So I Married a Deaf Man: Aren't you worried???

I'm going out of town tomorrow. By myself. For 3 days.

There will be no going to bed early and sleeping in. Nope. My sisters will be there and you can bet we will have many-a-late night and plenty of bookstore fudge and giggling and BYU Creamery. Oh, yes. I am so there.

What about the kids? Who's going to watch the kids?

That would be their father. And he isn't watching them, he is raising them. Key word being father. Just wanted to make that clear.

I have been asked before, "Do you get worried when you leave your children home alone with Hubs?"

"Ummm. What do you mean?" I ask.

"You know. With him being Deaf? Do you ever worry that something is going to...happen?"

Well, no. Not at all. And here are some of the reasons.

First, my kids can all sign before they can speak. This means that they are able to communicate in Hubs' language first. If something happens while I am away, they can tell him. In his language.

Secondly, there are plenty of children running around in my house. If someone is crying, you can bet someone else is going to tell. Believe me, my children are experts tattlers.

Thirdly, Hubs is usually pretty attentive to our children. I say usually because there was that one time when I went out with my friends and he was home with a friend and the children, and I came home to permanent marker all over the furniture, floor and computer monitor. But typically he is pretty attentive.

Fourthly, they are his children too. If he wasn't capable of taking care of children, we wouldn't have had them. He loves them like I do. He cares for them like I do. He knows our budget like I do and he knows we can't afford an emergency room visit anytime soon.

Fiftly, he is a good man, who strives to have the Spirit with him always. There have been times when he has felt prompted to check on one of our little ones and was able to rescue them from some hairy situations. He is a good man, indeed.

And fifthly, accidents happen. They happen whether you are a mom or a dad; whether you are in the room with them or not; whether you can hear or not. Kids are kids.

And a mom has got to live.

So, does letting Hubs be a dad scare me? Nope. Not at all. Not in the least.

A better question would be, does it scare him?!