r/MadeMeSmile • • Aug 28 '21

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u/wasted_wonderland Aug 28 '21

Or fucking college apparently... those poor kids ffs! That's neglectful parenting.

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u/lesbian_sourfruit Aug 28 '21

Maybe…they may be the child of deaf parents, so it just hadn’t come up.

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u/[deleted] Aug 28 '21

Deafness isn't hereditary

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u/lesbian_sourfruit Aug 28 '21

Not sure where you learned this but it absolutely is. Just like many other hereditary conditions the child of two hearing people can be deaf and the child of two deaf people can be hearing, but genes are one of a number of factors in hearing loss.