[2Jedismom]

I know you're right. I need to just tell people I guess, but it's awkward when I'm with a bunch of people I don't know to just come out and say "Hey! I'm deaf as a post and if you say something and I either 1. ignore you or 2. answer you inappropriatly...just REPEAT what you said!" LOL

[HairOfTheDog]

I have a couple ~very nearly~ deaf friends, one who was a police firearms instructor 20 years, back before it was vogue to wear hearing protection shooting, and another young friend who can't hear either, and that is exactly what they say NOW.... that and "WHAT?"

We had been friends a long time before I realized how bad her hearing was. She would come over and watch movies and never hear a thing.... I didn't know that till I watched a movie at her house. I said, "do you really need it this loud?", and she said "yeah, can't hear". I said, "Well, jeepers! you should have said something at my house! Would be easier to turn it up than explain the plot when you say "what's going on?""

[mstar]

Been there and understand. Additional problem with me is I can't see so good either. Aimee' just asked me if I actually looked at things before I post, and I said, "What?"

[SuziQ]

but it's awkward when I'm with a bunch of people I don't know to just come out and say "Hey! I'm deaf as a post and if you say something and I either 1. ignore you or 2. answer you inappropriatly...just REPEAT what you said!" LOL

Well, they'd prolly do one of two things 1) They'll all laugh, and say "Not a problem" in which case the burden will be off you and you can just ask folks to repeat things, or 2) they'll just stare at you like you're some sort of nut, in which case you can just ignore THEM the whole time in which case the burden will STILL be off you. In either case you'll know where you stand!