Recent content by doglover9

Yep, that's me. I didn't learn sign language until high school, and didn't learn any amount of real ASL until university. It was only a handful of years ago that I vowed to stop pretending to understand and to stop making the burden of communication my sole responsibility. Often, other people...

I think the best thing you can do is decide what you want to do with your life and don't let anything get in your way. The only person you need to prove anything to is yourself. You don't need anyone else's approval. The right people you need to have in your life will gravitate toward that.

This is the way I handle things if I'm alone and I need to make it unmistakably clear that my communication needs must be met. For example, if I get pulled over by a cop on the road and I'm alone, I will only write back and forth with the cop. I, too, can speak well, but I often feel that...

hello! i've been deaf since birth and dont get a chance to socialize much where i live. someone suggested alldeaf so here i am. i hope to make new friends. p.s. yes, i love dogs, like my username says! :wave:

that's awesome and inspiring :)