eirlys
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I mean no offense, I'm just curious about how people can/would/did handle this topic.
My boyfriend and I were discussing children the other day. We are both very HoH. His is SNHL and mine is conductive hearing loss. Both conditions are hereditary. Naturally it came up that we could have children with hearing loss and quickly decided that it wouldn't be that big of a deal. Neither of us have ever had any serious issues with life. We just have to adapt some situations to make them work for us. My mom feels otherwise and is somewhat disapproving. I know other folks would be as well.
Would you forgo having children if there was a more than normal chance they would be born with hearing loss? How would you combat or respond to the people that frown upon either decision?
My boyfriend and I were discussing children the other day. We are both very HoH. His is SNHL and mine is conductive hearing loss. Both conditions are hereditary. Naturally it came up that we could have children with hearing loss and quickly decided that it wouldn't be that big of a deal. Neither of us have ever had any serious issues with life. We just have to adapt some situations to make them work for us. My mom feels otherwise and is somewhat disapproving. I know other folks would be as well.
Would you forgo having children if there was a more than normal chance they would be born with hearing loss? How would you combat or respond to the people that frown upon either decision?