To call it a curse is where the problem starts. My wife and I recently got married and she has been stuttering since she was 5. There are moments where stutter is barely noticeable (like nowadays) and there are periods where her stutter is so severe that she needs to take her asthma medication because she's so out of breath. I do not stutter so maybe I'm wrong to answer here but my wife and I discussed having kids (something we both want) but once in a while my wife is reluctant to have them solely because her stutter is genetic. However, my wife grew up in Puerto Rico where she didn't have any speech therapy or any basic help and she said had she went to speech therapy as a child she might have controlled managed/control her stutter better. I told her if we do have a child(ren) who stutter they will not only be sent to a speech therapist but they have the influence and look up to their mother who is going through the same thing. Another thing that can help anyone who stutters or has a child who stutters is to learn another language. As I mentioned my wife's from Puerto Rico and her stutter is much more noticeable when she speaks in her native Spanish. When she speaks in English (not only is her voice lower) but she doesn't stutter as much (except if she's tired or overwhelmed). I'm Polish and we discussed if we have kids it'll be ideal if our kids spoke English, Spanish & Polish and I believe being bilingual is beneficial for those who stutter (I'm learning Spanish and my wife's learning some Polish, too :) Don't dismiss stuttering as a "curse" - all you can do is manage the best way you can. And I understand it's part but to be adjust your attitude towards stutter can help!