{"id":4725,"date":"2014-09-10T11:34:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-10T15:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/say.org\/?p=4725"},"modified":"2026-07-20T13:33:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T17:33:57","slug":"having-faith-in-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/say.org\/?p=4725","title":{"rendered":"Having faith in me! by Angela Rivera-Monti"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Angela Rivera-Monti \u2013 <br><\/strong>Hello, My name is Angela and I stutter. My story is no different from yours. I was bullied, laughed at, and even shunned by several family members. Stuttering was taboo and never spoken of. I was considered \u201chandicapped\u201d and treated differently from the other students in my class and family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#ad0874\"><em>In middle school, I met a wonderful teacher whose compassion taught me how to overcome my \u201cspecial\u201d gift as she called it.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She worked with me to convince me that I was not different from everyone else, and that it was okay to SAY what I was feeling and to take my time when speaking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#ad0874\"><em>You see, I was told to never speak in public and this meant school, as well.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am forever grateful that she found me and was willing to teach me how to speak in public and not be afraid.\u2028\u2028Today, I have the wonderful opportunity, for which I am grateful, to be the Front Desk Receptionist at Rye Country Day School in NY.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you, Mrs. Carter, for having faith in me!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Angela Rivera-Monti \u2013 Hello, My name is Angela and I stutter. My story is no different from yours. I was bullied, laughed at, and even shunned by several family members. Stuttering was taboo and never spoken of. I was considered \u201chandicapped\u201d and treated differently from the other students in my class and family. 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