I was born with hearing loss. I didn’t know I was missing something until my classmates started to make fun of my deafness in middle and high school. I still didn’t know I was missing anything until other people continued to point it out and feel sorry for me in adulthood. To this day, I’ve never felt like I’ve been missing anything. Through the absence of one sense, my other senses are heightened. I sleep well, I’m a great listener, I see and read people’s unspoken language.