Nothing wrong with falling down. Nothing wrong with making a mistake. Nothing ever is wrong with stammering or stuttering. This author stammers from time to time. I call it, “Tripping over my words.” This used to profusely frustrate and bother me. Now, it is really no big deal to me. It’s something I do. It’s part of me. It is what makes me - me. And man oh man, do I love myself now more than ever!
However, this blog post is not meant for me to read. It is meant for others to read. It is devoted to those who have a speech impediment. My kind piece of advice to those who stammer or stutter is to feel good about yourself when you trip over your words. Own it and be proud of yourself for having a speech impediment. You are unique. You are incredible. You rock because you deal with something on a daily basis that others may not have or fully understand. Others could learn so much from you. Others could learn so much from your life experience. Others can learn so much from the trauma that you have dealt with throughout your existence. Others can learn from you how to be more kind to those that may have a bad day.
Be you. Be you always. You are awesome. You got this. You always got this. You don’t have to seize the day so-to-speak because in my opinion, you have already accomplished more than I could ever imagine. Just trip because you are impenetrable and will always get back up. Just be yourself. You really are amazing and you know it!
It is 2024. Just as we have come to understand and accept Neurodiversity, accepting and embracing diverse ways of communicating are part and parcel of the broadening of our tent of lived human variety and experience. How did we ever decide that only one way of speaking is acceptable? Just as with the variety of languages and the way our communication style evolves from early childhood through adulthood we must learn to be more open and more tolerant .