I think you are right about that.
I though can't help you with your questions but as a hearing person I have also had speech problems when I was younger. Let's just say that my father didn't enjoy my childish talks and always kept interrupting me. That resulted in me starting to stutter, which lead me to have speech therapy for over two years. (Thanks dad!)
I can understand what it could be like to repeat sentences over again because my hoh friend sometimes asks me too. But it's not the end of the world... I would just say the sentence again for her!
I am very much surprised to constantly read on the board that many of your hearing parents don't accept your deafness / hoh problem 
They are your PARENTS! Don't they see how much they hurt you "rejecting" you?!?
JamieLynn
