He never let this responsibility snowball into resentment though, because his love for his brother was so fierce. His younger brother suffered from epilepsy, and Myron was tasked with caring for him as well. It wasn't just his parents he cared for either. He often had to translate for his father, and felt stuck somewhere between being a kid and being an adult. At an early age, he served as his father's ears and voice in the hearing world. One thing that stood out, was the amount of responsibility young Myron had to take on. Many times, he had conflicting emotions, which was understandable, because of his situation, and he did an incredible job helping me feel the full weight of his struggle with his negative emotions. I felt his frustration, rage, shame, worry, confusion, pride, and joy. This book hit me hard in the feels right out of the gate, and it's a great testament to how well Uhlberg conveyed his emotions to me. There were fun times and bad times, happy times and sad times, but what was never lacking was love. In this adaptation of his adult memoire, I learned about Uhlberg's experience being the hearing son of deaf parents from his birth until he went to college.
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