Schooled in the Deaf way Part 2

-The Groupies
These are the people (mostly girls) that want to learn how to sign. They are excited with the thought of hanging out with deaf people. (Like they are magical and grant wishes or something). All of my friends are patient. Hugely patient. Especially with those of us who want to learn. They will help you over and over and over again until you get it right.
But, most of these groupies hit an impasse. They learn so much and either:
a) get frustrated and quit, never to be seen again or
b)can only learn so much. You can teach and teach, they just dont remember more than 10 or 20 signs.
What bothers me about the groupies is, they dont actually look at my friends as people. They view them as a 'cool' thing they can tell their other friends they are doing. Like a dog doing tricks. This pisses me off. You spend all this time with one of them and if i were to ask you what Jake's favourite hockey team is or Bart's brother's name....you can't tell me!

They are the coolest and nicest bunch of people I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. I thank God, that they were all and still are patient enough with me. I still screw shit up all the time. Shawn is the funniest thing to ever dance like a fairy while playing hockey, Bart the fastest hands in the West, Denise so sweet and she lets me touch her bum, and Jake, showing me that giving someone the middle finger can also mean the CN tower.
I am going to mention Haley here. She might not be deaf, but she rocks just as much. And she has stuck around longer than the others, god bless her.