Just the other day, the boys had a friend come over to play. Before the friend arrived, his mom sent me a text saying that her son was bringing his Batman costume. I told Travis, "Your friend will be wearing his Batman costume when he comes over." Travis' face lit up, eyes lifted, and mouth opened wide. Before I could finish signing, "Why not you go upstairs to get your Iron Man costume?" he was signing, "Yes, yes!" and making his way up the stairs. Moments later, he came back to tell me he couldn't find his suit. I directed him to look in my bathroom in the hamper. He did and it wasn't there either. Finally, I told him to hold on while I sent a message asking his dad if he knew the costume's whereabouts. He did and Travis put on his alter ego. I couldn't help but make a mental note of how that conversation was such a big deal. We were discussing something happening in the future: friend will arrive soon. Telling Travis...
I watched this and thought - OH! Someone who maybe understands me a little! I'm a hearing woman with a deaf (and blind) husband. Our blog is at wordpress (withclosedcaptions.wordpress.com). Sometimes it's so hard to deal with the people in the community (Deaf not deaf). If you can relate, please visit or email me. I SO would like to connect to more people like me. I get a lot of deaf friends and followers, but so few people that can relate to my experiences as a hearing woman in a deaf (or DEAF) world.
ReplyDeleteThat was awesome! So much fun to watch, and to see the imagination and the communication flowing!
ReplyDeleteLove this- Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteMy son Gideon said, "I love the boys!" My kids love their videos and it's motivating for them as I'm teaching them sign language. I graduated to 2 hearing aids a year ago, with a profound loss in the high frequencies in my bad ear. So I've dusted off my college DVDs and sign language material and am teaching my kids ASL. Thank you SO much for sharing your lives in this way! Sincerely, Brandy Calvert
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