What does deaf mean to you

It means my ears don't work, pretty simple.

I don't link my identity to it at all, my ears don't work, I am not my ears. Being deaf doesn't effect WHO I am as a person. My likes and dislikes, my interests, what I find funny, what I believe about things, these are things that make up who I am. Being deaf effect how I communicate with other people, it doesn't define me.

And luckily Bebonang is not the boss of me Hahahaha. I'll deal with my hearing loss exactly as I please thank you very much :) As is my perogative and luckily we live in a world where you get to make your own decisions on how you're going to live your life and deal with things that happen to you. We are not at the mercy of others and having it dictated to us how we handle things ;)

I should also say I'm late-deafened. Started losing my hearing at 20. I don't "identify"as hearing either. It's just not that important of an aspect to who I am as a person and what makes me "tick". Now if I had been born deaf that'd probably be a different story.
 
I love what everyone is posting I am hearing and I love to learn more and more about the deaf culture and community.
 
It means that I have serious allergic reaction with Audist and audism as well.
 
KimHH said:
Being Deaf is who you are, God doesn't makes mistakes and I believe we are made in His image. I also believe people who think they need to "fix" deafness are wrong, my personal opinion. I am hard of hearing, I use this term because I grew up in a hearing school and was not in the Deaf Community. I am also not fluent in ASL, almost but not quite, and I am able to use the phone most of the time with hearing aids, otherwise P3. In the Deaf Community I'm known as HOH but I don't believe labels are what matter. You are who you are, why all the labels. I'm an adult student returning to college and we are learning about early intervention and a lot of my classmates are interested in that. I tell them if I was hearing I would absolutely not implant my child as an infant, or at all. If they chose that for themselves at a later time that would be their personal choice but if they were born into the Deaf world then that's how God intended them to live. Perfect in His eyes and not "damaged". I'd make sure they were fully immersed into their culture and I'd learn as much about it as I could, learn sign language, etc..... People disagree with me but it's my personal view that will not change. If I lost the rest of my hearing today I'd not resort to a CI but I am not saying those who chose that route are wrong in doing so as I don't know them personally. Cherish the person God made you to be, you are wonderfully made in His eyes! God Bless!
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I will have to disagree with you on this , I think being hoh stink .
 
AlleyCat said:
caz said:
Interesting phrase. I am who I am, being deaf and Deaf. I can't imagine my life any other way.
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only said that because she mention God,i will get poke in when anyone brings God factor in what ever subject is..Other than that I am what I am was hearing 30years back lost it..So God place dice and he rather good at it
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authentic said:
:lol: why?
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I never got to hear my daughter whistle when she was a baby. My sister was visiting me and started whistling at my baby and I asked her why . My sister said she whistled at me first . I never heard this, my baby was
whistling before she could even talk . I had my HA on and that didn't help.
Plus I missed a lot in school and had to stay back . The worst Part was my dad slapping me all the time b/c I couldn't hear him calling me and I didn't come to him fast enough . I was 8 yo old when people realize I was hoh , so that was a lot slapping just for being HOH ! So this some reason why I think being hoh sucks.

@ KimHH; I don't think God has anything to do with me being born HOH.
 
Its a strange thing, to disagree with someones personnal awsner to a personal question..
Anyway...
 
whatdidyousay! said:
I never got to hear my daughter whistle when she was a baby. My sister was visiting me and started whistling at my baby and I asked her why . My sister said she whistled at me first . I never heard this, my baby was
whistling before she could even talk . I had my HA on and that didn't help.
Plus I missed a lot in school and had to stay back . The worst Part was my dad slapping me all the time b/c I couldn't hear him calling me and I didn't come to him fast enough . I was 8 yo old when people realize I was hoh , so that was a lot slapping just for being HOH ! So this some reason why I think being hoh sucks.

@ KimHH; I don't think God has anything to do with me being born HOH.
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Does hes still slap you?

Kimhh made a personal ststment re god and her....
Your miliege obviously vereies...
 
I still feel that Hard Of Hearing (HOH) is the same for being d/Deaf. It is the loss of hearing that we all have with different degrees of hearing loss. I don't want to look at HOH as Hard Of Hearing, but deaf. You are all deaf, no matter what.

Yes, we go through abuse and discrimination from family members and other people. It put a lot of impact on our lives. I know it hurt so much that we can never forget what they had done to us. I am sorry about what you all have gone through with abuse and discrimination. :(
 
If had it and lose it a bummer if never had it how can you lose it.
Church is a casino God a dice player accept the hand you given it no good holding the what ifs otherwise life be more miserable..
I go through the depressions of not fair but what point I live normal life I think I find migraine crippling have up to 36 hours of pain and puking and if I given chose I cure that first
 
hoichi said:
Does hes still slap you?

Kimhh made a personal ststment re god and her....
Your miliege obviously vereies...
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Kimhh posted this to me " I'm sorry you feel that way, try to accept who you are and learn to love yourself for the beautiful person God made you to be "

my dad is dead , no child should be slapped across the face for any reason and to slapped everyday b/c I was hoh sucks. I don't think God made me .
 
whatdidyousay! said:
Kimhh posted this to me " I'm sorry you feel that way, try to accept who you are and learn to love yourself for the beautiful person God made you to be "

my dad is dead , no child should be slapped across the face for any reason and to slapped everyday b/c I was hoh sucks. I don't think God made me .
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Cool....maybe the devil did then...."-)
Or
Just som ape pee pee mixed with some goo goo..add som lightning or a ufo , a back cratch...and bam...here you are....

What ever way anyone sees it

Fair enough

As for the slapping...well, he was a real charmer..i grant that..
How long ago was the slapping?
Maybe its time to let it go...
 
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