People think I'm quiet because I want to be.
But that's not true.
I have things to say…
A lot of things.
I just… can't get them out.
And it's not like I don't try.
The words are there in my head.
They just don't always make it out the same way
"Me and my friends were on a road trip. They were talking, and one of my friends made a joke and everyone started laughing.
In my head, I had something even better to say—I knew if I said it, they'd laugh even more.
That line kept echoing in my mind… but when I tried to say it, l… l… the words just wouldn't come out.
I stopped trying.
Just looked out the window.
And that sentence kept repeating in my head… but I still couldn't say it
And then they asked me, 'Why are you so quiet?'
I didn't even know how to explain it."
At school, the teacher asked me to read out loud.
I stood up and started, but I kept stammering.
'L… l…' the words just wouldn't come out right.
The class started laughing.
Even my close friends laughed… even though they knew I stammer
But in my family, it's different.
Even if I stammer really hard, they don't laugh.
They wait. They listen.
They just let me finish my words
you're going through the same thing, it's okay. Keep trying—because one day, you will overcome it."