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In reply to the discussion: Stuttering (update with shareable blog post) [View all]OneGrassRoot
(23,943 posts)36. Thank you, elleng!
I'm 60 and haven't thought about stuttering much at all for a long time, not until this feeding frenzy after the debate. It's just something you learn to live with and don't dissect it much. I'm sure the President is the same way, so I'm glad he sat down for that interview with your friend.
I'm inspired to write a post on Medium that people can share if they're so inclined. It really, really does help to be able to explain that his speech patterns aren't cognitive in nature at all. The last two weeks have been emotional for obvious reasons but I didn't realize how much my own journey with stuttering was making me in the wake of all the bullying. And that's what it has been from many conservative quart4ers.
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Thank you for posting this! I posted an OP in the Primaries forum in 2019 or 2020 quoting an
highplainsdem
Jul 2024
#9
Why are you saying arthritis? He himself just last night claimed it was a broken foot that he had
jimfields33
Jul 2024
#29
Yep. I remember a girl who stuttered on the letter D, and her name began with D.
shrike3
Jul 2024
#52
I'm sure as he has gotten older, the stutter has become more difficult to control.
Fla Dem
Jul 2024
#57
Thanks. Joe says, "here's the deal" a lot, then carries on. He's conquered it pretty well...
brush
Jul 2024
#58
Thank you for opening up and giving us a glimpse of just what stuttering is and how it affects you
Deuxcents
Jul 2024
#60
This information should be in a political ad for Biden. Or at least the media should REPORT
mzmolly
Jul 2024
#61
They really should bc it evolved into full-on bullying from my perspective. n/t
OneGrassRoot
Jul 2024
#66