It is. There’s no hiding it either. When I was 18, my boyfriend’s mom had referred me to work at a hair salon. When I was interviewed, the lady- who was part owner in the salon next to her husband- said that I spoke weird, as a result I would be placed with the cleaning crew because the salon was a boutique and people didn’t need to know that I was slow. That hurt like mofo. Later, once I got the job, I’d hear some of the other employees talk about me how “did you hear how the new girl talks, what’s wrong with her”? They were all rich people that got hired or some who pretended to be wealthy but hid it very well. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN OSTRACIZED for speaking different. Why can we just catch a dang on break. I feel like I’m broken. Every day I have to fight with my core to be more understanding of itself and not torment me for being this idiot of a person with a visible disability that no one on earth seems to want to understand. I hate having a stutter! I wish I could have a new brain 🧠