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This documentary about CODAs was really interesting. Myself raised by deaf mother who was dependent on interpreters. However, living in communism where deafness was a bad sign and you basically was not allowed to use sign language as a part of communication, interpreters were a rare species then! I was interpreting most of the issues related to my mother and found some circumstances awkward. Obviously the attachment having a deaf parent among hearing neighbourhood led to bullying (verbal or physical). One or two things I was positive about it was the fact that I knew lots of words (terminology used in court, police, hospital, GPs etc.) and had a wider knowledge about deaf/hearing society. This made me richer in a way that I can switch easily between two worlds. However, from the adult point of view I think it's unfair to children of CODA to be "interpreters" unless they want to contribute themselves. Sometimes I found hard to sit next to my mum and watch news with her, because I had to focus on every word and try to interpret in a way that mum could easily understand - no jargon and fancy words! But in overall I would not change a thing about it though. :)