W-O-W! Essay-Rec!!

Came upon this just this afternoon / evening. And damn, if it don't make a metric buttload of sense to me.

Why Hearing Parents Don't Sign

Even if my posts on signing have, until now, all been outside of your interests, read this (brief, ~1,100 word) essay. At least, if you're one of those people who grew up with parents in your household, or had friends who did, you might find something to relate to, here:

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There are many stories telling of how a parent got a new Deaf co-worker at the office, or comes into contact with Deaf people at church. All of a sudden, the parent is eager to learn sign language. Why NOW, after five, ten, fifteen, twenty years of living with their own flesh and blood? Simple: the new relationships with these Deaf adults are not stuck in the quagmire of power and control.

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