Trust me, u are NOT the only one....I have been here for a year and I have had some heated discussions with some members here especially the parents of deaf children about this issue.
I grew up oral and didnt learn ASL until 25 years old. I became fluent in it around 28 years old and then I went to Gallaudet University for my Master's and boy did I experience a HUGE culture shock. After the shock wore off, I became angry at why I was denied ASL and Deaf culture so I lashed out at my mom one time. I am not angry at my parents anymore but I am still angry at those so-called "experts" for telling my parents not to expose me to ASL.
Many of my friends who are not ADers have been through the same thing and there are quite a few other ADers here that have been through it too.
My strong belief is that EVERY deaf child should be exposed to both not just oral-only or hearing-only.
