RedskinFan1726
12-09-2008, 03:02 AM
Hello everyone, my name is Chris, let me tell you about myself.
First off, I stutter. Now, on with the important stuff:
I am 23 years old. I am engaged to a beautiful woman, we have been together for 2 1/2 years now. I have a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice from Appalachian State University.
I have had a stuttering/speech impairment since the 6th grade. I believe there are two contributing factors as to why I stutter. Being made fun of in school all of the time such as being called names like "fat", and "ugly", and not having a very loving/emotionally comforting child-hood. I also had a very hard time in getting a girl to look at me, let alone talk to me. I never had what someone would call a true girlfriend until my Junior year in college. That is my fiance'. That was back in 2006. We are hoping to get married soon, as soon as I can obtain AND maintain a steady job with decent income. That is where my speech impairment really starts to hurt and become very stressful and depressing.
Being a stutterer, I am at a huge disadvantage when it comes to job interviews and getting hired. I believe that once I am given a chance at a job, and settled in, that I can and will be a great employee. Once hired, 1,000 tons of pressure would be lifted from my chest and my stuttering would improve, meaning it wouldn't own my life anymore. I just don't know what to do, me and my fiance' are forced to live at my parents house because if we didn't, we would be in the woods somewhere or under a bridge. Or we could rent an apartment, but we wouldn't have a car, the internet, television, or any kind of entertainment. My fiance' has a job, but obviously I don't. She does not make enough money to cover all of our bills. We are lucky to have food stamps. I want to help, It just seems like I am worthless and have no future.
I want to start a family, and own my own home, but I just don't see that happening anytime soon. And to make matters worse, we are stuck here at my parents house living with the grinch who stole Christmas, my dad.
First off, I stutter. Now, on with the important stuff:
I am 23 years old. I am engaged to a beautiful woman, we have been together for 2 1/2 years now. I have a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice from Appalachian State University.
I have had a stuttering/speech impairment since the 6th grade. I believe there are two contributing factors as to why I stutter. Being made fun of in school all of the time such as being called names like "fat", and "ugly", and not having a very loving/emotionally comforting child-hood. I also had a very hard time in getting a girl to look at me, let alone talk to me. I never had what someone would call a true girlfriend until my Junior year in college. That is my fiance'. That was back in 2006. We are hoping to get married soon, as soon as I can obtain AND maintain a steady job with decent income. That is where my speech impairment really starts to hurt and become very stressful and depressing.
Being a stutterer, I am at a huge disadvantage when it comes to job interviews and getting hired. I believe that once I am given a chance at a job, and settled in, that I can and will be a great employee. Once hired, 1,000 tons of pressure would be lifted from my chest and my stuttering would improve, meaning it wouldn't own my life anymore. I just don't know what to do, me and my fiance' are forced to live at my parents house because if we didn't, we would be in the woods somewhere or under a bridge. Or we could rent an apartment, but we wouldn't have a car, the internet, television, or any kind of entertainment. My fiance' has a job, but obviously I don't. She does not make enough money to cover all of our bills. We are lucky to have food stamps. I want to help, It just seems like I am worthless and have no future.
I want to start a family, and own my own home, but I just don't see that happening anytime soon. And to make matters worse, we are stuck here at my parents house living with the grinch who stole Christmas, my dad.