Math Is Not My Strong Suit

So...I changed high schools five times in four years. I wasn't too happy about that and decided school sucked and I learned everything I needed to know and...I dropped out.

Worst decision ever. Not because it has affected the course of my life really. I was a waitress for awhile and then worked for my dad. After I got married and had Layla I stayed home. So you see, not having a high school diploma didn't really matter much. It was the worst decision ever because it is embarrassing. I think more embarrassing to my kids than to me.

It's not that I struggled in school or wasn't smart enough to finish, I just got bored and sick of all of the moving around and not finding my place in high school. But people don't know that when they hear that I'm a high school drop out. And I hate that my kids might think that their mom is just a big, old, dummy.

So, at the ripe old age of 36, I finally went and got my GED. I just went in, filled out the paperwork, and took the test. Done and done.

I was actually nervous that I might not have passed so when I got my results I was relieved that I wouldn't have to tell my kids that I failed.

My scores were pretty good. I did well in Science and Social Studies. Got a perfect score in Reading (no surprise there), and barely passed Math.

Math is hard people. I have a whole new respect for both of my kids. They are both really good at math.

Clearly, they didn't get that from me!

So even though I'm still a high school drop out, I proved to my kids and myself that I'm not a big, old, dummy.

So there.