tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30346958.post703893936692647227..comments2023-10-06T06:59:40.586-04:00Comments on Daughter of the King: How Different am I Really?Bas~Melechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01511197551248863790noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30346958.post-66931169005591094292009-03-09T10:31:00.000-04:002009-03-09T10:31:00.000-04:00As you may have noticed, I view difference as a go...As you may have noticed, I view difference as a good thing. Kinda makes the world go round. :-)<BR/>I find this really interesting because I suspect I have a hearing impairment, though nothing has ever been diagnosed. I have a really tough time following conversations in any kind of group setting. Maybe if the hearing problems are in my left ear I can sue some doctor and make a fortune. ;)<BR/>I Something Differenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225114844104235510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30346958.post-72891033775517930542007-05-31T15:29:00.000-04:002007-05-31T15:29:00.000-04:00My older sister told me a story of when she was in...My older sister told me a story of when she was in seminary in Israel (20 years ago). There was a nice girl who she thought had a speach problem but was smart, etc. It was only mid way through the year that my sister found out she was deaf and the speach problem was due to deafness. <BR/>If it bothers you that people don't know you are hearing impaired, then tell them. If it doesn't bother you, LittleBirdieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05532161424217457972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30346958.post-50542795189642387692007-05-16T18:36:00.000-04:002007-05-16T18:36:00.000-04:00Hey, it's been a while.Thanks for the comments, an...Hey, it's been a while.<BR/>Thanks for the comments, and welcome, new readers!<BR/><BR/>Dreamer -- Yes, I worried it might look like I was bumping up my comments, but I kept remembering one more thing every time I hit "Publish." :P<BR/><BR/>SWFM -- I know. You wrote truth. I'm the problem...<BR/><BR/>DOT -- right.<BR/><BR/>m00k -- Thanks. You wrote well.<BR/><BR/>Yinger -- 1. So now we both know Bas~Melechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01511197551248863790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30346958.post-29128462235869465982007-05-16T12:30:00.000-04:002007-05-16T12:30:00.000-04:00"They laugh and say, "What, you need your glasses ..."They laugh and say, "What, you need your glasses to hear?!" and I don't think they believe me when I say... Yes. :)"<BR/>That might be me.<BR/>I have hearing loss in 1 ear.<BR/>The doc says not bad enough to affect my life, but the truth is I can't participate in group conversations because I have to look at the person talking.<BR/>How can I learn to read lips?yingermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16787924550392617269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30346958.post-54098893124517193162007-05-15T15:24:00.000-04:002007-05-15T15:24:00.000-04:00I also feel different than others and worry about ...I also feel different than others and worry about what they might be thinking. <BR/>Great postsmbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00425290796472256844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30346958.post-26410099278630164252007-05-15T15:14:00.000-04:002007-05-15T15:14:00.000-04:00Great Post!!!Great Post!!!20 Years of My Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06888607819914912982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30346958.post-33653024161278122512007-05-13T14:15:00.000-04:002007-05-13T14:15:00.000-04:00being 12th to comment - blah, now i have nothing t...being 12th to comment - blah, now i have nothing to add :)<BR/>what a brave post.<BR/>i think its normal to feel the anxiety the you do, and i agree that everyone probably feels that there is something drastically wrong/different about them that makes them feel that anxiety. but i think part of maturing and developnig is learning to accept those differences and accepting that dealing with them isanonym00kiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14645059041671468011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30346958.post-65171115119812544932007-05-09T21:14:00.000-04:002007-05-09T21:14:00.000-04:00admirable...very admirable..I've always wanted to ...admirable...very admirable..<BR/>I've always wanted to lip read<BR/>:-)David_on_the_Lakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16755322374991538262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30346958.post-78933129884392552042007-05-09T10:19:00.000-04:002007-05-09T10:19:00.000-04:00Sorry I meant it sincerely but different things he...Sorry I meant it sincerely but different things help different ppl.socialworker/frustrated momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10352262399235382201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30346958.post-64751285946491588862007-05-09T09:35:00.000-04:002007-05-09T09:35:00.000-04:00basmelech - three posts from you al in a row? you ...basmelech - three posts from you al in a row? you trying to raise your comment level?