kuroninjaofshadows

My mother and I both suffer that problem. She was born say, 90% deaf, and I am... Hard of hearing? It's been a while since our hearing was that bad and the terminology always confused me.

Anyways, she got a cochlear implant and I underwent a lot of "training", sort of exercising my brain to overcome most of my problems and now I feel alienated a bit. I'm not deaf enough to seem it at first, but I have such trouble accomplishing simple tasks. People usually think I'm stupid. And deaf people think I'm lying.

I guess I'm just happy my mom's finally got to the point where she can enjoy music and we can both talk without reading lips.

Thank you! I get that it's nice to relate to someone that goes through what you have to deal with. Everyone wants that. But to expect someone to pass on the chance to positively affect their life and make things easier just seems logical. To punish someone for that is ridiculous.

Imagine if people who have left abusive relationships were outcasts from those that refused to, that's the best analogy I can think of. Or someone with a life threatening illness passing on treatment so they continue to fit into a group of people who suffer. Perhaps that's better.

Either way, I relate to those who are disabled or slighted either currently or in the past. My forward progress does not take away from my past experiences. But it does improve my future ones.

Longhorn has a 30 oz steak now, with two sides, two salads. Jesus.

It's nice to see someone who truly understands. To be honest, it'd be great to have someone by my side who gets it haha. Alas, my roommates just makes jokes about me finally coming out of my hole when I manage to leave my room. Story for another time I suppose.

I do hope things are progressing for you. It sounds like you're having a rough time, if you ever need an ear, feel free to pm me, or whatever works on reddit. I know how it feels to need an anonymous or really anyone to listen. It's why I came to reddit. A bit of anonymity.

I agree with your points, the fleshed out character of Zelda is what makes the story lines so well formed for me. It isn't a basic love story, it is a hero rescuing a person of greater importance. It's humbling, in an entertainment world where the big brawny guy tends to be the only important person at times.

Thankfully this isn't that case, and there are so many other stories told of powerful heroines and agile boys and aliens and raccoons and haha... Everything. We've got a lot of wonderful story lines and characters to pull from. Particularly why I appreciate Avatar and Korra so much.

No apologies necessary, this is a great and powerful point to make and makes for even better conversation. Make my day, definitely.

And I quite like penguins, so that story touched my heart. Both of them. My shadowy, ninja-y, hearts.

I have worked in hospitality and retail most my life. I was recently told by one of the financial advisors (branch managers) at my credit union to apply and have a shot at making almost 20$ an hour (almost double my pay rate for most my life). I was suggested to wear a suit, get some sort of a resume folder holder... Thing from office Depot or whatnot. I can talk to people well, I learn quick, and have excelled at every job I've been at, always reaching the highest non management position available.

Is it a stretch to imagine I have a shot? I can't tell if the branch manager was just being nice.

What can I do to give myself a real chance at landing the job? (I'd basically be a teller, and eventually trained to be a financial advisor that deals with loans, credit, etc)