Deafies left out by hearing family during Thanksgiving Day

We deafies feel leaving out by hearing family during the Thanksgiving Day. Due to lack of communication!

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Education

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• Deaf
• ASL

[mdjones905]

Get an implant and stop whining ..join them.

[LChaim2007]

@mdjones905 Do not speak toward me and the deaf community since you insult us. That is an audism you are speaking up in front of me. You bark at wrong tree. You have to educate the hearing world how to deal with us and get along with us if they are understanding how we Deaf community feel.

[John04mans]

I agree with ya. No Question at all.. I never have a very excited to see my hearing family in any special events like as Christmas, Easter, birthday, and Thanksgiving. Only, I see them during Christmas and birthday. That's all.

[LChaim2007]

I understand how u feel as do I!!!!! Most of us get frustration with families during the holidays and celebrations!!!!

[bevilletammy]

Hello, I know how you feel too. I left out by my hearing family too. but I enjoyed play with my nephews and nieces anyway. When I was bored no chat. I just do my puzzle book instead of no chat. That all.

[LChaim2007]

Oh yes, i understand how u feel. Thanks for leaving comment!

[junkyardnut]

You are not alone,, even deaf families dont get together at all, sometimes. Your idea of getting lonely deaf people together on holidays is a good idea, though.

[deafmommy]

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when they are in our setting. I'm pretty sure my father immediately knew how I felt so after that, he understood why I left the table after eating or do something when we were at hearing events. It was a good experience for my father to learn and understand what I go through.

We need to make sure all family members are able to communicate with the deaf child, learn sign language, be comfortable and to include them. Thanks L'Chaim for bringing it up.

[deafmommy]

Good vlog there! I remember when I was in college, I met a deaf man who had a deaf family, they invited me and my hearing father to a restaurant. Imagine my hearing father being in shock and visibly uncomfortable as everyone was signing. He kept telling me that he wanted to leave the restaurant, I told him no because I was having such a good time visiting with this deaf family. They even tried to make my hearing father comfortable but no avail. I notice that we try to make hearies comfortable.

[Bethintx1]

Great point. Make families aware they need to use total communication when there is both deaf & hearing present at the dinner table. It would be like a hearing person who only understands English sitting at a table with people speaking German.

[MoDeafpayStateFedTax]

yes exactly I had been through so much! I got tired of going home for Thanksgiving from oral Deaf catholic schools focusing speech and listening! I always hurried eat and walk out of table. They have no right to force me to eat slow down. so I do not like to be bored my hearing family while my Deaf Gramps was in Florida. I never forgot that!!!