Would you rather be...

JTG4EVER Posted: Jul 21, 2010 02:04 PM

Would you rather be...

deaf or blind?

I've been sitting in this class all week from 8am - 4pm. So incredibly boring! Its all about assessing disabilities of children in school. (It's a class for teachers.) And I just thought of this question....

I think I would rather be deaf. I think it would be much harder to not see everything. I could deal with no hearing.

What about you? Would you rather be deaf or blind? Any reason why?

jhines4684 Posted: Jul 21, 2010 02:06 PM

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I'd like to see my FH when I smack him for calling me something mean, I can read lips pretty well.

;)

Tetelove Posted: Jul 21, 2010 02:06 PM

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I would rather be deaf also....I would not want to be able to see the face of my fiancee or our future children

JLWSJC Posted: Jul 21, 2010 02:06 PM

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I used to think I'd rather be deaf. But now I think I'd rather be blind. It'd be so hard to have to relearn how to communicate with people, they'd have to learn how to communicate with you, and not have music or be able to listen to the television. Or hear FH tell me he loves me

futurestevens Posted: Jul 21, 2010 02:07 PM

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deaf

allornil Posted: Jul 21, 2010 02:14 PM

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definitely deaf. I'd rather not be able to hear than see. That scares me.

mybabylovesmoi Posted: Jul 21, 2010 02:23 PM

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definitely rather be deaf. I just feel that it'd be way more frustrating not to see someone who's talking rather than being able to read their lips.

Jsquared Posted: Jul 21, 2010 02:27 PM

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Posted by JLWSJC

I used to think I'd rather be deaf. But now I think I'd rather be blind. It'd be so hard to have to relearn how to communicate with people, they'd have to learn how to communicate with you, and not have music or be able to listen to the television. Or hear FH tell me he loves me <3

Id much rather see FH's face, or my future childs face, then hear their voice.

evita2781 Posted: Jul 21, 2010 02:28 PM

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def def. I would hope that i will learn how to read lips or at least people can write what they say. being blind, i would not be able to see the goodness that i've seen in my travels, friends and fam.

FutureJOC Posted: Jul 21, 2010 02:29 PM

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I'd rather be neither lol.... but if I were to choose I'd pick deaf. I know basic sign language and I am pretty good at reading lips so I think I would handle it better. I don't think I could deal with not being able to see anything

FutureMrsPanuch Posted: Jul 21, 2010 03:06 PM

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im pretty good at reading lips so i definatly say Deaf... also it would be nice not to hear all the bull and drama that goes on in this world....

CrazyLove11 Posted: Jul 21, 2010 03:09 PM

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def deaf..but what an awful decision to make!

smilesjc81 Posted: Jul 21, 2010 03:25 PM

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deaf - you can always learn sign langage
but to never see again... idk...

i love music and would miss it, but i would miss sunsets and smiles, flowers, and seeing my baby born More

NellieBellie32 Posted: Jul 21, 2010 04:36 PM

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i had a deaf student in my class last year and she lived life like a normal person, had a 99 avg and lots of friends (who all learned sign language)

being blind i feel like u cant live a completely normal life. In college I had to walk a blind student back to her dorm everyday.....the fact that u r so dependent on someone to get u from one place to another