thomasb29
08-28-2007, 11:30 PM
Well let me just say, it's nice to finally be here. I've been a member for months but I could't get my account verified or something, but that's another story.
Well I guess I'll bore all of you with a little bit about me. Here a couple weeks ago I turned the dreaded 30. I guess it hasn't been that bad. Just kinda weird to think that my life is very possibly over half over. I have stuttered pretty much as far back as I remember. My first real memories of it is when we had fire drills in elementary school. They took role by having us yell out our last name in alphabetical order. That was always a problem for me, and as we all know, kids are cruel... I stuttered all the way through school. I never let it stop me from playing sports like football, wrestling, baseball, not much basketball though(too short and too white). After high school I went into the Marine Corp. During basic training we had what they called a hygene inspection. That's when anywhere from 1 to 3 drill instructors get in your face, hollereing, sometimes with flashlights and make you say "this recruit has no medical or personal problems at this time". That is sure a lot easy to type then it was to say. Well as we all know that was pretty nerve racking. By the end of basic I somewhat had it under control. By somewhat I mean I was eventually able to get it all out. After basic trainig it wasn't to bad though. The only thing that I regret is not going to the promotion boards that I was frequently nominated for. I regret it, but life goes on. I got out after my four years and kept working on my family. I have three great boys, 9, 8, and 3. I think my oldest might have a slight stutter. I'm trying to just let it go and see what happens. When I was young with my stutter, my dad used to give my crap for stuttering and not being able to talk. Father of the year, huh.
I am employed as a maintenance electrician. I work for Kellogg's at their eggo waffle plant in tennessee. It's a decent job that pays good, so that's what keeps me there. It does require a lot of interaction with people though, which I don't like. My dream job would be building race cars, or building choppers. Who knows though. It could still happen.
Looks like I'm just rambling on about me, and not about my stuttering... It's just nice to know that people who have the same problems as me will be reading this. I haven't spoke to, or met anyone else that stuttered. So you can eimagine how I felt the first time I found the forum and read some of the stories. I read one where someone said something about if they had to choose a phisical disability, or to stutter. Before I got to the end I told myself, the disability. I read more to find out that they said the same thing. I spent days reading and reading. It was honestly quite emotional for me. So let me just say again, it's nice to be here. Well I guess I've bored all of you long enough. I'm sure you will hear from me again, and I'm looking forward to hearing from some of you.
Well I guess I'll bore all of you with a little bit about me. Here a couple weeks ago I turned the dreaded 30. I guess it hasn't been that bad. Just kinda weird to think that my life is very possibly over half over. I have stuttered pretty much as far back as I remember. My first real memories of it is when we had fire drills in elementary school. They took role by having us yell out our last name in alphabetical order. That was always a problem for me, and as we all know, kids are cruel... I stuttered all the way through school. I never let it stop me from playing sports like football, wrestling, baseball, not much basketball though(too short and too white). After high school I went into the Marine Corp. During basic training we had what they called a hygene inspection. That's when anywhere from 1 to 3 drill instructors get in your face, hollereing, sometimes with flashlights and make you say "this recruit has no medical or personal problems at this time". That is sure a lot easy to type then it was to say. Well as we all know that was pretty nerve racking. By the end of basic I somewhat had it under control. By somewhat I mean I was eventually able to get it all out. After basic trainig it wasn't to bad though. The only thing that I regret is not going to the promotion boards that I was frequently nominated for. I regret it, but life goes on. I got out after my four years and kept working on my family. I have three great boys, 9, 8, and 3. I think my oldest might have a slight stutter. I'm trying to just let it go and see what happens. When I was young with my stutter, my dad used to give my crap for stuttering and not being able to talk. Father of the year, huh.
I am employed as a maintenance electrician. I work for Kellogg's at their eggo waffle plant in tennessee. It's a decent job that pays good, so that's what keeps me there. It does require a lot of interaction with people though, which I don't like. My dream job would be building race cars, or building choppers. Who knows though. It could still happen.
Looks like I'm just rambling on about me, and not about my stuttering... It's just nice to know that people who have the same problems as me will be reading this. I haven't spoke to, or met anyone else that stuttered. So you can eimagine how I felt the first time I found the forum and read some of the stories. I read one where someone said something about if they had to choose a phisical disability, or to stutter. Before I got to the end I told myself, the disability. I read more to find out that they said the same thing. I spent days reading and reading. It was honestly quite emotional for me. So let me just say again, it's nice to be here. Well I guess I've bored all of you long enough. I'm sure you will hear from me again, and I'm looking forward to hearing from some of you.