Would you have an operation to make your voice prettier?

[CappuScreamO]

I have a nasal intonation

I got a bit of speech therapy for it so I didn't pass it onto my kids like an accent (one of dd1s therapist had flagged it as concern)

the therapist referred me onto a hospital where they may offer me surgery on my soft palate to make it better as speech exercises won't do enough

There is a question about whether or not the thing is not being passed onto my kids as an accent, or whether it is hereditary (ie they have a funny shaped palate as well) so if I did decide to get it done it would be for me, not them

My voice is okay (if motherinferior or Gobbledigook or NadineBaggott are around they can tell you how bad it is)

if you had asked me as a teenager when I was really aware of it I would have jumped at it. But at 37 it seems silly to take NHS resources for bit - it feels a bit like plastic surgery and obv there are risks with that

but part of me goes 'woohoo I could not hate my voice anymore'

so what would you do?

Rubberduck - I do that too! The coin has never let me down.

Do you find yourself suddenly thinking "I hope it's heads (or tails! ) once you've thrown it?

It just comes to you in a flash and you realise you always knew what you wanted.

And if it doesn't, then you might as well just go with the coin!

Capp - I dislike my voice. I'm quite nasal and deep and combined with my accent it's really dreadful.

It was often commented on when I was younger and I was very aware of it.

If i could do something about it I would.

ooh Dave come with me

I'd like to sound like Mariella Frostrup

all husky

I have a girly high pitched voice which isn't great - on the phone I regularly get "is mummy there?"

This IS mummy

people think I am my mother

Whcih way are you leaning now cappy?

I actually sound like a Dave or Les Dawson. And talking of Les Dawson, can you sing Capp?

oh mamag I don't know

Coin toss... I tell you ... it's the way to go!

Alternatively, what's the pros and cons of each option?:

FOR having the operation

• will sound less nasally and daft people will stop asking me if I have a cold
• it may help the kids not copy me
• (does it have any extra health benefits?)
• feel more confident about speaking
• will not hate voice any more

AGAINST

• might have complications
• might still hate voice but in new and interesting ways
• will it still sound like me?
• can I be arsed to go through the hassle of surgery and deal with the aftermath of recovery?