tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466694855478790626.post8533758517372679610..comments2012-01-29T17:05:39.762-08:00Comments on Loving Lily: When Lily Realizes She's DifferentLily's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15784536164131789981noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466694855478790626.post-17640274980198674312011-03-05T13:57:24.117-08:002011-03-05T13:57:24.117-08:00Glad I found your blog. I also have a daughter wit...Glad I found your blog. I also have a daughter with cochlear implants. Please check out my blog at www.rowefamilyadventures.blogspot.comhibmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10959172419325950494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466694855478790626.post-55252513376527285962010-08-16T10:20:37.850-07:002010-08-16T10:20:37.850-07:00You will let her cry and be sad and wish she didn&...You will let her cry and be sad and wish she didn't have hearing loss. Then together you will stubbornly determine, "Will we let this hearing loss stop you?" NO!! "Will the hearing loss keep you from making friends?" NO!! "Will the hearing loss keep you from your dreams?" NO WAY!!<br />You and she will make it past this obstacle. Just be honest and straightforward and when she says, "Why?" you say, "I don't know." Then you ask, "What now?" and you go do life.<br />HOpe this helps.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428931819957170760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466694855478790626.post-67968619823025144372010-05-24T13:26:54.043-07:002010-05-24T13:26:54.043-07:00Lily will be a great advocate for herself because ...Lily will be a great advocate for herself because she has such great parents that advocate for her daily. :-)JenandGreghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05915276430547519339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466694855478790626.post-51363593558456154632010-05-18T04:49:48.696-07:002010-05-18T04:49:48.696-07:00I use to think about it all the time, especially w...I use to think about it all the time, especially when Allison was 1st implanted, but now it is a way of life for us and she is doing amazingly well that those times are fewer and fewer. One of our thoughts when deciding to implant her was, what if we don't do it and 15 years down the road, she finds out that she could have heard and talked and we denied her that chance, would she say to us, "why didn't you do this for me?"<br />I am just so thankful that we have the CI's for our kids, imagine life without them, how different things would be.Bill and Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13582099516671121623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466694855478790626.post-37248924131470110572010-05-16T10:28:15.653-07:002010-05-16T10:28:15.653-07:00Just always be totally open about it. Make sure sh...Just always be totally open about it. Make sure she meets lots of other deaf kids and adults that have CI's too. My daughter is turning 7 and she is totally fine with her deafness. We continue to point out other deaf people and make sure she sees that she is not alone, but at this point she just says "I know, I know.."! <br /><br />We have always told her that her CI helps her hear, and Mommy wears glasses to see better. If we see someone in a wheelchair, we talk about how his legs don't work like ours, so the wheelchair helps him move. We all have different bodies. (Stuff like that)Miss Kat's Parentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08535904035034717518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466694855478790626.post-84478856419084238142010-05-15T19:06:46.922-07:002010-05-15T19:06:46.922-07:00Not easy to do because most deaf people feel like ...Not easy to do because most deaf people feel like they are going against the grain. The way they think, their worries, how they act, etc. A deaf adult mentor help alot. Telling them they can do just as well as hearing people are just words to them because They have not seen a single deaf person. Once they have a deaf mentor they can look up to, they know they will be alright. It doesn't hurt if the deaf mentor know sign language.. Sometimes it is good because they know if this person can survive and be successful with sign language, I can survive with CI.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466694855478790626.post-87860944074163218742010-05-15T19:01:43.401-07:002010-05-15T19:01:43.401-07:00oh, and I can't believe how big she's gett...oh, and I can't believe how big she's getting! What a princess!tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11440760114820803415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466694855478790626.post-42635662244451735942010-05-15T19:01:18.236-07:002010-05-15T19:01:18.236-07:00I've had to push these thoughts aside, but thi...I've had to push these thoughts aside, but think of them often myself. I hope he never feels inferior or "different"; I hope we can teach him and give him the confidence to know he's just as unique as the hearing person next to him; I hope we can teach him to advocate for himself and teach others it's not something to be "scared" of. <br /><br />Been thinking of you all and hoping to meet up soon. Maybe once school is out we can plan a playdate!tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11440760114820803415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466694855478790626.post-10646176961930210392010-05-15T17:26:21.332-07:002010-05-15T17:26:21.332-07:00You have to remember, those girls have a deaf mom....You have to remember, those girls have a deaf mom. Every deaf need a deaf mentor to have a positive attitude. It can be imitatidating among hearing people because you feel they do better than you. I'm deaf who was surrounded by hearing people all my life, and I have always felt "handicapped" around them. <br /><br />If you want your daughter have a positive outlook of life, find a deaf mentor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com