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Who am I?

10/17/2011

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It is easier to first explain who I am not.


I am not the job I do, I am not the home I have, nor am I the car I drive. I am still not confident about all the choices I made for my (deaf) son; I was not comfortable with deafness, or my attempts at sign communication. I am not a self-proclaimed expert on anything, I am not sad or ashamed from questioning choices and ideas, nor am I who outsiders say I am. I am not scathed for upholding my family’s rights to equal access nor am I one to back down or give in when my child's academic, social, and emotional future is at stake. However, I am much stronger for having survived and choosing to continue than I am weaker from being forced to survive from the outside in; not unlike many parents!

I had never known a deaf person until I met my son. So, I had never experienced such a deeply profound calling until after I met his obstacles. I have succeeded in becoming an active parent with the learning of my many capacities that I never even knew existed.  I have not arrived at the final destination of my journey nor do I see the flash of lanterns for a runaway train, therefore, by the grace of god I go!

My, currently in process,  book is the accumulation of my persistent searching, questioning, arguing, learning, and reflecting as a single mother on how to provide my child a family life; rich with traditions, a well-rounded education; full of curiosity and vigor, and a spring board to launch him into a life he would be proud of living.

I am Jeanine E. Roybal.

 


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Rebecca Kavel link
02/22/2012 14:09

It's pretty hard to communicate with a deaf person. It's probably difficult to accept the fact that he can't be truly normal, but the fact that he can still live normally is a shining beacon of light. :)

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RaVen Sequoia link
05/22/2012 22:07

What a wonderfully creative written essay of who you are not - your deaf son is blessed to have an aware, active single parent like you. May your journey continue to stimulate, inspire and enrich your lives.

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Seena
04/27/2014 16:19

You ARE everythg I have been for my daughter. And she reached her potential as I stopped all those that wanted to stereotype her.

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    Jeanine Roybal

    One of my academic fascinations has been about Sofia Fowler. This is the woman behind Gallaudet.  Information from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophia_Fowler_Gallaudet

    Sophia Fowler Gallaudet (March 20, 1798– May 13, 1877), was the wife of Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet. As the founding matron of the school that became Gallaudet University, she is an important part of Deaf history, playing a key role in lobbying Congressmen to establish Gallaudet (then the "National Deaf-Mute College"). She was appointed the first matron of the Columbia Institution.
    In a time when women had no power, let alone a disabled woman, she was the embodiment of courage and foresight.
    One person does make a world of difference!

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