You may have to adapt to riding horses without wearing equipment. There are devices you can get to secure the hearing aid to your ear more, but they aren't rock solid, and it's just not worth the possible loss and damage.
Welcome, by the way!
That was absolutely beautiful. I wish I'd had a mother like you. The bolded part is an especially good point, you were very wise to notice and use that.
My name is Lily, too. And we have very similar stories. I was raised oral (AKA "as hearing as possible") and didn't seriously learn sign language until college. I'm 32 now and still not fluent, but working on it. My life was crap because of it too, as it is for most of us who were raised oral...
BOY, I sure wish *I* had the kind of life where I had nothing better to do than go on a deaf forum and pick on people about using the wrong terminology for words on a screen. :thumbd::crazy::squint:
Just wondering how many of you here on AD are also here in central Oklahoma. OKC areas, Norman, Moore? Or at least close enough to maybe attend an AllDeaf meet held in Norman or Moore? Wondering if I know any of you off the board or have seen you around, too.