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From: Pamela Mertz
Date: 02 Oct 2008
Time: 13:10:37 -0500
Remote Name: 163.153.6.145
Thanks for a great article. I have stuttered all my life, and up until 2 years ago, I kept it hidden, out of fear, shame and anxiety. When I finally "came out of the closet", I started talking and people started listening. I have been indirectly educating people about stuttering just by modeling that I am ok with it, and that I can still be effective as a communicator. Even with this liberating experience of becoming true with myself, I have never felt my stuttering to be a gift - I believe the gift is my ability to communicate effectively, while just happening to stutter. Pam