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Stutter Positivity I've posted on this sub a few times, but I'll introduce myself again. I'm a (now) 19 year old female who has been stuttering since the age of 2. I'm a musician (and quite the comedian). And, I don't let my stutter bother me. It used to be pretty severe, but after years of speech therapy (like 14??) it's pretty mild. With the type of stutter I have, and since I am now an adult, it's not likely to go away. I am one of the 3% of childhood stutterers to take their stuttering into adulthood. Now, like I said, I don't let my stutter bother me, and that took me a long long time. I remember one night, when I was 16, crying because I'd never be normal. Now, I make jokes about it all the time. My boyfriend thinks it's the best thing ever (he makes jokes a lot as well, which I don't really mind). My friends don't mind it either (some people do, mind you, and they're assholes). Many say they didn't even know I had a stutter until I pointed it out (I was struggling on a word, and said, "Ugh, sorry, have a stutter and can't fuckin talk sometimes). If there's anything I learned, stuttering if not something to be ashamed of. It's not something that can be controlled and there's not an easy fix. That's what I've come to terms with. The first time I made a stuttering joke in front of my friends, it was quite awkward because they didn't know how to react. But they know my confidence with my speech, so now even they "join the fun". All I'm saying is that there needs to be more stutter positivity. I know it's hard, it took me a long time to get to where I am. Even though mine is mild, I have some days where I can't even form a sentence. And it's rough. But I know that I worked so hard to control my fluency, and if I mess it, that's not my fault. Love yourselves, and if you can, love your stutter.