Really sad after buying Girl Scout cookies.

[deutsey]

86. "Sometimes people's brains are just not wired for certain subjects/skills"

That explains my history with math. It has always bored the hell out of me.

In school, whenever I was getting poor grades in math and was threatened with failing the class, I always found I could focus long enough to do the work and could always raise my grade when I had to (I went from a low D to a low B once in 8th grade).

So I know I have the basic aptitude for math. I just find it so god-awful boring.

English, history, social studies, (religious studies in college)...that's what engaged me and my grades showed it.

I can do basic math...I only do it when I have to, though.

Now, my oldest son, he's taking trig now and likes it, can breeze through Algebra and engineering, and can also hold his own in English and loves history.

My other son is pretty brilliant at math and technology, but seems to struggle to keep his focus on English.

My daughter is like me...loves to write but is not that interested in math (although she gets better grades in it than I ever did).