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Among FriendsUnforgettable Lessons
by Dahye Choi The FRIENDS Convention in Denver was my first FRIENDS Convention. As a Ph.D. student doing research on stuttering, I wanted to meet people and listen to their stories. The experience in the convention was beyond my expectations. Everyone who gathered...
I was a little scared…and I did it anyway!
Young people who stutter show us acts of courage on a daily basis. They often make choices that may increase their risk of being uncomfortable, feeling different and possibly ending up at the receiving end of ridicule. Friends would like to honor these acts of...
How Stuttering Changed Our Lives
by Melanie Haiken By the time she was six years old, my daughter Linnea had almost stopped talking. Although she was one of the best students in her grade, she refused to raise her hand in class. When I drove a carpool full of loud, giggling girls chattering about...
What Parents Want Their Kids to Know:
I want you to know that I love you endlessly. It is to know many times what you’re feeling I wish you would be less protective I hope to be a successful in life as you when I grow up Thank you for helping me. I truly love you more than life itself I really don’t care...
What Kids Have to Say About Stuttering
Things I like about stuttering and being a kid who stutters: We get to go to FRIENDS Fake stuttering is fun to do It’s cool that a lot of people stutter Going to speech class Makes us us. We are unique I get to be different We get to meet people People can help me...
My Experience at Friends
by Julia Hollister The Aurora shooting atrocity will forever differentiate this year's FRIENDS convention from previous meetings. Twelve of our attendees had been in the theater that night, and as a group we grieved and supported each other. As horrible and senseless...