This idea has been around for about 40 years and while it's great that we have the technology to achieve this, it isn't a magic solution or even a very good solution. The gloves only translate manual spelling which is extremely awkward to communicate in, and there are hundreds of different signed languages that would all have to be programmed. Most importantly, the hearing world should work to accommodate deaf people, not the other way around.

The idea has been around since the 1980s and these aren't the magic solution you might think they are. First off the gloves can generally only translate fingerspelling, which is a clunky and infrequently used part of signing. Secondly, they can't track facial expressions or body movements, which often contribute meaning to a sign. Third, what sign language do they "translate"? ASL, BSL, one of maybe 300 others around the world? They're all different. Lastly, and most importantly, the burden shouldn't be on deaf people to accommodate the hearing world - it should be the other way around.

From experience, it's an ear-splitting bark that would disable all but the most sinister criminal.

Your therapist doesn't want to hospitalise you. It's not fun for anyone involved. They're only going to do it if you pose a specific, imminent danger to yourself or others. So you're fine saying things like "I really feel like killing myself," or "God, I wish my boss would just DIE," because it's much more productive to help you work through those feelings instead of putting you in a hospital. Please be honest with your therapist; it makes everything easier.

Separating colors was more important when laundry soap/detergent was much harsher and clothes were dyed ineffectively. Now you can wash pretty much everything together in cold water and not have colors leeching. Your parents probably still separate their colors because that used to be the #1 rule of laundry, but you'll be fine if you don't.