<BR/>lol.<BR/><BR/>i know i COULD. i didn't think YOU would mind. it's ME.<BR/>:)the dreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12822161153919399458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30346958.post-55172790036887177222007-05-09T02:02:00.000-04:002007-05-09T02:02:00.000-04:00Oh, and Dreamer-- you can ask me anything, dear.Oh, and Dreamer-- you can ask me anything, dear.Bas~Melechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01511197551248863790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30346958.post-11064987192345974282007-05-09T02:01:00.000-04:002007-05-09T02:01:00.000-04:00PS to David: Not sure if this counts as heightened...PS to David: Not sure if this counts as heightened other senses, but I can read lips very well. I think most people can't. As a kid, I was so good at it that I barely needed any sound to hear, but I think I got used to listening for sound and now I'm a little rusty. I still do a lot of speechreading subconsciously as I listen, though.<BR/><BR/>If people sneak up on me and start talking while I'm Bas~Melechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01511197551248863790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30346958.post-87567315525961461822007-05-09T01:52:00.000-04:002007-05-09T01:52:00.000-04:00Thanks, all. You're making me feel a lot better --...Thanks, all. You're making me feel a lot better -- though you can't take my difficulty away, you make me feel understood which is even better.<BR/><BR/>Dreamer-- That's the problem. I appear normal, so they think when I do things wrong I'm just being wierd/rude/whatever. I really think people who only know me offline don't see my true personality. And it's not always on the good side of that.<BR/Bas~Melechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01511197551248863790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30346958.post-76473182664850541202007-05-08T21:19:00.000-04:002007-05-08T21:19:00.000-04:00Of course your different...I often wonder how life...Of course your different...<BR/>I often wonder how life would be different without some of my impairments..But ultmately this is the challenge Hashem gave us.<BR/><BR/>Do you find that its true..that when one sense is impaired the others are heightened?David_on_the_Lakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16755322374991538262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30346958.post-14855342444679475362007-05-08T17:26:00.000-04:002007-05-08T17:26:00.000-04:00I have a number of hearing-impaired friends, most ...I have a number of hearing-impaired friends, most of whom wear hearing aids for the majority of the time. I certainly don't think of them as being any "less" than the rest of my friends who have normal hearing.<BR/><BR/>I think that most people have something--big or small--that sets them apart from others and what people think of as "normal". It could be anything--a personal disability, a Scrapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911315552965685448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30346958.post-14099152739759412122007-05-08T17:23:00.000-04:002007-05-08T17:23:00.000-04:00great post. I think you are being hard on yourself...great post. I think you are being hard on yourself! I don't think you are different than the rest of us; you are just as nuts as everyone else! lol. Kidding. You seem like a great person, dont let these things get you down!ggggghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09651580070374174659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30346958.post-13204567874508387972007-05-08T08:14:00.000-04:002007-05-08T08:14:00.000-04:00This makes you no different at all thanks for expr...This makes you no different at all thanks for expressing yourself. I think anyones challenges only make them stronger and more unique in a better sense. I have found that with many people.socialworker/frustrated momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10352262399235382201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30346958.post-50480325133019534692007-05-08T02:20:00.000-04:002007-05-08T02:20:00.000-04:00Wow.You know, I never felt comfortable asking you ...Wow.<BR/>You know, I never felt comfortable asking you about this, but to hear your feelings, aee them splayed out like this...<BR/><BR/>Thank you for sharing.<BR/><BR/>And I mean it when I truly say that no, you are NOT normal. You are way beyond normal. You're unbelievable!<BR/>(but yes, you do appear normal to others...)the dreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12822161153919399458noreply@blogger.com