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Personal Narrative: Never Mind

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The phrase that I agree with is when Madsen wrote “Who looks in answer and says, “Never mind”? You have to be deaf to understand.” Hearing people do not know how Deaf people feel when they really want to participate and want to know what’s going on. And ended up feeling totally left out when someone said “never mind” and “it’s nothing”. While I read Madsen, his message made me feel like, “Yes! That is how I feel!” I felt that way because I was in mainstream and it is hard to “fit in” with hearing culture. It is harder for me to meet their expectation. After few years of trying to fit in, I decided to stop trying because it hurts too much. Instead of saying that I am “hearing”, I decided to identify myself as Deaf. My life changed in
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