Do You Have The Time? I'm always conscious of time in conversations. How much time does it take for me to speak my mind? How much time do I need to sit in silence before the word can come out fluently, or at all? How much time is someone willing to wait for me to speak? I've thought long and hard about time and what it means to "waste time." I wouldn't raise my hand in class or bring up a point in a work meeting because I worried about actually speaking my words out loud and how long that would take. Over the years, I've learned to be patient with myself. I've been striving toward clear speech when all along fluency is a rigged race. Why is fluency regarded as the appropriate way to speak and any other form of disfluency (stuttering or otherwise) actively discouraged? Stuttering requires patience. Do I have the time to speak my words? Yes, I have realized. Yes, I do.
Can I Tell You Something? What Having A Stutter Is Like In Relationships. I’ve spent most of my life avoiding the topic of stuttering. Growing up, I never spoke about disfluency with friends and family. I would never have dreamed to talk about stuttering to a romantic interest. Thankfully, I've been surrounded by people who are understanding when I talk about my stutter and that includes dates and significant romantic partners. I'm open about stuttering on social media, but I still worry about what they'll think. Does releasing my writing on social media replace talking about stuttering out loud? I used to never bring up stuttering when on a date but now I don't mind bringing the topic up in a conversation. I've realized that being more open about my stutter means I can be more open with dates -- and myself. I'm nervous about meeting someone who wouldn't be interested because of something inherent to who I am, but I've realized that my own thoughts are still very real and deserve to be heard... even if it may take a few more moments to be expressed.
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