trying, trying, trying to write that The Problem With Tina post
which for some reason is being very, very difficult - seriously, I started trying this two years ago, what's the issue?
I'm searching out Proper Science to help me point out how incredibly, incredibly wrong the idea of faking a stutter because they're shy and don't want to deal with people is (because, I mean, seriously, THINK ABOUT THIS FOR A MOMENT. In order to /avoid people/, you are going to affect something that will make you obtrusive like little else, that means you will instantly find yourself the center of attention, of embarrassed, unwilling, what's-/wrong/-with-them attention, anytime you open your mouth, that makes "fading into background" and "talking" mutually exclusive - here's a clever idea, why don't you dye your hair neon green and start tap-dancing on the table instead).
I have just discovered a study in which 82% of people who stuttered reported being bullied at some point in their school lives.
Yeah, pretend to stutter so that people will leave you alone. What an absolutely fantastic idea.
I'm searching out Proper Science to help me point out how incredibly, incredibly wrong the idea of faking a stutter because they're shy and don't want to deal with people is (because, I mean, seriously, THINK ABOUT THIS FOR A MOMENT. In order to /avoid people/, you are going to affect something that will make you obtrusive like little else, that means you will instantly find yourself the center of attention, of embarrassed, unwilling, what's-/wrong/-with-them attention, anytime you open your mouth, that makes "fading into background" and "talking" mutually exclusive - here's a clever idea, why don't you dye your hair neon green and start tap-dancing on the table instead).
I have just discovered a study in which 82% of people who stuttered reported being bullied at some point in their school lives.
Yeah, pretend to stutter so that people will leave you alone. What an absolutely fantastic idea.