Glad that your surgery went well and things are going good for you.
However, I have to disagree that Deaf Culture and ASL are only needed when there is no way for a child to hear. A deaf child does not have any means available to hear at the same level as a hearing child. The very best results in only functionally HOH. That means the child is missing out on valuable information every moment following their birth that they are not exposed to visual cues.
Culture and a sense of belonging is a valuable asset to any child or adult. Look around at all the angry, hateful, hurtful people that have not been given that gift.
Many parents do think of culture and language as the primary solution. They see their child's life experience as something to be shared as a family, and to be celebrated. Not as something that needs intervention so the child will more closely fit to their ethnocentric picture.
