Dude, you *literally were* preaching. If you feel like you weren't, then I urge you to look up the definition (the non-religious one) and re-read your OP. >*don't you dare... everything you want... everything you want to be... if you want... your stuttering is a chance for you... you will also gain... Man up and fight back* This is preaching. If that's not what you were going for, then that's fine. Say you worded things unfortunately or didn't mean to sound that way, and let it be. But you expressing an inability to see how people here could have read it like that is just obtuse. We all make mistakes. You came in here thinking you had the answer to stuttering and wanted to positively motivate everyone. But it isn't the answer for most of us, and you obviously upset some people with your "man up and try harder" preaching. Yes. It was preachy.