#& thats the first time i remember my parents doin that typpa shit specifically regarding my education & after that it just continued lmao
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#ive been thinkin a lot & i think the biggest act of solidarity & support ive gotten is from my older sister bc shes really angry/hurt/sad#for me & that#i didnt get diagnosed w my learning & developmental disabilities until i was 16#bc .........it was really hard going thru it w/o any support @ all & im still struggling w it and trynna grow & accept it is what it is#like ...........i am slower i know im slower and its ok that im slower than other ppl its ok and im trynna accept that#bc ??? theres nothing wrong w that i know theres nothing wrong w it but.....growing up the way i did i just kinda internalized everything#the constant invalidation/critiques/lectures/etc :-)#when i was in gr2 we were learning abt positive & negative numbers & i was doing my homework @ the kitchen table & i asked my dad to help me#count the numbers bc i was really struggling & getting overwhelmed#& so he went over it once or twice but i wasnt getting it but he is not a patient man & is quick to anger#& so he got frustrated and angry bc i wasnt getting it after a minute or two & so he broke my pencil in half & said#'if you cant count you should go back to fucking kindergarten'#& thats the first time i remember my parents doin that typpa shit specifically regarding my education & after that it just continued lmao#they shoulda known since by the time i was almost 3 i only had 7 words and was in speech therapy from 4-10#& i still have a fucking speech impediment hhhhhh i hate it#but it wasnt until i had 20% in math10 and 18% in science10 for 7 months that they took me for an assessment but mostly bc my mom saw#a breakdown i had when i was trynna do homework lmaaoooo#&the whole time my sister was always trynna stick up for me and get them to take me to get an assessment or @ least extra support @ school#anyway now my sister is still really angry that happened and that it took me so long to get diagnosed and also that none of my teachers ever#noticed or even said anything???#& my brother wasnt diagnosed until he was like 13 or so which is ridiculous too#so my sister is @ uni for psych & wants to work w kids & is interested in either working w trauma or going in more of an educational thing#shes really great shes doing super well bc she had a real bad psychotic episode a few years ago & was stopped b4 she attempted and now shes#doing really well in uni & is a support worker for a few adults & runs a few kids groups and she loves them all so much#she said if shes having a shit day or week and then goes to work and sees her kids shes happy and is filled w love & content#& she honestly wants the best for them & wants to help however she can & shes so loving and kind to everyone smh man shes worked real hard#@ recovery & shes still struggling bc shes chronically mentally ill too but shes managing & coping & im proud of her
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