"Salt" Kidd deaf mom

There are certain things that we as individuals, was born on this planet have no control over. Congenital malformations in our own scenario. Then there are those who believe that we choose what obstacles we face and overcome in this life before we were born on earth, and I'm not one who buys it. I did not choose to be born deaf.
Anyway, and entered this world with a 70% hearing loss in both ears. It did not take long to recognize my mother hearing of my country. She was born hearing impaired person, too. My mother decided that her child will not hide the absence of the latter, because it allows him to do.

My mother, when he was a child, he was many brothers and sisters. Most of the sisters until his superiors was his hand-me-down clothes. He was poor and almost deaf, she has taken a back seat in the classroom in an attempt to draw attention to themselves and do not have significant shortcomings. Still, when called by the teacher, and the mother said: "I do not know ..." Later she, "and the answer was most humiliating alternative, I have not heard!"

I would not be allowed to take such a decision is wise. Every year, the first day of school, and the mother March me by teachers and tell them in no uncertain terms: "The boy can not hear. Want to reception and I do not want it moved around the room! "

Otherwise like any normal child, I hated it. I asked him: "Why do you have to make a big thing about this Hear well," I insisted.

"Of course, yes," she replied. "Because I love you, I want you to hear what your teachers do not have speech problems that you can learn to make your own words correctly.

I do not really understand, even at a later time, the importance of the second part of the response of the mother. But yes, I knew she did not love me. I thought I often poorly restrict seating, which can be found at any time occupies the reception.

A direct result of my "mother interferes salt", and distracted me from discussions before the classrooms were not part of the curriculum. I could not get away with anything because the teachers and data capture. And I learned how to pronounce the words correctly because most I "heard" them. Vocabulary mother was excellent, clear sound because they have invested heavily in the dictionary hour, looking for words they felt they might need, with an emphasis on pronunciation. A primary school, I was spared this responsibility, who took me on anyway.

It was not until high school that I learned to be stupid in terms of seats as an option. I never considered that perhaps misunderstanding assignments, or not hear what the coaches said, in fact, had something to do with how hard I fought.

Later, you have seen what can happen to me if not for the presence of "Mom arrogant." A cousin has inherited the same type of hearing loss at birth. I did not bother his mother to be arrogant about this issue. He said that, in addition to a change in the school and treated as a person with a disability to learn. It is not surprising, because when he spoke seemed delayed .

For a period of time, as an adult, I sold the hearing. When I checked my session cousin, almost identical to mine. Only then, I did not fully understand and appreciate the wonderful gift that my mother gave me being "arrogant."

If you have a child who does not have a good session, consider becoming a "master opportunist," if it is not on this issue alone. This is the only thing you can do for your child on this planet ~ to level the playing field while he or she is too young to appreciate it.