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@steve jones- thank you very much for your insight! this is true that i do not know what is being missed as i did not have hearing before, but in addition do you know what you may have to gain by being apart of deaf culture? Trust me, there is huge difference i have hearing siblings and i feel they are more cultured by know sign and being apart of the 'deaf community' with me. And yes, there are things that i cannot take part of, i.e. movie theatres without caption.. but i can still enjoy clubs by feeling the vibrations, the music is so loud i dont know how you all still have hearing . It is considered a handicap, meaning i could have that little blue sign in my car window and take advantage of parking spaces that i clearly do not deserve, and also take advantage of many benefits i could be offered being what the law considers "handicapped" ..But i dont. Because i am not handicapped, I can sleep peacefully at night without hearing my parents fight and the dogs barking, I can ignore strangers rude comments, I can multitask without being distracted by the volume of my sisters cartoons, i can drive with the windows down without hearing the speeding a*hole behind me cursing me out for going the limit. I can chose weather to be in a school of all deaf, or mainstreamed with hearing kids. I can dance, sing (although i have no idea what im saying, and sure I do not sound good.), drive, workout, work, shop, do anything.. except hear. .. And no i also do not consider blindness a defect either... but i feel like i am more capable without my hearing, than i would be if i could not see. Thats why i have not spoken on blindness, as i do not know anyone who is blind, nor do i know how they feel.

Sorry for being so long, but i very much appreciate your reply.