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From: James Griffin
Date: 10/15/00
Time: 8:49:22 PM
Remote Name: 203.2.218.1
Dear Theresa,
I am an outgoing person who stutters and I read you account of your friend with interest. I was struck by your observation that he seemed to cheerfully incorporate stuttering into his life.
I could never quite do that. While I did not let stuttering stop me from talking, and while most listeners were patient and suportive, my goal was to speak without stuttering.
I would also agree with the other responses to your question who suggest that for some, it's more 'just a part of life' than it is for others.
cheers,
james
P.S. If my experiences would shed any more light on your questions you can find my autobiographical paper in this site as 'James Griffin & Stuttering.