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I guess we approach the term differently (as already implied). I can feel both pity and be proud of someone all at the same time. It's not like they're worth less to me - it's just that I understand t...

I appreciate the input and this is just my own personal opinion but I don't think the term "pity" should be used towards a person who stutters or any disability for that matter. I mean look at people ...

Sorry. That may have been poor wording. I meant everybody in my family has gone through hardships and my mom did everything she could to minimize the pain of these hardships. Nobody else in my family ...

Hm, couple of remarks here. 1: What's wrong with "pity"? In so far as it's a rather common reaction to someone being in a bummer situation, I don't see why you'd necessarily be against it? 2: You sh...

You may be right. I know she wishes the pain could go away which is why she's open to trying anything to make that a possibility. It may also be how she said these words too. First time there was a sa...

I know she's not projecting. She has been to a few NSA meetings with me. She knows how I feel about my stutter. CheshireUnicorn said it best: My mom wants to minimize the hardship, not just for me but...

This! This is probably the most likely reason. I am not a parent but I can imagine it is the role of all parents to protect their children. I guess until I am a parent myself, I won't know what this r...

You said this was the 2nd or so time your Mom has said something like this.. and the first time was very emotional. Your mom loves you and she loves you regardless of your stutter by she realizes it c...

You could ask her why she said it. She probably feels responsible for your stutter and she thinks she knows how it affects you and wishes she could take away the negatives of how it affects you. May...

I think it would have been different if she said "I wish there was a cure. I hate how my child stutters." Instead she is saying she doesn't want you to suffer. Shes empathizing with you, which show...

My Mom just said this to me!

My Mom just said this to me! **"I'm sorry. I wish there was a cure. I don't want any of my children to be suffering."** I really hate that she said this. I mean how am I supposed to feel about this? ...

You handled it really good. The best thing someone can do is just listen and not point it out. And its always good if they say something like that at the end to say it isnt a problem or something to r...

As a stutterer,I know to give time to people.I am patient, really really patient....I could spare a hour for you.. 5-10 Mins is nothing......

Honestly it's often shitty interaction for both the stutterer and listener. Different people feel differently about what they want from their listener in different situations. My thought, the default ...

As a fellow stutter, I hope this helps you greatly...

My family and friends know about my stutter well obviously. So i just tell them the truth. That speaking is hard and.exhausting. They understand and let me be quite if i want to be but still include ...

I'm glad you are figuring out how to combat the social anxiety, that's really great and I'm happy for you! Hopefully you get out of your current bad form. I don't mind PMing you either, that's all coo...

Opening up about stuttering with some friend- they claim they've never noticed.

Opening up about stuttering with some friend- they claim they've never noticed. I have a friend who is struggling with a potentially new diagnosis of bipolar (personally I think its too much weed). Sh...

I feel like this really comes to the individual. I like when people finish my sentences. Like don't let me suffer like this you know?...

Alright, here's a confidence booster, feel free to share more confident boosters in the comments :)

Alright, here's a confidence booster, feel free to share more confident boosters in the comments :) If you have been living life with a stutter, just know that you have Gigantopithecus balls, okay? Yo...