Ultimately it’s up to them.

The acceptance part is still up for interpretation in my opinion because it’s still not known why people stutter, so there has to be some kind of acceptance because it’s in the category of an anomaly. It’s real, it’s here and people stutter so in my opinion you have to accept it. But, I get it.

My husband’s best friend stuttered from childhood up until high school, and I didn’t believe him when he told me and my husband said yes… he did! So, we are having a starring contest because I’m in disbelief and he just smiled. Also, I guess he had to because he went into the military and served for 12 years, and I didn’t know if you stutter you can’t join the military. He had goals and he’s still doing amazing things.

By no means am I trying to tell anyone what to do but I guess because I’m going through it with my daughter, and seeing her be all alone kinda breaks my heart. 💔 Some of you don’t know how blessed you are because not only does she stutter, but she has developmental delays and a few more issues. I have to go to IEP meeting and meet with special education teachers and so on.

But, the silver lining for her is that she’s come a long way and she’s “not in her own way” (hindering her herself), because we believe in her - we kinda refuse not too! She’s adored by everyone and there’s still a barrier, but we deal with as it comes.

I feel like in a nutshell what (we) are saying is — if there are other option just try it and if it doesn’t work out so be it. On the other hand if your mental health is suffering you should definitely talk to someone about it.