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commentr/StutterApr 2, 2025
4 points

I’m so sorry 😞 That is so hurtful and fucked up to hear from your own parent! Jesus. My husband has a pretty bad stutter and his brother once left him a voicemail, angry that my husband wasn’t call...

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commentr/StutterApr 1, 2025
9 points

Parents can suck. People can suck. Don’t let it get you down. I’ve stuttered since I was young and my mom didn’t do a damn thing about it. It comes and goes sometimes and when I got older and it w...

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commentr/StutterApr 1, 2025
18 points

My first bully was my own parent. Used to mock my stuttering, tell me to stop it, as if it were that easy. If it helps, now as an adult, they've accepted it. They don't ever mention it. Did it rea...

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commentr/StutterApr 1, 2025
2 points

Why did I read it as your mum replying to ur dad with “yeah idk what’s up with that bitch” 😂😂 But yh bro. I mean mock his lisp bro. Don’t take ur stutter too seriously. Personally I’ve never been mo...

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postr/StutterApr 1, 2025
66 points

I heard my dad mocking me from the other room….

I heard my dad mocking me from the other room…. I was making supper talking to my brother, stuttering a bunch, next think I know, I hear my dad talk to my mom and say smth abt “ST-ST-STA-STA-STA-“ and...

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commentr/StutterApr 1, 2025
5 points

Having a stutter is like all the OP NPCs got nerfed in a patch and had their speech levels taken away...

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Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterApr 1, 2025
2 points

When I was in high school, I was talking in a group of people. This girl I didn't know very well asked what was wrong with me when she noticed my stutter. One of my best friends at the time tried to...

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postr/StutterMar 31, 2025
24 points

As Im getting older life is getting tougher.

As Im getting older life is getting tougher. I can't express the way I feel when I have to face injustice and can say nothing. I have no one to express my struggles. No one takes it seriously. Sometim...

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Helplessness & AgencyFrustration & AngerStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMar 31, 2025
2 points

I remember in 8th grade when the movie, The Waterboy, had just coke out. Someone asked me if I was in the movie. (IYKYK). That was probably one of the most hurtful things someone said. But now even at...

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postr/StutterMar 31, 2025
8 points

New Podcast Episode: Interior Designer Shares Her Journey with Stuttering, Self-Acceptance & Empathy

New Podcast Episode: Interior Designer Shares Her Journey with Stuttering, Self-Acceptance & Empathy Hey everyone 👋 I just dropped a new episode of my podcast *Stutter Chats*, and this one really hi...

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commentr/StutterMar 30, 2025
1 points

Most of my friends have left, and what's bad for me is that I'm a social person and I can't go out and meet people because of my stuttering. These days, especially this year, there have been embarrass...

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commentr/StutterMar 30, 2025
2 points

At that time, everything was under pressure due to stuttering, and at that time, I was subjected to embarrassing situations, laughter, and mockery....

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commentr/StutterMar 30, 2025
2 points

I’m glad that’s never happened to you :) I’ve had multiple people tell me that it was annoying, and get mad bc of my stutter...

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commentr/StutterMar 30, 2025
3 points

I'm 35. I have to say that I've never been told it was annoying. I've been told it was weird, or that it was funny -- but never annoying....

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postr/StutterMar 29, 2025
8 points

What do books get wrong about stuttering?

What do books get wrong about stuttering? I'm not 100% sure if this post fits this sub, apologies to the mods if not. I'm writing a character with a stutter. Is there anything I should keep in mind? ...

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Public Awareness / MediaStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMar 29, 2025
1 points

Haha, yuuuup. I know they're trying their best to mean well and be relatable, but if they'd taken any accessibility training at all, they would know not to say something like this. The other popular ...

Identity & Disability
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commentr/StutterMar 29, 2025
1 points

I've gotten a lot of these comments now, and want to make it clear that I'm only referring to people who misuse the term stutter, not anyone who claims they stutter (which is very very different, and ...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMar 29, 2025
2 points

That's unfortunate. Non-stuttering family members can be especially cruel for some reason. I hope you have relatives who do stutter that you can confide in....

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Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMar 29, 2025
1 points

I don't respond. You don't need to sympathize with me. I just want people to accept i have a problem, and work around it to still be my friend. It really annoys me when people try to tell me they st...

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commentr/StutterMar 28, 2025
3 points

Brother I live in Spain and Spanish people talk to me in English! I try to laugh about it and pretend I’m from different nationalities with different accents. Not the ideal outcome but at least try to...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shiftStigma & Bullying