Sunday, July 23, 2006

definition of deaf

My sweet husband was reading Katy No-Pocket by Emmy Payne and H. A. Rey, to my little O. Of course, little O was listening very carefully, so when T read the part where the owl asked Katy to speak up because he was a bit deaf, little O asked T what deaf was.

T replied, "I can't hear you."

O said, a little louder, "What is deaf?"

Again, T replied, "I can't hear you."

Finally, O yelled very loudly, "WHAT IS DEAF???"

T answered, "Deaf means a person can't hear very well or at all."

With his new-found understanding of the word, little O concluded, "Dad, you're deaf!"

2 comments:

Bill and Jill Bright said...

How funny! I was just trying to explain the same thing to Allie. She was learning a song in VBS that used sign language. I told her that sign language was often used by deaf persons. She asked what "deaf" meant and I simply said that it means you can't hear what others are saying with words. She responded, "OH! Like Poppy! (Her grandfather.) I said, "No, Poppy isn't deaf..." She responded, "Well, he sure doesn't listen!"

WeLive.WeLearn. said...

I know how she feels. I have a few family members who sometimes don't listen very well!

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