Edit: Just wanted to apologize for how long this is and might as well add a tldr. tl;dr: I love my stutter and just wish my sister would accept me for who I am. I have found my dream job without even realizing it. I learned to embrace my stutter too. So many people on here feel like it is a curse or something. Well, I did too for the majority of my stuttering life. I started stuttering maybe around 9 years old and have been to countless speech therapists, including one who still stutters though it is hard to notice. I see my stutter as the thing that has shaped me into the person I am today. It forces me to take perspective on everything and everyone. It helps me see who the genuinely good people are and those who are just faking it or are horrible people. My older sister has never accepted that I will amount to anything with my stutter and over time we have pretty much lost touch and I barely know her anymore. I am now 23 and very happy with my job which involves me talking a lot. I am a busser/server at a senior living community and love it there. The last time I talked to my sister about getting a job she suggested something where I’d be in a room alone and not have to talk to anyone. I have always been a social butterfly but she never knew that. I am silly and joke around a lot and love to talk, I am just sometimes held back but I don’t let it bother me anymore. She still believes I think my stutter is a curse. I wish I could be close with my sister but for her opinions of me as well as some other stuff I know that can’t happen. I have tried countless times and failed. I have other people who surround me and support me for who I am and what I believe in. I couldn’t be happier as a single woman right now. I am glad that you have grown to accept and be happy with your stutter. It is the best feeling when you realize what a great blessing it is and has been.