tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098293668088212810.post6015117175516134138..comments2023-05-15T01:45:58.082-07:00Comments on We Never Landed In Holland: Silent Nighthaddy2dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04034188486446894352noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098293668088212810.post-85052640569199011732009-12-28T13:34:44.651-08:002009-12-28T13:34:44.651-08:00That is a great question we all think about. My re...That is a great question we all think about. My response is long so I am going to write a post about it. Thanks!haddy2dogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04034188486446894352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098293668088212810.post-52495544961528913182009-12-28T10:59:34.308-08:002009-12-28T10:59:34.308-08:00How do you deal with the extended family not signi...How do you deal with the extended family not signing? Emotionally, I mean. This was one of got our hardest parts. It profoundly hurt me that our family didn't learn much ASL. I gave them videos, signed them up for classes, had our Deaf mentor come to their homes...EVERYTHING! But they never got further than about 50 basic signs. <br /><br />Thatis one major plus to her being able to communicate in spoken English now. She is able to spend more time with her extended family, because they can all communicate well. She did fine before, she would gesture or draw pictures, but now I feel much more comfortable. (She is spending 3 days out of town with Nana right now and that would have NEVER happened if she was still only ASL)<br /><br />But it still makes me angry, because I feel like the CI has given them an out. Now they don't "have to" learn because she can hear and speak. But, what would they have done if she couldn't???Miss Kat's Parentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08535904035034717518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098293668088212810.post-19222851683185955482009-12-28T08:33:44.086-08:002009-12-28T08:33:44.086-08:00Kristi I love your blog. You are a gifted writer! ...Kristi I love your blog. You are a gifted writer! My son does get bored sometimes but he also doesn't want us to decide what he sees. Thanks for the kind words. CapriUni, thanks for the insight. I think you are right.haddy2dogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04034188486446894352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098293668088212810.post-66817154344501719592009-12-27T21:58:58.870-08:002009-12-27T21:58:58.870-08:00How hard you and your hudsband work to keep him in...How hard you and your hudsband work to keep him involved is truly wonderful. <br />I never thought about this situation before, understanding when you are with the family. No one signs but me (barely), and I usually don't bother listening in to 'adult' talk for I find it rather boring. But when I do, I follow along pretty well but do miss things. They will somethimes fill me in, or they will ignore me if it becomes to frequent. I never gave it much thought before... <br />What you are doing is such a great way of supporting and helping him. Kudos to you guys!KAThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12900625599678386610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098293668088212810.post-13545881337613218742009-12-26T11:30:37.849-08:002009-12-26T11:30:37.849-08:00I have a feeling that music is as innate to the hu...I have a feeling that music is as innate to the human brain as language is, and that just as a deaf person has full ability in language, so too with music, whether they receive through the visual mode and/or the tactile, vibrational mode. One woman I know is pre-ligually deaf who is also a folk fiddler, and even plays conserts and the like. She can feel the vibrations of the notes through her collarbone/chin.CapriUnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16906524679880178584noreply@blogger.com