So my dad sent me on a quick errand to the store. The list?
Milk, flour, eggs, bacon, and a case of bottled water. Simple. Easy. No room for error, right?
ERRR WRONG.
I grab everything, roll up to the register feeling confident— but here’s the catch:
The bottled waters kept outside, so you’ve gotta ask the cashier to include it in your purchase.
So, I step up, items on the register, she starts scanning, and I open my mouth to say:
“Hey, can you include a case of bottled water in the purchase? Thank you!”
But istg i stuttered for TWO FUCKING MINUTES— TWO. HOT. MINUTES. STUTTERING…
“ H– h– hey can y..ou — uh, can I, sorry — can you add… a– a c– c..ase of…ooofff uhh watah? shit. C– can… you inc–” HOW COULD I POSSIBLY HAVE MESSED UP SO BADLY, I JUST STARTED BEATBOXING, I SWEAR EVERYONE BEHIND ME WAS TWEAKING TELLING ME TO SPEAK UP ALREADY😭😭
Eventually, the cashier just went,
“Bottled water?”
And I nodded like a toddler. (yes, I couldn’t even finish)
I paid, mumbled thanks, then sprinted out of that store sobbing.
Those were the two longest minutes of my life.
I never want that to happen again. (or to any of you)
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TL:DR I stuttered for 2 whole minutes at the cashier
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PS: I’ve struggled with stuttering for a while now, so this isn’t new— but I’m working on getting better at it 😀
Comments
That is not a screw up. You’re being to hard on yourself.
Don’t beat yourself up too hard. Keep working on it.
Nope. Not a FU. This is an overcomeable disability and I know you can do it. Remember, President Biden became a Senator, a Vice President and President after overcoming a stutter. He saved this country after the fuckwad Orange fascist nearly destroyed it the first time around. We need young people like you to save the planet in the future.
It doesn’t make you a bad person.
OP it happens to the best ones
That’s not really a fuck up, it’s just dealing with a personal issue disability and you’re far from alone dealing with that or other speech issues. I’m usually not bad at conversation and communicating, but sometimes I forget a word or have trouble getting a point across totally randomly, it can happen to anyone at times.
And if anyone is being impatient with you while you’re trying to say what you need to say then screw them for not being considerate of others. Also that store sounds annoying for keeping the packs of water outside like that.
I stuttered until I was 15. It sucks
Well they understood you at least
I used to be good at talking. But anxiety causes me to always analyze what I say before I say it and I struggle to get out what I want to get out in a conversation. I get it. It’s a normal to struggle with things sometimes. Don’t over think it. Take everyone’s comment as a compliment. 🙂 you did good 👍🏻🥳
I have an uncle and a friend from my home town that both have a sever stutter. Its not your fault (though you are doing well to try and control it), its not always possible to control it.
Cut yourself a break, it’s no big deal. Your stutter is at most a mild inconvenience in somebody’s day, and beyond your control. I’ve been far more inconvenienced by some karen throwing a tantrum at the register and yet forgotten about it 2 minutes later even though that behavior is within their control. I literally wouldn’t give your stutter a second thought, neither would most civil human beings. There will always be assholes out there in the world but don’t let their behavior shape yours.
Running errands and stuttering is NOT fucking up in any way shape or form, its life. Life is messy and complicated and we need to give each other grace.
Fwiw, as a former cashier, it happens a lot more than you’d think. I’ve always just waited patiently for the person to finish their sentence, and I never make a big deal out of it. I know it’s just something that some people have to deal with, and it’s my job to just be polite and not make the situation worse.
And, to be honest, I’ve never thought about any of those interactions again after it happened.
Hey you did great, you overcame and yes stuttered your ass off BUT you did it. Congrats on the step forward. I stutter and dont pronounce my Rs sometimes sound like Elmer fudd
What does tifu stand for
I used to have a really bad stutter and one thing I found is that trying to force it makes it worse. Now if I start to stutter, I stop talking, close my eyes and take 1 or 2 deep breaths.
You have a disability.
You accomplished your task in spite of your disability.
It was harder for you than it would have been without the disability, but you stuck with it and accomplished your task.
Not a FU at all.
(BTW, I’m sure other people have suggested that you keep pencil and paper handy for moments like this — does the stutter affect written words as well?)
But again, not a FU.
lol. The cashier don’t care