Personal Statement Any type of adversity is difficult to deal with, being a person who stutters is no exception. Especially in a world designed for everyone to be outgoing and talkative, always feeling like you have to be the first one to say something and if you do not get it out you never will,while still trying to have fun and enjoy life. Because of my situation,respect and understanding have always been an important way I felt like everyone should be treated. It is a lifestyle that I have always strived for. No matter what it maybe, I have always believed in giving other people respect until proven otherwise. Accepting everyone because nobody is perfect,so why not accept someone for who they are.
I know now that no matter how someone is different from you respect is always given. This,for me, came when I realized that I was a someone who stuttered and was not your perfect
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People would get criticized for being different all the time,which I found to be very intolerable and I was always the person that would not make fun of someone based off their appearance. At first, I was satisfied with this mentality, but after seeing countless instances of ridicule and disrespect I had had enough. I remember this one situation, in particular, when a group of kids were making fun of a mentally challenged student for no reason. This really rubbed me the wrong way because he could not defend himself. I cannot explain it,but I felt like I was supposed to stand up for this defenseless human being. I guess it was from going to therapy and listen to some of the stories kids from my group would share. One story in particular remained in my head how one girl was made fun of because she stuttered while she was doing a presentation. Remembering this I intervened and put a stop to it; at that moment, I finally understood why my mom would say that stuttering was a