4GIVE ME 4 NOT WRITING SOONER, BUT THE TIME I USEED B4 TO WRE HAS SUDDENLY BECCOME "GIRL TIME" W/MY GIRLS. I’M FINE W/THAT, BUT NO GAURANTEES WHEN I’LL WRITE.

SO WHAT CA THE GIRLS POSS. DO WITH ME? A FAV. IS ARGUING 2 SIT ON MY LAP AS THEY PLAY COMP. GAMES, WRITE EMAILS, OR WATTCH A MOVIE W/,E. SINCE FIA CAN READ & JESS (WHILE IMPATIENT) IS BETTER AT READING MY ASL, COMMUNICATION IS LESS A BARRIER 2!

STILL, LIFE W/1 HAND CAN BE EXHAUSTING. IN ADDITION 2 THE EXPECTED WOES (BEING ON THE RT. SIDE 2 PICK UO THINGS LIKE THE REMOTE; 2 DO ANYTHING, LIKE PUSH A BUTTON; OR 2 ACCOMPLISH ANY TASK, LIKE PLAYING THE PIANO OR TYPE-I BET I HAVE THE STRONGEST INDEX FINGER!), THERE’S ALSO STUFF LIKE THIS:

WHEN I GO SOMEWHERE I NEED 2 ACKNOWLEDGE PEOPLE, LIKE CHURCH, I HAVE A CHOICE 2 NOD A HELLO & KEEP DRIVING, OR I CAN STOP DRIVING & USE THAT HAND 2 WAVE HELLO.

IN ORDER 2 RESPOND VIA ASL, IT’S THE SAME. 4 EX., RECENTLY WHILE ON THE COMP, I WAS HIGHLIGHTING TEXT (WHICH TAKES QUITE A WHILE & REQUIRES A LOT OF INTENSE FOCUS W/DOUBLE VISION). AT THE SAME INSTANT, I WAS ASKED A QUES. THAT REQUIRED MORE THAN A YES/NO RESPONSE. I HAD 2 CHOICES: 1. I CAN APPEAR 2 BE RUDE & WAIT 2 ANSWER, SO IT SEEMS I’M IGNORING SOME1 WHO WAITS 4 A RESPONSE, BUT, MEANWHILE MY HEAD IS SHOUTING, "1 SECOND!" 2. ANSWER VIA ASL, THEN START AGAIN 2 DO WHAT I WAS TRYING 2 DO (IN THIS CASE, HIGHLIGHT TEXT).

STILL, I’M GLAD I HAVE 1 HAND (I WASN’T SUPPOSED 2) & MY RT. HAND AT THAT (DID U KNOW MY LEFT HAND, & NOT MY RT. HAND, USED 2 MOVE?). SO MUCH NEEDS MY RT. HAND (AT CHURCH & THANKFULLY, WHILE SLIGHTLY AMBIDEXTROUS, I WAS RT. HAND DOMINANT SO I DIDN’T HAVE 2 START FROM SCRATCH 2 LEARN 2 WRITE & TYPE)!