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I don't think it's bad to want a deaf baby, either...it boils down to personal preferences no matter how ya look at it...deaf parents, yes, would definitely have the advantage of being able to relate to a deaf child. ABSOLUTELY. However, there are some people who really had a hard time with...

Okayyyyy...this is sticky...VERY sticky...and by this I'm not referring to forum terms meaning "important." :) I think I do understand what Cloggy is trying to say - and I've looked at all perspectives here. Most of you already know - I am expecting in just three months. I will have to...

Hello Krissy - I'm an ex Long Islander...Dad still lives in Bayshore. :) I'm not a teenager, though - even though sometimes I look like one...LOVE my grungy pants and oversized shirts! I was born deaf and I wear a CI. My signing isn't too great, but I read lips and speak, so this is my...

:rofl: So right you are, Clogs.

What some people fail to keep in mind is that cochlear implants ARE indeed a very controversial subject among the deaf/HOH communities. Far as I can see, this IS mostly about cochlear implants and what the initial post in this thread was about. Other people, though, like to spin all sorts...

Noted, my dear Liza. ;)

Only Sweetmind's writings are to be taken seriously. Really. :mrgreen: Get OVER yourself. People are ALLOWED to overlap your writings by way of agreeing to disagree. Whaaaaatttt????????????? It is a medical professional's JOB to provide all sorts of avenues, even if it's advising...

That being said, wouldn't you agree that using such terms in the manner that you do can also be described as prejudiced and discriminating?

Hello, Lexi's Mommy and welcome to AD! I am very sorry to hear your baby is hearing impaired and that this overwhelms you. This is a wonderful place to solicit many, MANY thoughts and opinions as to what you should do for your child at this point. Before I continue, please allow me to put...

My purpose for using the avatar is to simply prove the point that you appear to have gotten just by reading the links provided to you above. ;) My way of being smart-arsed since "audist" or at least some of these harebrained perceptions of what an audist is - pertains to me as well as any...

Rockdrummer - Your post was very well written. :applause: You will not find the word "audist" in the dictionary. I would suggest asking the person who uses it the most what THEY define it as. :) Basically, the poster who overuses this word is using it in a negative manner. Welcome...

This is everyone's business - how???? This can be constituted as harassment. You need to be very careful. Ever occur to you that it was removed because this isn't the place for it? Ohhh! I see! Two wrongs make a right! Now you've harassed two people in this post of yours - two...

I'll be one of the first to admit that I've read your writings many times. I can see that you have a very limited spectrum on deaf issues. Part of being a writer is covering ALL bases and being as informative as possible and then stating WHY you agree or disagree. A good informative author...

And I'm sure you are the expert on respect. When dealing with something like respect, you might benefit from actually GIVING some in order to receive someone else's. Let's see....self-centered...now THAT, you have a perfect handle on. After all, everything is about YOU, isn't it? For...

LOLOL....Ariakkas - AMEN!!!!! Hallelujah. I agree with you wholeheartedly. I'll not name anyone or point any fingers, but "some people" have a way of twisting things that are said into something that was NOT said. Your comment nailed it, though - the issues that "some people" have are...

Allright, but that's what she BELIEVES. No one has the right to tell her that she's correct or dead wrong in doing so. Just like no one has the right to judge YOUR beliefs.