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Vampy, yes a lot of people think that being able to hear means that they have more in common with hearing people then with deaf people. (that's been the popular wisdom among experts at least, that HOH people have more in common with hearing people then with deaf people) Yet, I'm HOH and have been HOH ALL my life, and have NEVER felt totally 100% comfortable with hearing people or in the hearing-world. More people should realize that being hoh means you get the BEST of BOTH worlds! It doesn't have to be an "either or" choice. I know biracial kids who don't feel like they fit into the black world or the white world or the Asian world or the Hispanic world or whatever world.

[QUOTE="deafdyke, post: 149334, member: 233"] Vampy, yes a lot of people think that being able to hear means that they have more in common with hearing people then with deaf people. (that's been the popular wisdom among experts at least, that HOH people have more in common with hearing people then with deaf people) Yet, I'm HOH and have been HOH ALL my life, and have NEVER felt totally 100% comfortable with hearing people or in the hearing-world. More people should realize that being hoh means you get the BEST of BOTH worlds! It doesn't have to be an "either or" choice. I know biracial kids who don't feel like they fit into the black world or the white world or the Asian world or the Hispanic world or whatever world. [/QUOTE]

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