What teens asked young adults who stutter | Wish my parents knew
What we don’t like about stuttering | Things I like about stuttering

What teens asked young adults who stutter:

• Have people ever made fun of you?
• Has stuttering stopped you from doing something you enjoyed?
• What is the population of Americans that stutter?
• Do you stutter more or less when you are nervous?
• What do you think stuttering is?
• When did you start stuttering?
• Do you stutter when you order food?
• What do you want to be when you grow up?
• Do you stutter when you are at home more or out in public?
• If a girl/guy asks you out and she/he doesn’t know you stutter, how do you tell them?
• When I am speaking in class and I begin to stutter what should the rest of the class do? Should they wait and stare? I am really confused.
• Do people ever stop teasing you about stuttering?
• Do you stutter more when you are tired?
• What’s your biggest fear about stuttering? What can make it better?

Wish my parents knew:

I wish my parents did not explain my stuttering to others as something’s wrong with him.

• That I am not a little boy anymore. I need you to let me grow up and be a leader in the world. Don’t judge me I am no different from the other kids I’m just slow. The frog and toad are friends so help me when I fall. I will get up on my own. Thanks
• That I am happy about all the things you do for me and that you take me to FRIENDS every year.
• Stuttering has given me the most stress out of everything I have ever gone through.
• I wish we could take another family trip together
• Sometimes, I don’t need your help when I’m sticking up for myself. I love you til I die!
• Thank you for everything!! I love you
• I love you
• Thank you so much. I love you
• I will be alright in life.
• Friends is my home away from home.
• Friends is cool
• I wish you knew how sensitive I am and how much you affect me and I wish you didn’t dismiss me.
• I love being who I am and it’s ok!
• I will like to go to this again till I’m like 30.
• I went you to know that I love you endlessly.
• It is to know many times what your feeling
• I wish you'd be less protective
• I hope to be a successful in life as you when I grow up
• Thank you for helping me.
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• Other:
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• I truly love you more than life itself
• I really don’t care if you stutter. I just don’t want you to care either.
• I am very proud of you
• I am more frustrated by your difficulty than you are at times because of how hard this is for you.
• He is the more frustrating joy of my life. A true thrill!
• I get nervous talking to you on the phone because I don’t know what to do when you block. L
• You are my hero and someone I would like to be like.
• I want you to know that I may not be the best parent at times, but it’t not your fault. I am sorry that I cam not always loving but I love you!!
• You are the most sensitive and humble child in all our family
• I accept you as you are
• Nothing worth while comes easy in life
• It’s ok if you stutter. I will still listen to you
• I am very proud of you- the courage you have!
• I don’t care that you stutter, or if you stutter for the rest of your stutter for the rest of your life. I only want you to be happy and confident with yourself.
• You make us so proud.
• I love you no matter what!
• I love you who you are! Forever!
• I am very proud of your courage
• I want you to learn to deal with your stuttering in a healthy way and enjoy life!
• I have never been ashamed of you and love you so much.
• I am proud of how you work hard and not let stuttering define who you are
• Love you- even when you stutter
• A parent tries to protect any child, we don’t do the things we do because you stutter. We do it because that is what a parent does. (care, love and protect)
• You have the ability to do anything you want to do in life.
• I love you whether you stutter or not.
• I’m sorry that I corrected you speech as much as I did when you were little…before I really understood
• Your stuttering is not who you are. Don’t ever forget what a wonderful person who you are and that you have wonderful things to say
• I want you to know that you are an amazing person. Stuttering doesn’t change who  you are inside.
• You have always been my pride and joy
• I will always be there for you
• I love you and am proud of you because you are you.
• I don’t have all the answers
• Be a good thinker

• Cant tell:
• You are my hero- you have so much courage and strength I want you to know how much I love you and look up to you
• I admire your courage and strength, especially speaking in front of people
• I used to make fun of my uncle who stuttered.

What we don’t like about stuttering:

• People think you have a lower I.Q
• People think you can’t do anything
• Being unable to speak my mind naturally
• People judge people who stutter because they don’t know about stuttering
• People finish words for you
• People think you can’t do things
• People make fun of you
• Stuttering is annoying
• I do not like to stutter
• I can’t speak well
• People make assumptions
• I have to go to therapy
• It takes me a long time to talk
• People think you are weird
• I can’t hear my brother
• You get laughed at
• Frustration
• People are patient when I talk
• Sometimes it gets hard to talk
• People who I don’t like look at me weird and think I am slow. I'm not slow I just have add/adha. Let me be.
• Makes me scared to do things
• People are rude to you when you stutter
• It keeps me from doing stuff I like
• It’s had on your first time of speech.
• Pressure
• Pushing me along
• Blocking
• It’s hard to talk
• Sometimes it makes me feel bad
• I feel lonely
• People finishing our sentences
• It’s hard to get words out
• Teasing/bullying
• People not letting me talk
• I hate how people think they’re greater than me
• I hate the feeling that I can’t accomplish something
• It makes me irritated when I can’t get a word out
• I am out of ideas
• Not only people make fun of you but sometimes siblings too
• People walk away from me when I’m talking
• People think it is a mental thing
• When people you just meet ask if you know that you stutter
• When I have an important thing to stay I can’t say it smooth therefore I feel left out and slow.
• People ask me to repeat wheat I say
• I am misunderstood
• People who finish your sentences wrongly and then get mad at you for what they think you were going to say
• I can’t sing clearly.
• Being teased and interrupted.
• I didn’t know anyone that stuttered before I came to FRIENDS
• Difficult to speak in public
• Tough to approach new people
• I feel like people have to wait on me to finish
• Makes oral reports harder
• Lowers self esteem
• Takes time out of  your day to go to speech class
• People spread rumors about me.

Things I like about stuttering:

• We get to go to FRIENDS
• Fake stuttering is fun to do
• Making friends
• It’s cool that a lot of people stutter
• Going to speech class
• Makes us us.
• We are unique
• I get to be different
• We get to meet people
• People can help me
• Having a completely unique stutter like a fingerprint
• It sets me apart from others
• I get to meet people who are special
• I get to miss class to go to speech
• Stuttering makes me who I am
• Being with people I’ve met through stuttering
• It makes you more compassionate towards others
• You feel a part of a group
• I have the opportunity to make friends that have more in common with me than others
• I get to go on Facebook and practice reading aloud
• Closer relationships with other stutters.
• It makes me a better communicator
• You get candy if you are good
• Brings families closer together
• I do stuff that is fun to practice at home
• I have friends who care for me,, they don’t judge me for who I am
• It’s just stuttering and not anything worse
• I can still cheer and become captain of the cheer team
• I am still just like everyone else
• I can use my music talent and sing and play guitar
• You’re not alone
• If I feel a bump I can pull it out
• I’m a normal teen
• Makes me understanding of people.