I realize this might seem a bit rude out of context, but I promise they thought it was funny
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That hits home like a cruise missile. Ouch.
Oh, it’s funny because it’s true.
Now I need to go cry in a corner, because it’s true
I feel that last one, so hard.
I had access to extra time and all that for maths, which I have always struggled with learning. I never felt justified in using them, told myself I was just dumb, not trying hard enough to learn. It didn’t matter that I was losing sleep, and still not improving, there was something I could somehow magically fix if I just kept pushing myself through the rock in my way.
For me that was basically all the not science, math, PE, or art classes.
All trying harder in those classes did was make me feel shittier when I failed.
Managed to graduate on time though through a Herculean effort of basically doing 3 years of high school during my senior year after my guidance counselor figured out that I could do online classes to make up credits during the school year.
I flew through that shit like a rocketship through the stratosphere all because he said that he wanted to see how far I could get in one year because he “got the clearance” to give me as much as I could take and that he believed in me.
It felt good to have someone believe in me for once.
It took me twenty years since learning I have ADHD to come to the realization that while I’m really fucking good at some shit I really suck at others and the “You’re just being lazy” feeling is just bullshit that I can regret.
I help my coworkers do shit I’m great at - and lean on them for help when I need it… and I’ve never gotten any complaints that I’m not pulling my own share.
