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Scared Father I will state first that I am 43 and have stuttered since I could talk. There are 2 theories in my family as to why I stutter. One is that it was just a natural thing. The other is that it was caused by my mother abusing me when I was a baby. This is important for my story. My son is 14 and suffered a concussion on Tuesday at football practice. My wife got a call from the team trainer and picked him up. I'm normally asleep at this time but woke up when I heard the door open. I went to see him and my wife before I went back to bed. That's when my heart sank. My son has never stuttered a day in his life but there it was. He sounded like me on my worst days. He explained what happened and we took him to the ER right away. His CT scan came back clean. We took him to a specialist and the doctor confirmed his concussion. He has a headache and is light sensitive. Rest is the prescription for now. His speech has gotten better but it's still there. I know it's been less than 48 hours but I'm so scared that this could be a permanent thing. Seeing this happen to him has me wondering if the abuse was the cause of my stutter. I never wished this on my enemies and now I have to fight back tears when I hear my boy talk. I could deal with a broken bone without any problems but this is too much. I had to vent and this is the only place I know of that would have some understanding of what I'm going through. Thanks.