what? I have been stuttering my whole life and my name is one of the hardest words for me to say and I can tell you from experience that I would rather confront an a**hole and stutter while doing so, than just let them laugh at me for stuttering without saying anything and later punch myself for not standing up for myself OP can still express that they were offended by the karen's laugh without saying anything. for example if they gave her a dirty look when she laughed this would let her know that she did something wrong I am not coping, stuttering is a curse that ruined every aspect of my life, which is why I am not going to let some random a**hole laugh at me and make me feel bad on top of what I am already experiencing