I remember worrying if I’d feel embarrassed when the movie “The Kings Speech” came out 10 years ago. I was afraid it would trigger me and I’d get upset and didn’t want anyone to see those emotions. So I went alone and did find tears streaming down my face almost from the opening scene. But I stayed and cried and stayed and marveled that it was the first movie I’d seen where the stuttering character was not portrayed as comical or stupid. I remember thinking it was the first time I got so emotional at a stuttering movie but I surprised myself. I was ok with it. I went and saw it again with a few friends who stutter and sensed their reactions were similar. I cried again even after seeing it already. I think since we’re all on different stages on our journeys managing stuttering, reactions to stuttering in TV or film are going to be different for all of us. And that’s ok.