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Imperfection
03-17-2007, 05:39 PM
Hello, everyone. My username's Imerfection, but you can also call me False or Shin. I won't be giving out my real name for privacy reasons. ^_^

About me...I'm 14 going on 15 and I'm one of the few females on this site, I suppose. I've heard that the ratio of men to women who stutter are 3:1 or 4:1, am I correct? When I heard that, I couldn't help but think, "Great, I'm one of the FEW girls who has a stutter. How wonderful..."

But really, I looked and also saw that more people who write with their left hand stutter than right-handed people too. I'm left-handed. I experimented with both my right and left until I was 6, I think, but in the end, I chose my left hand. *laughs*

I used to be really depressed about my stuttering, and truthfully, I still sometimes get down about it--but I have learned to cope betterwith it. I've been told I've had it since I was 5, although I don't personally remember it until I was 7. Anyways, I'm stuck it with it now (I'm not going to waste my time hoping for a cure, at least) and the only thing that I can really do is try to improve. (Which I have a speech therapist, now, finally. I went two and a half years without one--long story.)

Anyways, I like to read (not out loud, though :p), write, draw...anything creative. I plan to become a fiction author when I grow up, and I won't let my stutter come in the way of that dream...no way will I ever let it take control of my life again.

Heh, I've probably written enough right now. :D Talk to y'all later!

- Imperfection

Standingtall
03-17-2007, 06:45 PM
Welcome imperfection, after reading your posts, you are very mature for your age. You can tell a lot about a person from their writing. I would buy your books. Once again welcome and looking forward in what you have to share with us. God Bless.

spanglishfly
03-17-2007, 07:03 PM
I knew a female who I used to work with a severe stutter, but at the same time she was one of the most confident people I've ever had the pleasure to be friends with. Our stutter has nothing to do with our personality, I personally think that we stutterers are some of the most kindest people in the world because we want people to treat us the same way! Well (imperfection), your still pretty young and have a lot of great years to come, enjoy being young, cause once you leave the house it's all about being responsible and bills, bills, and more bills!!! I'ts very nice having some female stutterers on this forum and hearing their side of the story!

3FingerBrown
03-20-2007, 08:48 PM
Welcome Imperfection!
Its good to see that you have a great attitude towards your stutter and I'm glad to have you here.
You are correct that many more men stutter than woman, I've seen estimates from 3:1 to as high as 10:1.
You write very well and I wish you luck there.
Ari