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From: Sarah W Bell
Date: 02 Oct 2010
Time: 22:36:42 -0500
Remote Name: 206.255.3.40
Thank you so much for sharing your story! I am a very emotional person as well, and reading this brought tears to my eyes. I started stuttering when I was about 8 years old, but my dad would NOT talk about it. He avoided the subject at all costs and even joked about my stuttering like it was no big deal. My dad grew up stuttering, too. Apparently, it was very painful for him and even to this day he will not share his entire story with me. And that's okay. It took him a long time to let ME talking about MY stuttering with him. My dad spent YEARS feeling guilty about my stuttering. I knew it broke his heart to watch his only child struggle with the same issues he had to struggle with. I never quite understood how my dad felt until now. I am a mother to a 12 month old little boy, and I understand how it feels to want to protect your child from pain, hurt, fear, etc. If it was up to me, my son wouldn't hurt a day in his life! Anyway, my dad and I have a wonderful relationship. We don't talk about stuttering much, but he knows I don't blame him and I never have. :) Thanks again for the very touching story!