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I stutter different around close friends and family. I personally think it’s because I’m naturally more comfortable around them. My fluency also fluctuated when introduced to antidepressants. In y...

My husband stutters. He has ten thousand qualities I adore, and from when we first started dating until now, it’s not something I ever really noticed or even cared about in the least. Why would I, whe...

Parent with a stutter

Parent with a stutter Wondering if there are any parents with stutters or kids with parents who stutter here? About to have a baby, and I’m terrified that I will “teach” my kid to stutter. Is this a...

I have 11 years younger sister (currently 11 yo). I don't think I (or my parents) ever had this kind of talk. I don't know what more could you say anyway, it's just the way we talk for some (usually) ...

Hi, I stutter, but my wife doesn't. It runs in my family as a cousin on my father's side also stutters. I have two kids, my daughter stutters, but my son doesn't. Both kids are beautiful and i have no...

Looking for suggestions and personal experiences, my 3.5 yr old son is developing a quite severe stutter, it has me feeling defeated

Looking for suggestions and personal experiences, my 3.5 yr old son is developing a quite severe stutter, it has me feeling defeated Venting wall of text incoming, sorry. I have a pair of 3.5 yr old...

My daughter doesn't stutter. Sometimes she's trying to copy my stutter (just because I'm here father and a rol model fir her). Then I just say to her "speak normally". And that's it, she stops. Childr...

My 11 year old grandson has had a severe stutter since he was 5 or 6. He recently got a cell phone and it is wonderful to text with him. He is a smart, witty young man and it makes me so happy that no...

My parents also stutter and when I was a kid they fought more, but over time I got more open and they responded well, eventually we talked about and they talked about their experiences when they were ...

That is concerning. I’m a stutter all my life, also introverted. I would also give up saying things. One thing I hated my parents would yell at me to slow down. So don’t do that. One thing I noticed w...

I stutter more when I am talking to my parents to...

My 11 year old brothers speech is turning very bad - and for him seeing his twin sister speaking fluently is ruining his ego

My 11 year old brothers speech is turning very bad - and for him seeing his twin sister speaking fluently is ruining his ego I don't know how to help my little brother he's a good kid who likes to hel...

Awesome post. Stuttering truly does build character. You either learn to swim with courage and perseverance or you sink. Trial by fire. The stuttering around our parents one is interesting to me. I w...

I also have an identical twin who does not stutter, although we both developed stuttering when we were around 3-4, he grew out of it (with some speech therapy) and I didn't. I honestly think a signif...

I think I stutter more because I try even harder to hide it from them, making it worse. None of my relatives know I have a stutter (or at least I think lol). ...

This is so relatable, I stutter way more when I'm with my family!...

Pakistani here. Yeah our cultures are wayyyy more rooted in speech ability. Getting help is also difficult but I was fortunate enough to have a relative who would do it for free for me....

It does in a way but it definitely isn't purely genetic. I'm one of an identical pair of twins, but my twin brother does not stutter the way I do - he claims to have overcome it but I cannot remember ...

My father stuttered, I stutter. My wife stutters and her father as well. We have a son that doesn't! I have heard it was passed to the children from the father....

My dad is a life-long stutterer, as was my grand father. Luckily, my brother does not stutter. ...