I hate when people who are fluent slip up and stutter on a word and are like “whoops I did a Claire.” Stuttering is not a joke or an accidental one time slip up. I think about every sentence, every single word and syllable I have to say because I have no other choice. Yeah, I don’t stutter with every word but that doesn’t mean I get a break from it. Just because you stuttered on one word in your whole life doesn’t mean you’re like me. You have no clue what it is like. People wouldn’t talk to me in school when I was a kid. Other kids who wanted to be my friend weren’t because they said they would seem un-cool if they hung out with the weird girl. My own sister is ashamed of me because of my stutter. Don’t for one second think you’re anything like me in terms of speech unless you actually have a stutter. Every time the phone rings I have a mini panic attack hoping it’s not work or someone else I need to talk to because I am petrified of phones. There are only a small handful of people I feel comfortable enough to talk to on the phone with. Everyone else, just terrifies me to speak to on the phone. That one time slip up for you will not keep you from saying whatever is on your mind so don’t compare the two of us. Please. I’m sorry about the rant, your post just brought up all kinds of memories for me. Ones I haven’t thought of in a long time. Guess it still hits a bit close to home.