I would love to see the follow-up, do you know the name of it?
I felt both grandmothers were a little over the top in their opinions, one with abuse accusations and the other with acceptance or lack thereof accusations.
I felt sorry for the parents as they were getting so much pressure from both sides, and were actually being treated, I felt, by the hearing grandparents as if they were lesser than average intelligence and incapable of making good sound decisions for their child. I actually felt the parents were looking at it in a more realistic way as they didn't feel that their daughter was old enough to have a say in the decision. Some of the little girl's thoughts on being deaf/hearing were rather intuitive for her age. Perhaps she is a precocious child or those ideas were put there by someone else. Seriously, I can't think of too many 4 year olds who are concerned with whether or not they can hear a smoke alarm, horns, blowing, etc. As far as ASL being crutch, what about children who move here from other countries, bringing with them their own language of French, Spanish, etc. Should those native languages be considered crutches?
To get a better perspective on your and your mother's opinions, are either of you deaf or HOH?
Thanks!
