It totally makes sense. We are all at different stages with our stutters. I've had mine for 18+ years (started at 6, 24 now). It wasn't until a public speaking class in college that I began to fully accept my speech for what it was. There was another girl in that class who stuttered, the class was unbelievably supportive, and it was the first time I could really open up about my speech and stuttering in general. From then on, it was learning to accept and appreciate the lessons learned or strength gained from what my classmates put me through through middle school and high school. For me, finding some sort of benefit from my past experiences makes them more bearable. I find it important to remember that the kids bullying me over my speech understood it less than I did. It sucked to go through, and should not be acceptable in schools, but they were just as confused by my stutter as I was; especially pre high school.