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From: Prakhar Sachan
Date: 16 Oct 2006
Time: 22:15:15 -0500
Remote Name: 202.141.136.155
Hi Pirayeh, Thank you very much for the kind and generous remarks. They have already brightened my day! You say: >>”you are so curageous because it would have been so difficult for me to do that.”<< Not really, Pirayeh. Courage is a state of mind. It can be accessed by anyone, anytime. We don't need any special talents to do that. I'd once again quote one of my fave quotes in regards to courage.... “Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear. -- Ambrose Redmoon” By the way, on a similar note, there happens to be this book which I have really enjoyed reading. You might as well. It's got nothing to do with stuttering per se, but is a valuable read. It's called “Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway..... by Susan Jeffers” Pirayeh: >>”I wanted to ask you how your parents felt about you being a stutterer and whether or not they were supportive and helpful”<< Prakhar: Oh, my parents were/are absolutely supportive! As I have stated before, they found it hard to relate to my stutter, because essentially they are non-stutterers. My mom -- as a mom would be -- was always worried trying to find a “cure” for her son. :-) There was never a time when I was made to feel otherwise. They always wanted to talk to me about my stutter. But, it was me who always resisted. It was only later in my life that I opened up, and we had some late night discussions relating to every aspects of stuttering! In this regard, you might also want to read my responses to Heather Schnell “Re:Touching Story” and Tara Bauman “Re:Question”. Pirayeh: >>”I know that growing up in Iran, I have heard about one kid who stuttered but never saw him because his parents were not really supportive and kept him out of all social scenes.”<< Prakhar: I've also heard of such incidents during my stay on online forums/groups, but not with anyone whom I know personally, or have come to know over the internet. Being a very shy kid as I was growing up, my parents would kind of encourage me into social scenes – which I hated! All the best with your being a SLP! Be well, Prakhar