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Being only deaf kid in a hearing family…

 I describe whats it like to be the only deaf kid in family when it comes to holidays.  it usually gets pretty lonely and kinda challenging to have a conversation with the family who speaks only and too time consuming to write back and forth with paper according to the family.  I also asked about CODA Interpreting for their deaf parents, is it alright or not?  in my personal opinion, it depends on the situation, if the CODA kid wanted to interpret for their deaf parent, then it would only be in stores or resturants, or something not too personal.  i would like ur responds from CODA ppl and anyone!!!

 

Transcript:   hello all…  I want to tell u my story about what it like to be the only deaf kid in a hearing family, when it comes to holidays like christmas, thanksgiving and family gatherings.  my parents divorced when i was 6 years old so i had 2 families to choose from for the holidays.  so me and my brothers had to go visit each family in the same day during christmas and thanksgiving, it was not easy cuz i wanted to spend a day with just one family.  so it meant more foods, desserts, and more traveling around.  when i am with my family, i tend to be lonely and kinda just sit in the corner and watch everyone but yes i do help around by picking up the food or setting the table or stuff like that so i had something to do.  when i try to talk to people, i kinda get stuck cuz i am not sure what they are talking about and i don’t want to interrupt an conversation.    so it just easier just to sit back and be quiet.   I always wished there was a deaf person or a sign buddy with me so i could chat and have a conversation.   When i am quiet and not really able to chat with the people in the family, i always felt like i did not belong to the family.  yes i can speak but its really hard to hear what people are saying.