Aww, I remember being 10… what a great age to be! Great idea to reach out to other stutterers… I didn’t meet another stutterer until I was 18, and I started when I was 6 years old. 1. It does bother me. I wish I could ALWAYS say whatever I wanted without even imagining that I might stutter. (But I’m still fairly young, maybe one day I won’t even worry about it) 2. I saw a therapist in Kindergarten, and then not again until my last year of high school. I liked it better when I was older, although I mainly found it nice to be able to talk openly with someone about my stutter - I am very hesitant to bring it up in my daily life. 3. People do not point out my stutter, that would be very rude I think. My stutter is worst during introductions - especially my name. Sometimes I can tell people are stifling laughter, or they look down or away from me when I’m talking. (I sometimes jerk my head involuntarily when I have a prolonged block) 😭 4. Sometimes “talking without thinking” helps. Sometimes using easy-start techniques helps (starting out tough sounds with a deep breath and then an “H” sound exhale) I never stutter when I sing 🤷. 5. I do not have any children 6. I do not remember exactly, but my earliest memory of stuttering is in Kindergarten. I tried to say my teachers name, which starts with a B. I stuttered on the letter B for three full seconds, and the teacher laughed and then pretended that she hadn’t heard me. 7. It has fluctuated from almost not noticeable to Stuttering in every sentence. I have noticed that if I stay socially inactive for any length of time (a month or so of being socially slow), I get much worse for a WHILE after. There was a period of time where I had some really good friends that I spent a lot of time with almost daily, and my stutter felt almost like it went away completely. My stutter was at its worst ever a few months ago. I am still trying to build myself up out of that hole right now by trying to be as socially outgoing and meet as many new people as I can bear. I could almost bring myself to tears every night when I think about how I feel about my stuttering when meeting new people lately - but it is getting better, and I know if I let the setbacks discourage me, that will only allow it to get worse. I WILL NOT BE DEFEATED. 8. Lots of hobbies. I love, love , love reading - especially fantasy, and sci-fi. I like snowboarding, mountain biking, hiking, and playing sports with friends (volleyball, basketball, football, soccer). 9. Honestly no, I think I might tend to use a sore throat as an excuse to talk less, though. 😂, I hope you’re feeling better! 10. No family members or friends who stutter.