My parents are going to let me learn how to sign

morbid-mongoose · 02-01-2008, 10:10 PM

I'm so excited. Before my mom would get very angry whenever I brought it up. But the people at the outpatient school I go to told them I really should learn. And they finally said they'd let me take ASL lessons last night. Yay!

shel90 · 02-01-2008, 10:11 PM

That is SO GREAT!!! I am happy for u!

jillio · 02-01-2008, 10:13 PM

I'm glad they finally came around! I'm excited for you. It will be a whole new world for you!

morbid-mongoose · 02-01-2008, 10:19 PM

Thanks you guys.

deafskeptic · 02-02-2008, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by morbid-mongoose

Thanks you guys.

That is awesome! Sign really helps in a lot of situations.

SxyPorkie · 02-02-2008, 12:40 AM

Thats WONDERFUL...

Miss-Delectable · 02-02-2008, 10:36 PM

Yippee! I'm so glad for you. Enjoy your new adventure into the world of ASL!

Have fun!

Maybe the next step is they'll let you go to MSSD

***VamPyroX*** · 02-03-2008, 02:27 AM

Why did you have to have your parents' permission to learn sign language? That's not something you have to have permission for.

Dixie · 02-03-2008, 04:27 PM

Im so happy for you! Im glad your parents have finally come around to 'let' you learn sign. As Vampy said - you shouldnt need your parents permission to learn, and not only that you can use the vast resources of the internet to do so although it is limited as your receptive and conversation skills would limited since it is mostly one way. If you do decide to take the online route I would strongly advise you to get a webcam and ask someone to help you learn through conversation.

Reba · 02-03-2008, 04:41 PM

Hooray!

Reba · 02-03-2008, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by VamPyroX

Why did you have to have your parents' permission to learn sign language? That's not something you have to have permission for.

M-M is a minor.

Buffalo · 02-04-2008, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Reba

M-M is a minor.

Yes, but I learnt sign language when I was a kid anyway. Sneaky me. It sounds like M-M goes to a mainstream school. I went to a deaf oral day school.

morbid-mongoose · 02-04-2008, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Buffalo

Yes, but I learnt sign language when I was a kid anyway. Sneaky me. It sounds like M-M goes to a mainstream school. I went to a deaf oral day school.

I've learned a little on my own, but I'm at the point now that I really need a teacher.

I go to an outpatient program with less than 20 other kids for school...

InnocentOdion · 02-23-2008, 05:59 AM

Congrats!

Anij · 02-23-2008, 08:04 AM

Congrats !! I still remember when I was finally able to take my first ASL class ( I went to a hearing school, "mainstreamed" without any support, before mainstreaming had a name here. My parents were adamant that I didn't learn any sign because then I'd be "like them" (hey !! what's wrong with us ?)

I , like many of us "oral-onlies-not-by-choice" had managed to sneak a number of "sign language" (a mix of SEE, and ASL) books which I memorized like crazy ... but I couldn't use...
being able to sign up and take my first class felt like I was finally able to breathe !!

My mum eventually came around too and took many classes as well !!

Congrats !!!

jasin · 02-23-2008, 11:02 PM

Awesome!!!!! I am so happy for you!!!!!!!!!!!! Study hard and practice looooooooooooooots.

athleticandy88 · 02-24-2008, 10:38 AM

Well congrats, but I don't understand why you waited for a permission granted to be able to learn ASL, it's your life that your going to live not theirs... Do what going to help you in life...

flip · 02-25-2008, 01:25 PM

CONGRATS! Enjoy it

Anij · 02-25-2008, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by athleticandy88

Well congrats, but I don't understand why you waited for a permission granted to be able to learn ASL, it's your life that your going to live not theirs... Do what going to help you in life...

Often it's not as easy as just as that .... my parents were adamant that I NOT learn sign ... they certainly wouldn't allow me to socialise with other hoh/Deaf people .. and allowing me to attend hoh/Deaf events or ASL classes was VERY out of the question.

It was different once I moved out ... I could do whatever I wanted - including learning ASL - but while I was under my parents roof ... they expected me to be fully oral ( that included not allowing me to use CC, or offering to get me an amplified phone or TTY)

Like it or not ... Parents have alot of say in the kind of access we are allowed to Deaf Culture, and ASL .... or at least that has been my experience.

deafbajagal · 02-26-2008, 11:23 PM

How exciting for you! Is your mother going to learn signing with you?

02-01-2008, 10:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
morbid-mongoose Asylum Escapee Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Underground Posts: 504	My parents are going to let me learn how to sign I'm so excited. Before my mom would get very angry whenever I brought it up. But the people at the outpatient school I go to told them I really should learn. And they finally said they'd let me take ASL lessons last night. Yay! __________________ "If you can't dazzle the world with your knowledge, then baffle them with your bullsht."*

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shel90 Sun Whorshipper Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: A Desert Rat that has found herself in Maryland Posts: 16,155 Blog Entries: 1	That is SO GREAT!!! I am happy for u! __________________ ~Shel~ "A child educated only at school is an uneducated child." -George Santayana

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jillio Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,197	I'm glad they finally came around! I'm excited for you. It will be a whole new world for you!

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Dixie Biggest Wimp of AllDeaf Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Arkansas Posts: 4,224	Im so happy for you! Im glad your parents have finally come around to 'let' you learn sign. As Vampy said - you shouldnt need your parents permission to learn, and not only that you can use the vast resources of the internet to do so although it is limited as your receptive and conversation skills would limited since it is mostly one way. If you do decide to take the online route I would strongly advise you to get a webcam and ask someone to help you learn through conversation. __________________ Visit my Deaf Blog Signature banner created by me, please do not steal!

02-03-2008, 04:41 PM	#10 (permalink)
Reba Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 17,288	Hooray!

02-23-2008, 05:59 AM	#14 (permalink)
InnocentOdion HOH and learnin' sign! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: England, United Kingdom Posts: 180	Congrats!

02-23-2008, 08:04 AM	#15 (permalink)
Anij Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 357	Congrats !! I still remember when I was finally able to take my first ASL class ( I went to a hearing school, "mainstreamed" without any support, before mainstreaming had a name here. My parents were adamant that I didn't learn any sign because then I'd be "like them" (hey !! what's wrong with us ?) I , like many of us "oral-onlies-not-by-choice" had managed to sneak a number of "sign language" (a mix of SEE, and ASL) books which I memorized like crazy ... but I couldn't use... being able to sign up and take my first class felt like I was finally able to breathe !! My mum eventually came around too and took many classes as well !! Congrats !!!

02-23-2008, 11:02 PM	#16 (permalink)
jasin Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Puyallup, Washington Posts: 779	Awesome!!!!! I am so happy for you!!!!!!!!!!!! Study hard and practice looooooooooooooots.

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athleticandy88 myspace.com/andycapped88 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Columbus,Ohio Posts: 68	Well congrats, but I don't understand why you waited for a permission granted to be able to learn ASL, it's your life that your going to live not theirs... Do what going to help you in life... __________________ Andy

02-25-2008, 01:25 PM	#18 (permalink)
flip Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 479	CONGRATS! Enjoy it

02-26-2008, 11:23 PM	#20 (permalink)
deafbajagal Jasmine's Tiger "Lilly" Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: USA Posts: 2,117	How exciting for you! Is your mother going to learn signing with you?

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