postr/StutterMay 2, 2018

How do you feel when somebody makes fun of your speech in jest?

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How do you feel when somebody makes fun of your speech in jest? Yesterday at practice, one of my teammates asked me to tell someone else something, so I ran out to my other teammate. When I started speaking, I had a really hard time with one of the words and one of our assistant coaches cracked a joke and said something about using my words clearly. I didn't know how to respond so I just nodded, but my teammate (thankfully) mentioned to the coach that I have a stutter. I feel like I should've reacted differently to the joke, but I really don't know what to say. I'm not offended if somebody jokes about my stutter or speech, but I want them to realize that I have a speech impediment. I dunno. I feel like this happens pretty frequently to me and I just don't know what to ever say in the moment. What do you guys do when stuff like that happens?

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Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability

Subthemes

Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying

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socializing_group_sizeperceived_judgment