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Falling Back Into Old Habits

From: Pamela Mertz
Date: 19 Oct 2008
Time: 09:54:26 -0500
Remote Name: 24.195.241.203

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I have been working on acceptance and being open, but its still so easy to fall back into old habits. This week, at our school Open House, I was chatting with a parent about her daughter's college plans. She asked me where I went to college (I went to Keuka College). I got stuck on the "K" and it it came out "KKKKKK" and couldn't get past it, and then she guessed, "Cayuga?" and I agreed, even though it was NOT where I went. I silently kicked myself, knowing I shouldn't do that, but old habits are hard to break. I share this experience in the hopes that maybe someone else who stutters will realize thats our "human-ness" tends to kick in at the most inopportune moments. I know I should not beat myself up over something this little, and I told myself I let it go, but it bothered me that I am still thinking about it, after all I have learned about being open. Thoughts? How would you advise a PWS who relates that this happens or happened?


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