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I was worried about this too but then I realized that having me as a father would be the best thing for them (if they stuttered) because I’d know exactly what they were going through and would be able...

My dad stutters/stuttered and he did a fine job raising me. Don’t be afraid of it. Just show your kids support if they do inherent your stutter....

My grandfather stuttered when he was younger, but nobody knew until I started to stutter. My family always wondered why he talked funny, but now in hindsight it was probably what he used to beat the s...

I am at the same bot as you, your bloodline may not be the best but I am sure we will be great fathers...

Same!! I’m already stuttering so why not try to make the best out of it? The only thing I’m worried about is my future kids though but I realized that if that happens, I have the tools I need to help ...

Hi, This is a familiar story for many of us. The problem is that doctors and teachers doesn't know anything about stuttering, even many speech language pathologists know little about stuttering. The...

I always internally felt angry with my dad, how He never showed me real interest in my stutter problems. Totally, like doesn't exist. But... talking with Him than I realised that when a person doesn...

>it is something I won't be able to live with because I've been insecure my whole life about my speaking skills and wouldn't want my kids to ever feel the same as I do >has a good heart an...

Knowing how to properly address the emotionality of it from the earliest age will make it have almost zero impact. Also, there are an infinite number of other “birth defects” that can negatively im...

I’m so sorry this is a fear of mines as well I do not have children but I’m afraid if I have any they will stutter like me and that would just crush me 🥲...

I’m (29M) close to tears reading this (must’ve struck something close to the heart lol), cuz I would’ve loved for my dad to do this for me. While I don’t blame him cuz he tried with what he knew, but ...

You need to get your parents to understand that no matter what they read online it doesn’t mean it has ti apply to you. Everyone is unique in how and why they stutter. Not all remedies work the same. ...

I'm sorry you're dealing with this. Parents often mean well but have no idea how harmful their words can be. Talk to her about it. If she doesn't improve her behavior, it's time to start distancing y...

I have never seen this movie because I feel like it would trigger me. My mom had also downplayed mine throughout my life and I don’t think she realizes how damaging it is. She used to think I was “imi...

Thanks for your honesty. I'm sure he'll have his challenges. Any advice on how to help him through this as a parent?...

This is a question that always slightly lingers around my head even though I am decades away from being a parent. Who knows?...

My mom always has something to say about my stutter. "Just talk" "just breathe" "speak right" She has a stutter too. She thinks I can secretly speak fluently and thinks that I'm "copying" her 😭...

Hi there buddy, we have to fight it. Life is hard, never fair. Just curious, were you ready to take the chance with your children stammering. From what I know, there is high probability that kids, esp...

My mom in a nutshell. It's like they believe stuttering is a phase...

As a PWS's son, I've ever interrupted my father's stuttering for once cuz atm I think I can gradually 'cure' his stuttering by interrupting him when he is gonna stutter LOL. But now I figured out that...