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Sunday, 29 June 2008
Saturday, 21 June 2008
The ugly duckling
Omigod, the first session of the BSL class was really funny. We had to go round the group and say why we'd enrolled. This red-head said she was doing voluntary work in a deaf school. A girl with a very tight denim skirt said she was taking a year out to do missionary work.
A boy-man said he worked with a deaf guy and wants to be able to chat. That's more like it, not this 'helping the unfortunates' crap! I said, 'I'm here because my boyfriend's deaf.' Somebody actually gasped. Can you believe it? 'And because I think everybody should learn'.
The tutor's called Clive but he has a sign name, which is like a nickname in BSL. It's the sign for C moved across the top of his fingers because he always wears lots of rings. That's his thing. Clive gave me a sign name - swan - and I thought, here we go, it's just like what the Russells said, because I've got really long neck or something freakish.
Then he spelt G.R.A.C.E.F.U.L. and I could have cried.
Hey, why don't you think about giving yourself a sign name? You can tell me what it is if you like. I promise I won't laugh.
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A boy-man said he worked with a deaf guy and wants to be able to chat. That's more like it, not this 'helping the unfortunates' crap! I said, 'I'm here because my boyfriend's deaf.' Somebody actually gasped. Can you believe it? 'And because I think everybody should learn'.
The tutor's called Clive but he has a sign name, which is like a nickname in BSL. It's the sign for C moved across the top of his fingers because he always wears lots of rings. That's his thing. Clive gave me a sign name - swan - and I thought, here we go, it's just like what the Russells said, because I've got really long neck or something freakish.
Then he spelt G.R.A.C.E.F.U.L. and I could have cried.
Hey, why don't you think about giving yourself a sign name? You can tell me what it is if you like. I promise I won't laugh.
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Sunday, 15 June 2008
About time
Oh God, meeting Doug's parents was AWFUL. One of the first things that came out of his mum's mouth was 'We're so glad that Doug's got a girlfriend like you.' I thought it was a bit weird, like, what does she know about me?
Well, I discovered later that she meant a HEARING girlfriend. His mum was saying it was easier that I was hearing and then she started talking about Doug's ex, Dana who was deaf. He's never spoken about her and it made me feel funny thinking about it.
Everyone was signing - Doug, Sam and their dad. But their mum wasn't. Not even a single word. In fact she seemed cross and kept going on about his hearing aid. And when I saw him wearing it, I couldn't help it but it just made me think of old people.
So I've decided to enrol at BSL class. I think it's about time I showed a bit of commitment. But I am bricking it totally. I don't know if I'll be able to do it. Also, I've got to invite Doug to meet my parents now or should I say my mum and stepdad, Dave and I am dreading that! Do you think it's all going to work out or what? Will I be able to learn BSL? Is it really hard? What will happen to me and Doug if I can't do it? Help!
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Well, I discovered later that she meant a HEARING girlfriend. His mum was saying it was easier that I was hearing and then she started talking about Doug's ex, Dana who was deaf. He's never spoken about her and it made me feel funny thinking about it.
Everyone was signing - Doug, Sam and their dad. But their mum wasn't. Not even a single word. In fact she seemed cross and kept going on about his hearing aid. And when I saw him wearing it, I couldn't help it but it just made me think of old people.
So I've decided to enrol at BSL class. I think it's about time I showed a bit of commitment. But I am bricking it totally. I don't know if I'll be able to do it. Also, I've got to invite Doug to meet my parents now or should I say my mum and stepdad, Dave and I am dreading that! Do you think it's all going to work out or what? Will I be able to learn BSL? Is it really hard? What will happen to me and Doug if I can't do it? Help!
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Sunday, 8 June 2008
Meet the parents!
The Russell twins cornered me in the corridor the other day. All I could hear was Doug's voice telling me to be myself. So Jess said to me, 'Is it true what they're saying about you and deaf boy?' and I said to her, 'His name's Doug.' She asked if he made funny noises when we got it on and Sarah chipped in, 'Does he grunt?' You know what? I just laughed and said, 'Only if he's really turned on.' and they walked off. Result!
So they like picking on me. So what? I don't care because if Doug likes me everything's cool. However.... he's invited me to meet his parents and I am bricking it because a) they might hate me and b) I'll have to return the offer aaarghh!!! What do you do when you meet your boyfriend's parents?! Any advice????
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So they like picking on me. So what? I don't care because if Doug likes me everything's cool. However.... he's invited me to meet his parents and I am bricking it because a) they might hate me and b) I'll have to return the offer aaarghh!!! What do you do when you meet your boyfriend's parents?! Any advice????
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Sunday, 1 June 2008
Experimenting
So this week, I've been doing some experiments. You see, I've been wondering what it's like to be deaf but as I can't crawl inside Doug's head to find out, I did these things instead...
I slid my head under the water in the bath and stayed down as long as I could and let the water fill my ears and block out the sound of my little sister, Emma squealing. Hmm, not effective enough! ;)
I went without radio or CDs or music of any kind for a whole week to see if I’d miss it. I do. I really do. My Keane album keeps staring at me longingly and I have to shake my head and walk on past.
And this morning, I rolled up some cotton wool really tight and shoved it in my ears and walked around the house before anyone else was up. I couldn’t hear my footsteps as I went down the creaky stairs. I couldn’t hear the door swing on the hinges as I went into the kitchen. I couldn’t hear the kettle boil as I made tea. I couldn’t hear the clink of my tea spoon, or the slurp as I drank my tea. It was all so weird.
Mum nearly gave me a heart attack when she crept up behind me at the sink. I screamed and she stared at me like I was mad. Maybe I am. She wanted to know what I was up to but I didn't tell her anything. Well, I wasn't about to tell her that I’ve got a boy-friend now, was I?
So, try the experiments and tell me what you feel like. Got any others for me to try?
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I slid my head under the water in the bath and stayed down as long as I could and let the water fill my ears and block out the sound of my little sister, Emma squealing. Hmm, not effective enough! ;)
I went without radio or CDs or music of any kind for a whole week to see if I’d miss it. I do. I really do. My Keane album keeps staring at me longingly and I have to shake my head and walk on past.
And this morning, I rolled up some cotton wool really tight and shoved it in my ears and walked around the house before anyone else was up. I couldn’t hear my footsteps as I went down the creaky stairs. I couldn’t hear the door swing on the hinges as I went into the kitchen. I couldn’t hear the kettle boil as I made tea. I couldn’t hear the clink of my tea spoon, or the slurp as I drank my tea. It was all so weird.
Mum nearly gave me a heart attack when she crept up behind me at the sink. I screamed and she stared at me like I was mad. Maybe I am. She wanted to know what I was up to but I didn't tell her anything. Well, I wasn't about to tell her that I’ve got a boy-friend now, was I?
So, try the experiments and tell me what you feel like. Got any others for me to try?
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NEXT POST BY MONDAY 9 JUNE
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