Recent content by VA Bowbender

I should be retired but my creditors won't let me.

Well I have dental insurance, I don't carry a spilt can and I don't spit all over the place. I'm just a nicotine addict.

I quit smoking 30 years ago. This ain't no better though.

I think you're right about it being all spoken. There should have been interpreter or captioning. As for children making choices I think the first movie covered that when the father and mother decided (thinking in her best interest) for her not to go ahead with the CI implants.

I have the 2nd one posted in the original title and post.

What a 3rd movie?

I think every parent wants their child to be perfect. Knowing that their child would be different from mainstream life would be upsetting. Conversely my 32 year old daughter has found out that she has cervical cancer. This is just before planning her wedding. She might be looking ahead to a...

I have to ask this question then. Almost all the students in the class last night commented on Peter's "angry" appearance in all discussions. The class all agreed on his passion but it seems he wasn't able to have a calm interaction with anyone. He appeared to be a very angry individual with the...

That is one AWSOME girl. Thank you for posting that additional video.

At my ASL class last night we watched Sound and Fury. The movie has given me some more insight into the Deaf Culture. https://youtu.be/0ki4qo-Dfos https://youtu.be/nqKvWtdNmCw

Here's a good example. Tonight my wife ordered dinner from Panera, online. I went and picked up the order. When I got home my order was incorrect. My wife said to me call them and tell them. I had to say to her "will YOU please call for me you can hear better than me". I get a big eye roll like...

A guy went out with his buddies for a week-end with "the guys". When he arrived home his wife asked him "so did you have a good time". The guy replied "yeah we had a GREAT TIME, we got up early, shot some ducks, ate big unhealthy meals, played cards, drank beer". The wife asked what did you...

The thing you mention make perfect sense. My wife has sworn (several times) that she will make an effort to begin learning ASL. I guess what really infuriates me is the fact that my wife was born with Spina Bifida and is mostly wheelchair bound. I married her fully accepting her limitations. Now...

Yeah, and I've tried to put it forward to her that way too. We also could have fun with it. But...I'm tired of asking and beating my head against a wall over it. I'll find other avenues to learn and practice.

The class is very elementary and a beginners course. The class is being taught the very basic words. Whole phrases and sentences have barely been touched on. One must crawl before walking. Some students didn't even know the alphabet. The HoH students like myself were far more advanced than...