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Unread 05-19-2012, 02:48 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by celly37 View Post
Not brushing their teeth would harm them, tooth decay, infections ect. Being deaf does not harm them... there is a huge difference!
If there is enough residual hearing to acquire spoken language, it isn't going to happen if you wait until they are adult.

Romantacising deafness is all well and good. But you don't have any vested interest in it either way, and the implication escape you.
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