That's the thing with family. I know, they mean well. Still, it feels weird. That is one of those points in life when I realize that they are ok with my deafness but not they way I am okay with it. It is more like they accept it because they can't change it, but still wouldn't wish for it. I think they'll never get, that I wouldn't change myself if I could.
Yet, it still feels a bit weird to get that from your family.
Oh and suddenly MY mother starts learning sign language so she can understand my daughter, because right now, she prefers signing and knows a lot more words in sign language. Great, I mean, it is really great, but you know, my daughter is hearing, for her she is learning it. I am deaf and she never felt the need to learn it back then, because of course I had hearing aids and could lipread:roll: Don't get me wrong, I'm happy she is changing, but it still feels weird. Comments like that, no matter who says them, make me feel kind of weird.
