I’m a mom. I don’t stutter so take my words for what they’re worth. Stuttering sucks, people can be assholes and the anxiety and the struggle is real. Someone posted recently that it’s about acceptance. It really resonated with my regarding my own personal struggles. It’s hard. No sugar coating it. Dating comes with a lot of rejection. Dating, jobs, friends, all of it. The extra layer of stuttering and all of the crap comes with it makes it harder. But.... acceptance of what is can be freeing. I focus on what I can change about myself. I’ve been through my own personal hell and there is another side. I see it here with the people who share their stories, their pain and their triumph. The depth of your pain can become the depth of your compassion. You have to start with yourself. Become the person you’re meant to be. When you’re in that place of inner strength and confidence people will come toward you. They will see past the stutter and see the real you. You need to be connected with that person before other people will be able to see him.