commentr/StutterSeptember 24, 2017

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Love it, brought back many painful childhood memories of when my stutter left me tongue tied. This film made me cry and I don't get emotional about much these days. Benjamin worked so hard so he could talk to a girl just to find out she couldn't hear a word he said and couldn't ridicule him for his stutter. I'm glad it all worked out for him in the end but I wish it were so easy to overcome stuttering. It isn't that easy though. I have had a stutter since I was about eleven, maybe ten and I am now twenty three and still have it. It's not so easy to just go to speech therapy and stop stuttering or nearly eliminate it even. Determination really does pay off but in this case it can only reduce stuttering, there is no cure.

Themes

Community & SupportSpeech & StutteringEmotional Experience

Subthemes

Personal StoriesOnset & Life-Stage ChangesHope & Motivation