She definitely doesn't understand and what you said is pretty much spot on. She's a very very stubborn woman, resulting in me being quite stubborn too. From a young age she's just thrown me into whatever speech therapy or cure that comes her way. I keep telling her there's no cure but she doesn't really believe me. This weekend actually, I was telling her about my new job in a restaurant where I have to talk to new people *every single day.* I said I enjoyed it because it puts me in situations where I can talk more and therefore face my stammer one on one; she seemed like she didn't really understand where I was coming from. In my opinion, I think because she knows girls are likely to stutter less and are less likely to stutter into adulthood, she feels like she's failed herself. I do Languages in university as well so I imagine that doesn't help with her 'guilt'.