postr/StutterOctober 21, 2021

Picking out names for my future kids based on what letters or sounds give me the least trouble

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Picking out names for my future kids based on what letters or sounds give me the least trouble It hurts me to know that there are some names I will never be able to use just because I'm afraid I won't be able to say them. It's not like kids are going to happen anytime in the next few years but it's still nice to think of names. I had a dream a few weeks ago that I had a girl and named her Lenora, and when I woke up I told my boyfriend about it. He said it was a pretty name but words that start with L are some of the hardest for me to say. And it's not even an all the time thing. Some days are better than others but I'm absolutely petrified of choosing a name that I'll end up not being able to say. One that's at the top of my list for a girl is Genevieve, because it was the name of my grandma's sister who died as a baby. But sometimes J and soft G sounds give me trouble too. It's hard enough to have a stutter affect my current day to day situations, and it hurts to think that it's already affecting my future kids.

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Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability

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Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & Weight

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