Do you remember those infant’s toys that demonstrate the sounds all the animals make? Maybe you still have one laying around the house. Loads of fun, and a great teaching tool as well.
My first two kids played with one of those things until I was ready to strangle the turkey and eat it for dinner. Yet strangely, when Alex was born, I missed being able to add the detail of what an animal sounded like to its name. Or its sign, as was the case.
This has transferred to everyday life. The word, “zip” makes no sense to him in an onomatopoeic way. He processes impacts such as “bang” and “clap” in a very different way to those of us who can hear. He feels them.
Having said all that, Winston has a very loud bark indeed. Loud enough that it penetrates Alex’s profound, though not complete, hearing loss. I can finally have fun with, “The dog says, ‘Woof!'” once again.
May 1, 2016 at 4:16 pm
Congratulations on completing A-Z. I enjoyed your series and learned a lot.
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May 2, 2016 at 2:59 pm
Thank you, Kristin. 🙂
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May 1, 2016 at 2:53 pm
Thanks so much for letting us in on your experience as a hearing mum of a deaf son. That was very enlightening and I will come back to your posts as I didn’t have time to read them all. Sorry. And my goodness are those two adorable 🙂
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May 2, 2016 at 3:00 pm
Thank you, Bee! 🙂
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May 3, 2016 at 4:10 am
🙂
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May 1, 2016 at 3:28 am
Thank you so much for this series, Linda. In parts amusing, but throughout, informative and educational.
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May 2, 2016 at 3:04 pm
Thank you, Keith. 🙂 And you’re welcome!
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April 30, 2016 at 9:16 pm
Winston looks like our Treeing Walker Coonhound. And yes, I remember the see and say toys very well.
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May 2, 2016 at 3:09 pm
He’s a beagle/basset we think. Which makes him a hound and a half. 😛
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April 30, 2016 at 6:45 pm
Ah, a boy and his dog. I wonder if Winston knows Alex is deaf? He must be the perfect dog for Alex 🙂
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May 2, 2016 at 3:11 pm
I think he does know! When Alex is pissing him off, he’s given up growling and will just look at him with his mouth open.
They’re working it out between them, trying to figure each other out. It’s cute. 🙂
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May 2, 2016 at 5:24 pm
🙂
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April 30, 2016 at 6:43 pm
This has been a wonderfully informative and heart-warming series Linda. Thank you so much for sharing these insights.
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May 2, 2016 at 3:11 pm
Thank you, Dan. 🙂 You’re very welcome.
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April 30, 2016 at 6:25 pm
Sweet picture at the end.
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May 2, 2016 at 3:12 pm
Thanks, Paul. 🙂
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April 30, 2016 at 4:58 pm
Aw! So cute!!!! Animals and kids… a bond that oversteps any impairments! !!!
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May 2, 2016 at 3:13 pm
It does! It was funny, last night Alex was upset, but instead of coming to me, he went and lay down beside the dog. 🙂
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May 2, 2016 at 4:59 pm
Bless him 😊
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May 2, 2016 at 5:05 pm
🙂
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April 30, 2016 at 4:51 pm
Alex can hear Winston is good. Isn’t it?
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May 2, 2016 at 3:13 pm
It’s very good! 😀
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April 30, 2016 at 4:38 pm
Alex looks content. Winston seems laid back and curious…
We take a lot for granted with our sense of sight and hearing, don’t we? Thanks for the read.
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May 2, 2016 at 3:15 pm
We really do, Maribeth. Sometimes it takes losing one or knowing a person who has lost one of his or her senses to really appreciate what we have.
Glad you enjoyed it – thanks for commenting. 🙂
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April 30, 2016 at 4:30 pm
It’s so exciting that Alex can “hear” Winston bark! One more way for a boy to bond with his dog. Judging from the adorable photographs, getting the dog was a very wise decision.
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May 2, 2016 at 3:18 pm
Thanks, CM! It’s great that Alex can hear Winston. I do think it was a good idea. It’ll seem even better when Winston is out of the puppy stage, I think. 😛 😉
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