Santa wins again

A sweet story about the interaction with Santa and the little girl.

The only downside is the mum. She apologized for her daughter's speech, and didn't seem to know much about what her daughter could sign. It makes me suspect that mum isn't very involved with signing with her daughter in a meaningful way.

I could be wrong and just reading too much into this brief exchange.

I hope after viewing what a positive difference sign communication can make that the family will be encouraged to go further with their signing. :)
 
Reba said:
A sweet story about the interaction with Santa and the little girl.

The only downside is the mum. She apologized for her daughter's speech, and didn't seem to know much about what her daughter could sign. It makes me suspect that mum isn't very involved with signing with her daughter in a meaningful way.

I could be wrong and just reading too much into this brief exchange.

I hope after viewing what a positive difference sign communication can make that the family will be encouraged to go further with their signing. :)
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I don't know, either but from what I've seen over the years, the one word used a lot over there, agencies included is "charity".......
 
Tousi said:
I don't know, either but from what I've seen over the years, the one word used a lot over there, agencies included is "charity".......
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They're probably well-meaning but that's not very empowering. It's also tradition, which can be difficult to overcome.
 
Reba said:
A sweet story about the interaction with Santa and the little girl.

The only downside is the mum. She apologized for her daughter's speech, and didn't seem to know much about what her daughter could sign. It makes me suspect that mum isn't very involved with signing with her daughter in a meaningful way.

I could be wrong and just reading too much into this brief exchange.

I hope after viewing what a positive difference sign communication can make that the family will be encouraged to go further with their signing. :)
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Got the same feeling myself
 
caz said:
Got the same feeling myself
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Caz, how did you rate Santa's signing? I know its the thought that counts and I thot it was pretty cool that Santa's moving his hands around perked up that little girl. My impression was that Santa really didn't convey anything in that exchange....is your BSL native-like or thereabouts?
 
Tousi said:
Caz, how did you rate Santa's signing? I know its the thought that counts and I thot it was pretty cool that Santa's moving his hands around perked up that little girl. My impression was that Santa really didn't convey anything in that exchange....is your BSL native-like or thereabouts?
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While the video was cute, I could not understand much of anything he signed. My husband (who is hearing) listened to the video and he said it is clear the people speaking in the background were English (like from the UK) and we all know BSL is different than ASL, so maybe that's why I couldn't understand much. I thought I picked up "baby" but that was about it.
 
So cute!

I feel for the girl, though. Just like the commenters above.
 
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