I’m glad I stutter.

I’m glad I stutter. Sayings like “you are not your stutter” or “you are more than your stutter,” while well-intentioned, are not helpful to me. My stutter is an important part of who I am—an often frustrating part, to be sure, and even at age 34 it remains a daily challenge, but if a complete cure were presented to me, I wouldn’t take it. I’ve learned important and sometimes difficult lessons from my speech, and become grateful for it. I wouldn’t be me without it.