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I appreciate all the replies! i too liked the perspective it gave me from the "real live deaf person", its not something i realized, but your right, thats exactly how i need to be treating her, and im going to change my attitude about this. thanks for the advice everyone! nice avatar btw :P

Thank you Jiro! I surely will continue to practice! :ty:

Deary! Alrighty then, I had no intention of causing such a scramble, and I humbly apologize. All I wanted was advice. I had no intention of making myself seem hauty in anyway. If I made myself appear so I do apologize, I do admit I have much to learn, but goodness your replies are humbling. I...

I think you misunderstood what I was getting at. When I said I was "fluent" I meant I could hold a steady conversation. I wasn't saying I know everything, I have a lot more to learn and I know that. I'm not at all "expecting his mother to meet me half way". I didn't really think lip reading...

I'm dating a Coda, you know, Child of Deaf Adults, which means he is hearing but his parents are deaf. Im hearing too, but i do want to have a close relationship with his parents because I know fluent sign language. and I've met his parents (well just his mom and his moms girlfriend) and his mom...

Hey everyone! :wave: I'm Morgan, and I am hearing. But i want to understand deaf culture more, so i i joined hoping this would be a good place to start. I have two deaf friends in my life and i know ASL as well. I am interested in deaf culture because i want to understand it more so i can see...