my nephew is deaf
my oldest brother has a 2 year old son and i love him so much. as he got older, we found out he’s deaf. no one in my family is deaf, so this is all really new to me. he recently had surgery for a cochlear implant, but my brother doesn’t talk about it much, so i still don’t know a lot.
i think i’m making this post because i feel sad sometimes that i can’t communicate with him as well as i want to. he signs things to me and sometimes i have to guess what he means, and i hate that feeling because i love spending time with him so much. he is so smart and at such a young age he knows ASL so well.
i really want to learn ASL so i can connect with him better, but i can’t really afford classes right now. i guess im making this post because i don’t have anyone who can relate… i just wanted to rant??? i am studying to be an elementary school teacher because i love kids, i thought it would be easier to connect and i feel awful that it hasn’t been