Thanks for this post. Although there are some parts id have to disagree with you on. Firstly, I was mercilessly bullied as a child for my stuttering so to say that people did not have as bad of a negative reaction is simply not true. Also because of my stutter I can't be charming, charismatic, funny, confident or anything to display any kind of desirable trait. My stuttering DIRECTLY impacts everything and to ignore that is just plain lying to myself. So because of that I cannot accept it. I can't accept this lower standard of living, I'd rather fight tooth and nail to improve even marginally. Secondly, I personally believe I might be able to beat it in my case. It's not that bad some days and some days I don't stutter at all. I'll always have hope to improve and look forward to a brighter future. It's not something good or beneficial to me in any way, so I can't force myself in any way to accept it. I can live with it sure. I can try and be happy with a stutter but still its nothing I'll ever embrace.