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How do y'all deal with roasts?

How do y'all deal with roasts? I got roasted hard last night and didn't quite know what to do or say without it coming off as awkward. I can control my stutter for the most part but man when it comes...

What is superhard, is to accept that they make fun our hendicap and also hard to accept that they don't absolutely care about the fact that this is a lifelong struggle for us. I have nothing against l...

It may help us in employment , and debunks all the myths and stereotypes , general population has. They would only see it as simply a glitch in speaking or speech impediment , nothing more They hope...

Agreed. I usually hear "Oh, I do that when I get nervous sometimes too." Right. Except mine is all the time and yours is only then you're nervous. It isn't the same. Awareness could mean saying t...

You really need to get off your high horse. Other disabilities have support and awareness groups, so why not Stuttering?...

Spreading awareness? What does that even mean!!?? ITS NOT THAT KIND OF DISEASE. All this is, is an example of the lowest kind of sub humans running charitable organizations in our name. Taking advan...

Depending on your stutter (mine's pretty severe) it depends. I personally wanted to be a judge or a surgeon, but I understand how critical communication is in those professions, especially for a surg...

That may be true, however in reality his character has caused me annoyance/emotional pain because people quote him to make fun of my stutter. Do you know how many times someone has said “he spit in da...

Stuttering, a Stream of Consciousness Essay

Stuttering, a Stream of Consciousness Essay Ever since i can remember I have stuttered. I try to convince people that it doesn’t bother me, this is a lie. It does get to me. Often times when i meet so...

If it’s my family and close friends, it doesn’t bother me if the joke is aimed at me. I know they love me no matter if I stutter. The only time it bugs me is when they make fun of stuttering to other...

How do you feel when somebody makes fun of your speech in jest?

How do you feel when somebody makes fun of your speech in jest? Yesterday at practice, one of my teammates asked me to tell someone else something, so I ran out to my other teammate. When I started sp...

A rude nurse who probably should've known better. But we can't expect everyone to know about stutter. It's getting better, I suppose, but it's likely one of those things that people won't hear much ab...

Socially I was quiet but always had a small group of friends. Most people were nice about it, especially if they knew about it. If course there always are some jerks but you need learn to ignore them....

If people are making fun of you for stuttering then you probably stutter....

Thanks! I notice either during or right after. It lasts from one stutter to like 10 stutters. It’s really weird and people have been making fun of me over it. I noticed though that I don’t stutter if...

Stutter coming back....

Stutter coming back.... I had a stutter when I was growing up, had the speech therapy stuff. Eventually was able to have it go away. Though I’ve had it come back a couple times before it’s decided to ...

Good job! It isn't right for people to make fun of others for having an issue, even if it was meant in humor or jokingly! ...

I really dont get the thing with redheads. Do people really believe that? I can see that getting old after a while even as a “joke”. ...

In being portrayed on television and film they seek to amplify and exemplify the repulsive aspect of the disfluency. (For dramatic effect) They're seeking a reaction. And they get it. I stutter, a...

Yes. This is why people unfamiliar with stuttering think we’re idiots. We do not have a “national day” or an awareness day. The same thing happens to red heads in Hollywood and on cartoons. Me being a...