I was like you when I was 16. I've always had a mild stutter. It's good though that you want to take care of it now. There's a website called www.stutteringhelp.org that has a lot of helpful things to get you started on working on your speech. They even have a book you can download for free. If you're really serious about going to a speech therapist, you should bring it up to your mom again. At least go and see what you think about it. Thanks for sharing and keep us updated on things. I'm hoping we can all help each other out.