Roadrunner
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Does anyone have hearing children or neighbor kids that talk back in a bad way behind your back? Hearing children or kids generally tend to think it's nothing when it comes to talking behind a Deaf/Hoh parent or adult...some might go to such an extent knowing we can't hear their verbal rants once we turn our backs on them.
My youngest daughter and a friend of hers had said certain things when I had turned my back on them and after several of these, I approached my daughter in a good way indicating how rude and improper it was of her to say things behind my back when she knew I couldn't hear it well enough, then I compared that situation with her hearing mom and quipped her if she would do the same thing...immediately she said she wouldn't...then I mentioned that it's not only fair that I may not be able to hear everything especially when things are being said behind my back and if you have something to say, be sure to say it to my face and not behind my back! Later on, another friend was with her and her friend started to say something while I had my back turned and then I heard my daughter saying something to her friend and I turned around and could see that my daughter was telling my friend that it wasn't nice to do!
I'm sure several of you have had these sort of situations, how were you able to handle it and what was done? How does it feel?
My youngest daughter and a friend of hers had said certain things when I had turned my back on them and after several of these, I approached my daughter in a good way indicating how rude and improper it was of her to say things behind my back when she knew I couldn't hear it well enough, then I compared that situation with her hearing mom and quipped her if she would do the same thing...immediately she said she wouldn't...then I mentioned that it's not only fair that I may not be able to hear everything especially when things are being said behind my back and if you have something to say, be sure to say it to my face and not behind my back! Later on, another friend was with her and her friend started to say something while I had my back turned and then I heard my daughter saying something to her friend and I turned around and could see that my daughter was telling my friend that it wasn't nice to do!
I'm sure several of you have had these sort of situations, how were you able to handle it and what was done? How does it feel?