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I was going to say the same thing! I'm 34 and after losing 2 jobs this past year, my speech therapist urged me to let people know that I stutter. Once I started doing that, everything because much eas...

I'm not a parent but I worry about the reading thing too. I actually cried about it often when I was younger thinking I could never be a good mother because of it. I feel very differently now. I hope...

I'm sorry you are going through this. Job hunting for a stutterer can be very difficult. I found it was easier when I started out by telling the interviewer that I stutter. 9 times out of 10 the inter...

I remain convinced that I don't like ketchup today because when I was a kid I could never ask for it at a restaurant. That's OK—I mean I really don't like ketchup anymore. If I find something I want t...

Like others I've definitely compensated by increasing commentary—usually sarcastically; I'm lucky to have friends who appreciate that kind of banter. Telling jokes or stories for me is very much like ...

Sorry to hear about your job situation, it's never fun to be last person standing. Some good comments here. How bad is your stutter? For me and my block, I've found that consciously slowing down my br...

I stutter and make phone calls. I don't like to but I do, regularly. I've done many half hour long plus phone interviews with potential employers. Best thing is to force yourself to do it. Then after ...

How bad is your stutter? I fear phone calls as well. But if you haven't made a single phone call in 10 years, you really need to start practicing. Start by just calling random places and asking basic ...

Happens often at the bar. I try to order a M-m-m-m-miller lite, but frequently end up just saying Coors or Busch instead. (don't hate me for my bad beer choices)...

the time has come to find a new job

the time has come to find a new job working conditions in my current job are changing. this year alone, 15 people have quit and not been replaced. a lot of their work has fallen on to me. luckily, tal...

I'm pretty good at making my friends laugh, using deadpan humor, making context jokes. But im terrible at telling jokes, cant hit a punchline, and a lot of the time can't get the necessary inflection/...

I just dont ever tell formal jokes. First of all i find them too forced and second my stutter is so unpredictable i wouldn't dare try it. I usually tell funny stories because i can substitute words if...

I am not very good at telling a joke with a punchline. I do however, make funny comments after the fact....

You could just explain that it took more balls to talk to her because of it and then brush her off to her face and explain that your glad I didn't waste more time and move on. If this intrigues her th...

I understand completely. It just takes too much of my brain cells' energy and it never works no matter how many times I have tried. I'm OK with being old and not having any dating/relationship experie...

How did the conversation actually go? Be proud of yourself that you even approached. That in itself is painfully hard, even for many non-stutterers. As for people judging you for your stutter, unfort...

I don't stutter because I'm nervous! Fuck!

I don't stutter because I'm nervous! Fuck! I had girl reject me because "I don't have confidence". Apparently she thought I was stuttering because I was nervous and that meant lack or confidence. No, ...

I don't know how old you are or what kind of medical issue brought on your stuttering, but as far as I am aware, blocking is stuttering. At least it is if you are blocking when you feel you are about ...

I used to do this when I was younger. While I rank pretty high on the avoidance scale, getting shit I don't want because I'm scared I'll stutter isn't one of them anymore....

Only down-side is you would have to learn sign language and I hear it's best to learn languages as a child. ...