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Reba, you speak with such authority. You clearly are certain that you are so right. Your facts are to me very black and white thinking that lack much depth. To answer the original question, how can the human mind understand life, really? Our brains aren't capable of comprehending. I...

I'm sorry Deafdyke, really, that you're dealing with this. You're okay, it's okay to have the feelings that you do. It's okay that she's having the feelings she is. Sometimes you just have to go thru this stuff.

This is the sad reality of the society we now live in. Sometimes I look out into the world and feel like I don't belong in it. What the hell has created such a fearful world? I don't think homosexuality has anything to do with it, in truth. It's all about fear, and fearful people have to...

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Magatsu, Your mom sounds wonderful! If I had to pick one, I'd say my hubby, who is truly the love of my life. Also my kids, who have really taught me what unconditional love means. I am so blessed!

Well, I'm a hearing parent and my kids, both hearing and deaf, do the same thing to me. They just talk quietly or use signs LOL! They're just being kids, and talking behind your back is part of it

LOL! Good responses! My post was a bit reactive, so I changed it to be more in line with my thinking. As a parent, I hear too much bashing of parents, so I was a little too sensitive. The issue of course is that the opposing view is that the sooner you implant, the more auditory language...

I think what's important for anyone is to make an informed decision. The CI itself is not inherently bad, it's a glorified hearing aid. It's more the perception of what it does and what's realistic to expect. Having a CI doesn't preclude someone from using sign language. The medical...

you're right, it's used very little, tho it is used in some pockets. I think one main reason is that because no one uses it, it's not really functional to learn. There's no one else to communicate with cos no one knows how to use it. One person said she thought it was because the oralists...

Yes, I wish the Christian Fundamentalists would start doing that!

ROFLMAO! Well, I thoroughly enjoyed it! Those who would support discrimination of gay people better not come around me complaining about how their own rights have been denied!

I'm hearing but sign because my son is deaf. My hearing friends know I sign, but then all of a sudden we'll be in a situation where I'm using sign, communicating with deaf people or with someone who is hearing but across the room or something. And all of a sudden it hits my friends that I can...

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Reba, I could debate many points with you, but I won't; only to say that people who view the world with a dualistic consciousness will always justify their actions. They are always right and the perceived enemy is always wrong. It is only when a person truly wants to see things differently...

Let's talk MORAL VALUES -You Shall Not Kill (need an explanation?) -You Shall Not Steal (Haliburton) -You Shall Not Covet Your Neighbor's House, ... or anything that is your neighbor's ----------taken from the 10 Commandments some more Christian beliefs: -Do unto others as you...

You're not imposing your view on others. You're simply balancing the scales of the conservatives/religious right, who impose not only their views but force the rest of us to live with their misguided beliefs. Liberals are entitled to have an opinion, and it is often based on information and...

ROFLMAO!! Sablescort, You made me laugh, and believe me, it's taken a lot to do that this past week! "Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legitimate powers of...

Good post, yes, the true essence of total communication is to provide the approach that works best for a particular child. It's an educational approach, it doesn't mean YOU are tc because you use different modes of communication. The original idea was great, but eventually turned into signed...

Well, I'm hearing so maybe I shouldn't even chime in here, but I think it means I love myself, I accept myself, I empower myself, I know that I'm perfect just the way I am. I must be honest, I have felt bummed at times by people using DeafPride to mean hate hearies. I don't think it has to...