First 4th of July party stuttering openly. Most enjoyable social event in a long time.

First 4th of July party stuttering openly. Most enjoyable social event in a long time. I’ve been a covert stutterer for 35 years. I just got back from the National Stuttering Association annual conference. I vowed to accept my stuttering as a part of myself and stutter openly, unapologetically and without guilt. I’m 2 days out from the conference and today I went to a big family bbq for 4th of July and stuttered openly for the first time in my life. There was a lot of family there. I feel happier than I remember feeling in a long time.