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One of the life lessons that I've learned is that you need to take care of yourself because other people are not reliable. That's to say, I've had a hard time with my stutter/dysfluency and at times I've felt completely defeated. I've met others who stutter and everyone seems to find something that helps them. One person swears by some speaking program/practice. Another put themselves into toastmasters. Another uses personal strategies to avoid stuttering and sticks to words/sentences that they can say fluency. Myself, I've tried speaking strategies (using easy-onsets, and stuff like that) and they gave me hope initially when I first found them, but what really has helped me is putting my stutter out there. I started small by discolsing my stutter at starbucks or at restaurants so that the waiter/ess knows that I'm going to stutter and it gives them a chance to let me speak. When I feel pressure I stutter more. Anyways, all this to say that, yeah it would be nice if our parents were great, but often times they're not. Especially if they don't stutter. They don't know what to do. You need to find ways to live with/solve your own problems. You can do it. Don't give up.