tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6522530.post114288526585949101..comments2023-08-22T10:11:00.147-04:00Comments on DEAF IN THE CITY: JRShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02485752215710916988noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6522530.post-1142897360581907682006-03-20T18:29:00.000-05:002006-03-20T18:29:00.000-05:00I was not allowed to play junior high football bec...I was not allowed to play junior high football because I was deaf and couldn't "hear" the whistle. My mom sued the school for violating my civil rights. I finally played the following year. <BR/><BR/>The same thing also happened with my wife. In elementary school, they told her mother that she would never learn English. <BR/><BR/>Furious, my mother-in-law took my wife out of that school, forever snubbed her nose at them.<BR/><BR/>Now, look at my wife, a doctoral student at GWU -- in English literature. <BR/><BR/>I can so relate with your experiences.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com