http://ahearingloss.com/2008/08/05/missedmissed-in-the-dark-by-michele/ A global forum for people with hearing loss Tue, 22 May 2012 22:04:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://ahearingloss.com/2008/08/05/missedmissed-in-the-dark-by-michele/#comment-438 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:42:31 +0000 http://ahearingloss.wordpress.com/?p=85#comment-438 This happened to me a couple years ago at a family gathering. Though I’ve been hh/deaf most my life, for some reason they all thought it was a great idea to sit in the dark out on my aunt’s covered porch. I refused (knowing I wouldn’t be able to read their lips), and they kept calling to me, acting like I was being anti-social for not going out there and sitting like a bump on a log. I finally asked, “why do you want me to sit out there knowing I can’t hear or lip read what you’re saying in the dark?” Oh they’ll all speak up, they said. Well they didn’t and it just sorta came to a head because this has happened so many times in my life. There was no reason they couldn’t all sit in the well lit livingroom. I threw a hissy-fit right then and there. Then we left. Later a couple friends told me to always carry a small flashlight with me just for those occasaions. And I DID get one as soon as I got home. But ever since that day I haven’t needed it. I made my point loud and clear. I wish I didn’t have to do it that way though.

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