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From: Steve Hood
Date: 10/3/02
Time: 12:41:05 PM
Remote Name: 199.33.133.50
Hi, Chris
Since you are a native Texan, you might not know what a hat trick is. Ah well, you can check with some of your Yankee Buddies and they can tell you.
Before I get started with comments, let me first say that I think as a solo author, you hit the jackpot and didn't have a co-author to slow you down < he-he, smile, smile. >
My second point is that the issue you are making about disclosure is important: being open, honest, acceptant... But Yes !! Be brief, and be done with it. Belaboring the point and driving into the ground can get pretty boring pretty fast, and convey the message that you are a hopeless mess. So acknowledgement and acceptance is fine-- but knowing when to move on is crucial.
The third thing I want to mention is that the points you make about professional personal and social integration are also important. Being able to join in with others is something you can IN SPITE OF STUTTERING, rather than something that you cannot do because of your stuttering.
You strike me as the kind of person who is a motivator and an encourager !!! And I agree that stuttering, per se, does not ned to prevent you from choices, behaviors and attitudes that pave the way trpo finding acceptance, success and fulfillment....
Thanks for sharing your ideas.