What’s Your Sign?

Posted on April 17th, 2008 at 4:37 pm by Brett

images4.jpgThe Gay Uncle has fumed about it many times, but it was only this morning that he finally realized his true feelings: Signing to your baby is stupid! He’s sure that other people have loads of good reasons why it’s useful and beneficial and necessary, but here’s his anti-infant-ASL rationale:

1) Your baby has very little of interest to say that you don’t already know (I’m dirty, More milk, I’m dirty)
2) You look like an asshole when you’re doing it
3) There’s certain thoughts to which we just shouldn’t have access. For example, when they taught a captive gorilla sign language, one of the first things she said was “I’m sad because the hunters took my baby away.”

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5 Responses to “What’s Your Sign?”

  1. Christina on April 17th, 2008 4:55 pm

    You are too funny! Signed -

    This made me feel a leeeeetle less inadequate!

  2. Christina on April 17th, 2008 4:55 pm

    oops sorry, that should read

    “signed - the inadequate mom that did not teach her kids to sign”

  3. Danielle on April 17th, 2008 7:30 pm

    Thank you! I refuse to do baby signing, mainly because we figure one another out anyway. Also, with my kids, they’d figure out how to argue with me, and I like to put that off as long as possible.

    I understand the concept, but I’m just not that convinced that it’s necessary.

    Another slacker mom here!

  4. MommyAndretti on April 18th, 2008 5:56 pm

    I’ve heard it can delay speech!

    On the other hand, hmmmm…..

  5. Margaret on April 25th, 2008 6:13 pm

    Just another stupid parent trick to avoid the actual job of being a parent and paying attention to your child. But then again, I did find the “more” sign (look like an ape by moving your fists together” was kind of funny.

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