Most days, I am in a good mood, and do not have much that can bring me down.
Many people often times do not know if they can ask about my cochlear implant, because with some people, it is a sensitive subject.
I have found that if I lightly joke about my deafness, it makes people feel a lot more at ease about asking me about it.
What can feel a little bit offensive is when people get too comfortable with it, and make fun of it every second. When this happens, it just causes me to become quiet and withdrawn, knowing that anything else I say will only become fuel for them.
Sometimes, I get the guts to say that they went too far. But most times, I can not do this.
Many of my closer friends will be in my defense, and stand up for me.
This is something I need to learn to be able to do for myself.
I love answering peoples' questions about my life as a deaf kid, and will gladly answer them.
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