...Voices...
I guess that, to a certain extent...our voices are what are in our genes.
Boys must go through a tough time when their voices change...we girls would laugh when a boy was talking...and his voice changed from a boys voice...to a mans voice in a sentence. I have been told that I have a nice voice, and an unusual accent. My Mother is Hispanic, my Father is German.
That must have confused me as a young child...
So, I STUTTERED!!!! I do have memories of just saying..."ts, ts, ts, ts," Over and over again in kindergarten. So, I got sent to a room where a therapist worked with us 'stutteres." She worked with us, and made us repeat certain words, and phrases, over and over again. It did work.
In Girl Scouts...I recited...from memory...a long tale...as my group acted out the play...and my voice was clear...and I wasn't nervous...as I sat cross legged...at the side of the stage...wrapped in a blanket...wearing a Feathered Headdress and some 'War Paint'...looking at the audience.
(Good thing that I wasn't facing the stage...I had gotten my older Brother to play one of the roles
...and He shot one of my 'Sisters' in the crotch with the small bow and arrow...it had those rubber tips...if I had seen that...I would have given up being the Narrator...and SWARMED HIM!!!
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I believe that the speech therapy I took helped me, a lot. I speak clearly, probably why I was asked to announce at sporting events. In my work as a Lawyer, people would listen, and I would get some compliments on my voice.
So, to anyone who has a child who stutters...get him or her into Speech Therapy...
...it WORKS!!!!
