>All I wanted was to be normal, nothing special. average. I remember feeling that way. How sad is it to want to be average? Everyone should want to be special. To be something more than average. But as a young person with a stutter, our self-worth takes such a drastic hit that our aspirations are so low as average. Normal. Embrace your strengths. Stop letting your stutter define you. Don't let it make decisions for you. Chase your dreams. And when it comes to your dreams versus your stutter, make damn sure you don't concede a single inch to your stutter. The sting of moments where our stutter is awful fade over time. The regret of steps not taken because of our stutter last much longer. It's not easy. It takes bravery and grit. I wish you strength.