My Son Is Deaf, Finally!: James's Response to the Hearing Parents of Deaf Children

[lashtariana]

Parabéns que você fez isso, pela a tua família, dos seus amigos, do mundo dos surdos, eu estava muita preocupada da nossa sociedade e sou muito contra da IC.

Vou divulgar esse youtube que você falou e estou enviando todos os meus amigos. Mundo vai saber isso é importante da nossa comunidade e da nossa sociedade.

Parabéns e admiro muito a sua coragem! Beijos e abraços Mariana, surda brasileira!

[libertine1717]

I just wonder if this is a response to hearing parents, then why it doesn't have subtitles? I understand fluent ASL, but I still think many hearing viewers would have more understanding about the point you are trying to make. Thanks for the Great Son is Deaf VLOG and sharing your own personal history in this VLOG!

[danillaiceman]

I told myself that if my child was born deaf, I would give him/her a chance to hear at a very young age, not because I wanted to isolate him/her from the deaf culture, but because I want to have him/her to have the best of communication out there in the real world for jobs and such. However, I told myself that if he/she no longer wants to hear or speak and wants to sign all the way, I will accept it and support him/her at no cost. Nothing to lose this way. I hope you understand. :)

[danillaiceman]

For the deaf who wait till they make a decision to have a C.I. won't get the same change to hear and pick up the pronunciations like hearings do and some will fail and some will succeed depend on their patience and faiths. However, if they don't want to hear or to speak at all, they can always take it off and be deaf.

[danillaiceman]

I understand your whole point. In this sticky situation, though, no one is right. The decision or outcome only base on opinions and not facts. Speaking as someone with cochlear implant, I like to share my perception.

I know many are upset about the fact that the parents have their children have C.I. at a very young age. In the hearing world, everyone learn to hear and pick up the pronunciations at a very young age and because of this, they hear and speak fine.

[PamIrish]

Great advice! Would love to have subtitles on it, so I could forward to hearing parents.

I am glad that you are happy and being positive. I love my hearing parents as well. :0)

[Star305ify]

I really understand and clear about real your story. i very interserting about happenend with ur family and you are deaf become hearing. That is diffcult in life and no easy serious. My name is Sara and I am Deaf. My parents and sisters all HEARING. Only me Deaf. :)

[mananita67]

what happen your face some wrong surgery not perfect very risk that happen too many some unlike a little fear and some scare not faith no some too people dont surgery and dont urdestand very carefully your reading yes but people ingore go to surgery no first talking decide yes or no !!!!!!!!!!1

[tasteface]

Give us a little help here with some subtitles.

[ASLSongJukebox]

Thank you for being so open and honest. It will make a difference. I do hope parents who watch this understand what you are explaining and will wait to watch the whole thing before they comment or email you. Thanks for posting.

[eaviio]

wow. im sorry to hear thhat. as long ur happy , that s all mattered to us

[jdavis34]

Great vlog!

[vidanova255]

Excellent advice for hearing parents! I hope you'll add subtitles to this video so hearing parents can understand (if they don't sign).