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I stutter and my 11 year old son does also. I prayed that he would escape the stutter fate, that it would be the one thing I wouldn’t pass along because of how negatively it’s affected me as a person....

I really like what you said that she could be the very good at helping the child's self-esteem, because I agree very much. It feels weird to say it, but sometimes I almost hope to get a child who stut...

I have a 13 year old son who stutters. And I have noticed that because I stutter as well, he isn’t embarrassed about it. And he doesn’t let anyone make him feel bad about it. ...

i'm married, and i stutter, we are thinking of having kids in a year or two (i'm 99% sure we will). my wife says that she's grateful that, if our kids stutter, they will have a good role model to show...

I can agree. As much as I hate doing it, I feel so much better after I do it. It can be a real confidence boost...

Interesting. I think this matches my experience. I do notice moments of stuttering that are longer than usual. So, when I'm speaking in conversation, teaching a class, or whatever, it only catches my ...

Yeah, stutter's weird. we don't know quite how it comes about yet. But it's neat that we tend to be able to tell when it's about to happen. Of course, we could use that to avoid the problematic word,...

No, just time and age. Learning to accept myself and gaining more self-confidence in social situations and in general, by realizing that people enjoy my company and hearing what I have to say, because...

Yeah, but less so than I used to (I'm mid-30's). Now I can typically talk about it without feeling overwhelmed, unless I've had a very recent embarrassing disfluent episode that's still bothering me....

does it get/feel better with time? ​ i'm 31, and i feel better than i did, say, at the age of 11. i just don't care as much now because i have other things to worry about now a days!...

I understand you man, I feel trapped knowing that I could never be 100% fluent. Watching people talk fluently, even my closest friends. The most simple, beautiful things in life involves talking, it’s...

There's nothing to be ashamed of. Stutter's just a thing that happens to some. You're not letting your parents down. They know you stutter. They'll wait. You can talk. It's just that you stutter als...

Don't take it too hard. Each of us here face this problem. Your parents are the first of any to have accepted you. They understand you. Do not get tensed. Breathe in, calm down. And then try to commun...

Yeah I try to view it as "needing a reset", I have a lot of anxiety at the moment so I guess just accepting that it's going to hang around until that goes. Yes I view it as a curse too. I've been suc...

Bad days, bad weeks, bad months.. yeah ... My stutter was severe when I was younger, fairly mild now but it persists.. I agree with /u/c0sm0nautt that acceptance is absolutely key.. I'll be upfron...

Do you block completely on word or can you stutter through them? The ironic part about stuttering is the more we accept that we stutter, the less we stutter. 20 minutes of meditation and some affirmat...

Nope, I’ve owned my stutter. I wasn’t born with it, I developed it. I’ve come to accept it’s not going away, so now it’s just part of who I am. My senior quote was “Did I stutter?” All my friends tho...

If I had to choose between carbs and being fluent, I think I'd have to stick with carbs. I've learned to live with my stutter. I don't think I can live without bread, potatoes, pasta, and cake....

Thank you for sharing your own experience. You are a lucky guy. I’m also lucky enough to have met my wife, a fluent speaker, who fully accepts and loves me as a stutter. For that I’m forever grateful...

This was the exact reason I started attending NSA meetings. Being uncomfortable around other stutterers made me realize I was not comfortable with my own stutter. Acceptance is the primary key to flue...