Teen Slams Parents for Ignoring Deaf Sister’s Needs

Imagine growing up in a family where your parents are disinterested in you and your siblings. Now, imagine having a younger sister who’s deaf and your parents refusing to learn sign language to communicate with her. That’s the reality for one 17-year-old girl who decided to confront her parents about their lack of support for her deaf sister. The situation escalated quickly, and you won’t believe how her parents reacted!

Parents’ Disinterest in Their Children

Little Sister’s Hearing Struggles

Cochlear Implant Issues

Brother Steps Up

State School for the Deaf

Sign Language Struggles

Sister’s Cochlear Implant Battle

Argument Erupts

Sign Language Suggestion

Parents Offended

Accused of Being a Bad Parent

Questioning Her Actions

Suggested Moving

Teen’s Bold Confrontation with Parents

This brave 17-year-old girl confronted her parents about their lack of support for her deaf sister, suggesting they learn sign language to communicate with her. But instead of taking her advice, her parents became offended and defensive, accusing her of calling them bad parents. With her sister’s well-being at stake, the teen is left questioning if she was in the wrong for standing up for her sibling. Let’s see what the internet thinks of this intense family drama…

Heartbreaking comments on lack of sign language for Deaf children

NTA for standing up for deaf sister, seeking ASL classes

Parents’ refusal to learn sign language is bad parenting

Advocacy group may help deaf sister. NTA.

Commenter supports OP and recommends free ASL courses on YouTube

Advocate for deaf sister, educate parents, and show love.

Deaf sister neglected by parents, praised for brother’s help

Parents in denial about deaf daughter’s needs, rely on school.

Encouraging bodily autonomy and signing with deaf children is crucial.

Heartbreaking neglect of deaf sister by parents. NTA empathizes.

Parent of deaf child calls out neglectful parents

Teen advocates for Deaf sister’s needs, calls out parents’ neglect.

Sibling support shines light on parents’ neglect

Deaf advocate praises sibling for standing up to ignorant parents

Teen advocates for deaf sister’s needs, parents refuse to learn ASL

Sibling defends neglectful parents, commenter calls them NTA

Empathetic comment supports deaf sister, hopes for her independence

Sibling shares support for advocating for Deaf sister’s needs

Commenter calls out awful parenting, receives correction with humor

Advocate for your deaf sister, residential schools are important for Deaf culture

Engaging response to NTA comment with practical advice

Encouraging response to siblings standing up for deaf sister

Sibling defends deaf sister, heartbreaks for all

Sibling support shines through despite parents’ neglect

Deaf sister’s needs ignored, commenter suggests sign language alternative. NTA.

Deaf commenter advises brother to learn sign, slams parents’ neglect

Commenter empathizes with deaf sister and calls out parents’ neglect

Deaf sister’s needs ignored by parents, NTA for speaking up.

Deaf sister’s needs ignored by parents, NTA stands up

Suggest ASL classes and movies, avoid yelling and absolutes.

NTA OP, praised for supporting deaf sister, while parents criticized

Agreeing with the commenter, but no further discussion.

Grandmother stepped up, why can’t OP’s parents?

Parents neglect deaf daughter, OP NTA by light years

Commenter calls out bad parenting of deaf child’s mother

Cochlear implants aren’t a cure-all. NTA for calling out parents.

Commenter supports OP and criticizes their mom with emphasis.

Sibling support shines through despite bad parenting

Strong statement: ‘This is child abuse’

Learning ASL to communicate with sister, NTA calls out parents.

Empathetic HoH adult suggests sign language for deaf sister

Sibling support and advice for neglectful parents in deaf family.

Teen defends actions towards neglectful parent with empathy

Compassionate mother supports poster and deaf sister.

Sibling solidarity against neglectful parents

Bilingualism suggestion sparks positive response

Supportive commenter defends teen’s actions amidst family conflict

Sibling suggests secret sign language convos to support deaf sister

Deaf sister’s needs ignored, siblings are angels

Sibling support and sign language learning for deaf sister

Sibling support against ableism in family

Sibling support shines through in neglectful parenting situation

Teen defends decision to call out neglectful parents.

Sibling advocates for deaf sister, offers helpful advice.

NTA. Advocates for learning sign language instead of relying on implants

Sibling support for deaf sister. NTA wins hearts

Commenter supports OP and calls out potential child abuse

Sibling support for deaf sister praised with NTA

Supportive comment highlights parents’ ignorance with humor

A father shares how his family learned sign language together ‍ ‍ and calls out the parents for neglecting their deaf child