Sometimes it feels like people don't want to talk to me, because of my stutter
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Sometimes it feels like people don't want to talk to me, because of my stutter It feels as though I need to initiate conversations far too often. I don't always mind it but every now and then it does affect me emotionally. I think I'm a very interesting person with a lot to say. Certain people find my mild stutter annoying I guess, so that's their decision as to how they respond to me. I cant change how they interact with me or what they think of me. The people I'm talking about are mainly family though so it does affect me if I spend time thinking about it. Also I really cant stand how people want to talk over you, when you stutter. Maybe they'll ask you a question and you took a little bit longer to answer than they'd like and then they cut you off and change the topic. I think stuttering really teaches us to be more understanding, better listeners, more tactful, courteous, and better conversationalists. Because lets face it, we have as much to say as anyone else and are just as good at knowing how to express ourselves. Having said that, I really hope to meet new people as life goes on, who are more like me. I don't know quite how else to phrase that. Its like Jerry Seinfeld when he meets Janeane Garafalo on that one episode. "Now I know what I was looking for all these years. Myself! And now I've swept myself off my feet"