Recent content by peacetrain

Hi There! I'm an Aussie wannabe...does that count????

LIZA - Very cool! What is NSL like? 2 handed or 1 handed alphabet?

Hey, this is really nice! I haven't been here for awhile and didn't know you got the parent thread started! I'm a hearing mom with a deaf son, but I have friends who are deaf parents with hearing kids, and the kids are fine. It's wonderful, really, they're exposed to ASL from the beginning, I...

Vamprox, thanks for the Pink Floyd jacket cover. I'm old enuf to remember ahem, getting stoned to that music. I am American, and I guess I don't really understand what the big deal is here. We celebrate diversity, that's a good thing. I don't give a rip if someone thinks I'm lesbian, even...

"An interesting point was brought up, "If I could hear, what if I didn't like all of the sounds and couldn't turn it off?" Well, I am hearing and iI can't see anything wrong w/ noise, except for when I'm trying to sleep." Do you have kids????????????????? "If you can hear, couldn't it...

:barf: :barf: :barf: I AGREE!

Bush has not made us safe from terrorists. Iraq was never a threat and Saddam had no ties to Osama or the terrorist network. Bush lied to us and continues to lie to us! He lies thru his teeth abt every dirty deal he does. Bush has only made us more vulnerable because his arrogant you're with...

"no I don't consider deaf people who have English as their first language to be oral deaf....if they sign they're bilingal!)" Yes, that's always been our goal, for him to be bilingual

Yes, the child's choice is important. I think what deafdyke was eluding to in her original post, and I may be wrong here, was that children can't be considered orally deaf when they haven't even been exposed to sign language. That's why I responded, because children really haven't had a chance...

OK, I thought when you said oral deaf you were referring to people who use no sign language, I think you referred to agb somewhere in there. My son is not considered culturally Deaf, and yet because he has learned english as a first language and has oral skills, I suppose he would be considered...

Well, here's another complication. Deafdyke, you know I'm hearing, mom of deaf son, and I have met many d/Deaf adults who have oral skills who may or may not consider themselves culturally Deaf. Many will use their voice when it's helpful to do so but also have become fluent in ASL and...

Hi Abilynn, I'm also a mom of a deaf son secondary to meningitis. If you aren't already aware, I wanted to let you know about a wonderful parent group through the American Society for Deaf Children. It's called parentdeaf-hh, and can be accessed thru the ASDC website, deafchildren.org...

you took what I said the wrong way, I was honestly wondering. Didn't mean to imply you were dumb at all

done, but Java, did u notice this is a pro-family organization? When I see "pro-family", that's usually a code word for "anti-gay". Do you know anything abt them?