-- Posted by BlueEyedBrielle at 12:13 pm on Sep. 5, 2008 Hey everyone. Just wanted to say that today on my bus home from school, we stopped to pick up 2 deaf kids who go to a famous, special school in my town. At first, I was really afraid and nervous about meeting a deaf person because I didn't know what to expect. But I just waved to a girl and signed to her "Hi, how are you?" and she signed "I'm good." She looked happy to have someone talk to her in sign language. I don't know much sign language, but it was enough. I used to feel uncomfortable around people like that, but now I realize it's not scary at all. In fact, I think being deaf is awesome because it seems so quiet and I HATE loud noises, especially when people consistently make them and don't stop. So I say if you are deaf, there's nothing wrong with it. And I feel proud of myself for socializing with someone like that. So just remember you guys, it's ok to be different. -- Posted by Troll1000 at 12:15 pm on Sep. 5, 2008 I'm glad you managed to make her feel comfortable =] -- Posted by Drinkingjam at 12:15 pm on Sep. 5, 2008 Lmao, not sure about the whole "Deafness being awesome" thing, but still, it's good that your stereotypes disappeared. -- Posted by lilykristen at 12:15 pm on Sep. 5, 2008 Kudos. Good message. -- Posted by SpM at 12:16 pm on Sep. 5, 2008 Deafness is a disability. It is, by definition, something wrong and I think it's rather disrespectful to the difficulties facing deaf people to declare that it's awesome. -- Posted by yunasfinalfantasy at 12:17 pm on Sep. 5, 2008 It is good that you made her happy, however I would not be happy to be deaf, because you will be missing out on so much in the world, but good job with the communication. -- Posted by tennisplayerV2 at 12:18 pm on Sep. 5, 2008 lol being deaf is not a walk in the park hun...lets get that straight right now...i am lucky...i am only half deaf. -- Posted by ATTI at 12:48 pm on Sep. 5, 2008 Being deaf is not "awesome." It's nice that you tried to make her comfortable, but in no way is it cool. My boyfriends' parents are both deaf, and I doubt they consider it "awesome" to never hear their son speak, to have simple tasks such as buying supplies or asking directions be a challenge, and to be targets of derision or avoided by people that aren't quite so understanding as yourself. It's a nice thought, but be careful with statements like that. -- Posted by lovecold at 4:40 pm on Sep. 12, 2008 I had surgery to correct a hearing issue in my right ear in December, I was lucky mine was correctable. I've got a piece of titanium in my ear. You don't know how frustrating it is to ask people to repeat themselves without looking like a moron. Being deaf or even half deaf is not a joke.