprising but true. - by KichigaiNeko - April 30, 2013 at 8:15 am
RE: Surprising but true. - by downbeatplumb - April 30, 2013 at 1:40 pm
RE: Surprising but true. - by Angrboda - April 30, 2013 at 2:48 pm
RE: Surprising but true. - by Napoléon - April 30, 2013 at 2:57 pm
RE: Surprising but true. - by rexbeccarox - April 30, 2013 at 3:09 pm
RE: Surprising but true. - by Tonus - April 30, 2013 at 3:21 pm
RE: Surprising but true. - by Faith No More - April 30, 2013 at 3:34 pm
RE: Surprising but true. - by Baalzebutt - April 30, 2013 at 3:44 pm
RE: Surprising but true. - by frankiej - April 30, 2013 at 3:48 pm
RE: Surprising but true. - by Baalzebutt - April 30, 2013 at 3:51 pm
RE: Surprising but true. - by frankiej - April 30, 2013 at 4:01 pm
RE: Surprising but true. - by LastPoet - April 30, 2013 at 6:36 pm
RE: Surprising but true. - by catfish - April 30, 2013 at 7:40 pm
RE: Surprising but true. - by Dragonetti - April 30, 2013 at 8:31 pm
RE: Surprising but true. - by Brayton.l - April 30, 2013 at 9:51 pm
RE: Surprising but true. - by catfish - April 30, 2013 at 10:24 pm
RE: Surprising but true. - by Cyberman - April 30, 2013 at 11:37 pm
RE: Surprising but true. - by Fruity - May 1, 2013 at 12:22 am
RE: Surprising but true. - by Angrboda - May 1, 2013 at 2:02 am
RE: Surprising but true. - by KichigaiNeko - May 1, 2013 at 9:49 am
RE: Surprising but true. - by Napoléon - May 1, 2013 at 1:58 pm
RE: Surprising but true. - by catfish - May 1, 2013 at 12:29 am
RE: Surprising but true. - by Cato - May 1, 2013 at 12:39 am
RE: Surprising but true. - by catfish - May 1, 2013 at 12:42 am
RE: Surprising but true. - by Dragonetti - May 1, 2013 at 1:32 am
RE: Surprising but true. - by Fruity - May 1, 2013 at 2:06 am
RE: Surprising but true. - by Mister Agenda - May 1, 2013 at 2:24 pm
Re: Surprising but true. - by NoraBrimstone - May 1, 2013 at 2:40 pm
RE: Surprising but true. - by Fruity - May 1, 2013 at 10:34 pm
RE: Surprising but true. - by Dragonetti - May 1, 2013 at 10:40 pm
RE: Surprising but true. - by Fruity - May 1, 2013 at 10:43 pm
RE: Surprising but true. - by Dragonetti - May 1, 2013 at 10:45 pm
RE: Surprising but true. - by Fruity - May 1, 2013 at 11:14 pm
RE: Surprising but true. - by Dragonetti - May 1, 2013 at 11:34 pm
RE: Surprising but true. - by Autumnlicious - May 2, 2013 at 11:08 pm
RE: Surprising but true. - by Cyberman - May 3, 2013 at 12:25 pm
RE: Surprising but true. - by Darkstar - May 3, 2013 at 6:54 pm

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