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I never meant for it to appear that way, I was simply trying to make the words stand out. Sheesh, this computer etiquette stuff is crap! people take things way to personally... Boy, i'm gonna regret that in the morning!

Did I yell??? how can you yell when you are writing?

Can I just say...as an answer to every post that questions what i believe...THAT I AM ONLY INTERESTED IN DOING WHAT IS BEST FOR THE CHILD. USING SIGN AS A FIRST LANGUAGE AND ORAL AS A SECOND IS BENEFICIAL FOR EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!! It gives the child a strong language base that they are equally...

:applause: amen to that :p

Holly - According to your reply, you have not provided any of these same parents an opportunity to discuss with you the who, what, where, when and why components of the decsions that they made for their children, (who are now adults). _____ perhaps you should read my answer to that again, I...

:werd:I second that! Because of my parents work our family traveled a lot when I was growing up. I saw all different kinds of cultures and ways of life. It is very important to expose your children to other things.

The people that I have known whose parents didn't use sl are adults now. I don't know their parents and they themselves have said that they learned later in life, and some went to deaf schools and began learning right away. A lot of the their parents had their kids learn it as a main form of...

wow...this has gotten WAY off topic... Perhaps everyone should read the title of the thread again...

No problem cloggy, I know you didn't do it on purpose:)

Cloggy, it appears to be that this thread has become about the situation you and your child are in, that was not my intention, and I know it was not yours. However, for the sake of argument, and to make sure we can all participate, lets keep it generic. Who said anything about force? Of...

haha, no tequila in my drink please:giggle: thats funny! and yeah I know what you mean about the different country thing, I've traveled a lot especially as a kid and my parents always made sure we knew how to say a few things in the local language (key phrases like thank you, your welcome, help...

i guess I never should've posted this thread...too many opinions around here:iough: :giggle: My point is exactly this, take it or leave it: I find nothing wrong with CIs I just think it may also be important to let them learn a little sign, maybe go to a deaf school (yes, relocating if...

yeah my parents were there during that time, they were staying with friends at a farm and it was the same exact thing!!!!

ooh thanks, i didn't think about that!

Has anyone heard of or seen this movie? I haven't seen it yet but I want to get other opinions on it.

what about the placenta...wouldn't the baby have been attached to the mother still?

Sorry, you are right, I don't know enough about CIs...but all that aside, I still don't see any harm in allowing the child to learn sign and even attend deaf school, they could make friends with other children who have the same issues and because of their CI could also make friends with other...

If the child is in a situation where having a hearing aid or CI would help enough to make a difference then there is nothing wrong with that. But some children are born so profoundly deaf that those methods might not even do any good. If the child can hear a little and learn to read lips, and if...

thanks chase! and thanks everyone!

That story just makes me sick! Anytime you adopt a child, no matter what the situation is, you have to be willing to take that child for what they are, CI qualified or not! Thats almost like adopting a child who later develops cancer and then returning him/her, saying, "well, we weren't...