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Ok one last piece of advice please. I do part time freelance multi-media design. I told her i did MM design but not part time. You think its important to bring that up? i've actually had some pretty impressive clients but at the same time i still need benefits because I can't do 40 hours...

Thanks for the advice. I think Olive Garden is probably comparable to the Italian franchise you mentioned. A long time ago I went on a date there . It went well afterwards. Hmm... :) Well except for the cost of cooking lessons. :) Well the circumstance are this. She went to NY...

Sweet ! Man you guys should be consulting for Dr Phil or something. Very good advice. Pretty sure i'm amped up because its been so long. I don't want to screw up and have to wait that long again. Ah well. Can't think of every contingency. You guys have any suggestions for a place...

Nice ! Thanks. That sounds like excellent advice.

Ok i managed to get a very attractive women to agree to meet for a date. Its been so long since i've been on a date i'm not going to even post it for fear of winning some kind of "Been Single the Longest" trophy. Anyway. I am so freakin nervous about it I haven't slept more than 3 hours a...

Is there a dating site for deaf people in MA?

Expanding foam... eek! :) I've been thinking about getting a dog. Only thing holding me back is health care bills for it. Too much. Those are very interesting videos. I need to find some local resources. If anyone has some in the Massachusetts area please let me know.

That happens to me a lot too, not being able to follow the conversation based on regular cues. Anyone know where i can find resources for social events for deaf people?

Dr Phil highly visible device seems like it could be one part of the problem, but it is both myself and the others who have changed behaviors. Saying you have not experienced the same is no guarantee that my perception of their change in behavior is false. "Injured bird" refers to...

ASL was very difficult for me for some reason. I tried in college, but its probably worth another shot. Can you recommend a way to learn ASL? I've been trying for a long time to fix the health problems. Some are getting better slowly, but i fear that at my age, 38 (not so young i guess)...

I think i'd definitely get along better with other hearing impaired or deaf people. I'm going to have to try harder to get into the deaf community somehow. I still have some issues about the CI which i can't seem to get over.

One thing that seems to have happened is that i just don't seem to like the way people naturally are anymore. Its like i notice how much people take for granted now. It makes me not want to be around anyone. I am young but disabled from health problems. It makes it very difficult to...

Yeah that makes sense. That explains why I don't have much motivation to be around people. When i am i don't like it because its not as easy to fit in and talk to people as it use to be.

I used to be a more social person, but then lost my hearing. I got a CI and 80% hearing back in one ear. I didn't become as social as i used to be, though, after the CI. Recently my family has been badgering me that I "have to get out more". How do i explain and get through to them...

How would you find out that info? I go to Mass Eye and Ear. The center seems very successful. Every time i'm there, there are lots of people with CI's. Kids, adults... pets even !! j/k. One of the audiologists even has 2 CI's. Pretty cool.

Stigma means the same thing to some people. Just a matter of interpretation.

Well my situation is similar but different. :) I was on crutches from 5-14 yrs old. I was only made fun of a few times for that, but those few times really made me self conscious about "handicap accessories" i think. That must have lingered because it is spilling into this CI i have. I...

Laura, do you have a CI, HA or none?

Go Bruins !! Well... not this year, but definitely next year. :(

Jeezus, my father and aunt did the same, they couldn't understand that something like this changes a person permanently and you can't go back to the way you were before. Especially if you have a hard time hearing. I am definitely introverted. Always been that way. I grew up with a loud...