> They succeed in life despite/because of their stutter. I am succeeding too, DESPITE my stutter, would be fun to meet someone that has succeeded BECAUSE of their stutter. Doesn't mean I'm enjoying my successes. I can have a great success one day, but when my driver drops me off and I can't say a basic "thanks, have a good night" I die inside. Every time I want to say something (which is all day every day pretty much) but I can't I feel like shit. ​ > A person can stutter AND have a great life Correct, a person can also stutter and have a miserable life. ​ > They might stutter. They also might be president someday, or win a Nobel prize Well statistically speaking the odds of your kid become president would be smaller than him become a serial killer. Biggest odds are of him becoming a regular stuttering citizen like the rest of us. We're talking about gambling with someone else's life. ​ > The risk of stuttering doesn't outweigh all else that **MIGHT** happen. This is precisely my point. This is something that you can only say for YOURSELF; me, if I became president, it wouldn't have been worth for me, the life full of suffering and humiliation. You can't predict your kid's future, and how he would deal with his possible stutter. Maybe he won't develop it and will be the next Michael Jackson. Maybe he will develop it and he'll hate his life, guess who'll be responsible for it in that case, and who could have avoided it.