Deaf gay parents: signs for mom/dad

straddler · 05-05-2008, 12:54 AM

For gay parents who have a child, obviously they can't both be called "mom" or "dad," so hearing parents will have "mom" and "mama" or similar...what about Deaf gay parents? I can't think of more than one sign for mom or for dad.

The only thing I've though of so far is doing something like "mom" (in ASL) for one and "mom" with wiggly fingers for the other. Your thoughts?

deafdyke · 05-05-2008, 03:19 AM

Good question. My cousin calls his dads Daddy James and Daddy Stuart.
Maybe, handle it with a name sign....like Daddy/Mom whatever their initial is?

straddler · 05-05-2008, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by deafdyke

Good question. My cousin calls his dads Daddy James and Daddy Stuart.
Maybe, handle it with a name sign....like Daddy/Mom whatever their initial is?

That works, but what about when the kids are babies? Seems like kind of a sophisticated distinction for someone under a year or two old.

Dixie · 05-08-2008, 06:31 PM

I assume that each partner will teach the baby their specific name sign and then generalize with 'dad depending on the context of the conversation as they get older.

05-05-2008, 12:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
straddler Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 13	Deaf gay parents: signs for mom/dad For gay parents who have a child, obviously they can't both be called "mom" or "dad," so hearing parents will have "mom" and "mama" or similar...what about Deaf gay parents? I can't think of more than one sign for mom or for dad. The only thing I've though of so far is doing something like "mom" (in ASL) for one and "mom" with wiggly fingers for the other. Your thoughts?

05-08-2008, 06:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
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05-05-2008, 03:19 AM	#2 (permalink)
deafdyke So NOT a Princess! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: ROOOARRRR!!!, that's where! Posts: 6,089	Good question. My cousin calls his dads Daddy James and Daddy Stuart. Maybe, handle it with a name sign....like Daddy/Mom whatever their initial is?