Confessions of a girl growing up

When something doesn’t come easily to me, it becomes very hard to learn. I have never been good at math. Even in elementary school. My brain just doesn’t seem to be able to grasp the type of thinking needed to understand math. I have always been able to get by, though……. until last year. I took trigonometry last year and it was so difficult for me. I struggled throughout the year and at the end of the year I ended up failing the regents exam (state test at the end of a course). A lot of people failed, but it was still a huge disappointment because I am a bright student and it is almost unheard of for an AP student to fail a regents exam. Anyway, a big weight was placed on my shoulders after finding out that I failed that exam. I had to somehow, get my brain to understand enough trig. to pass the exam when I was to retake it this January. So last Wednesday I went in to retake this demon exam that had been haunting me for months. It was okay. I was able to answer most of the questions and I thought that there was a decent chance I passed it…………and praise God, I did!!!! My mom came into my room earlier today and said that the math chairperson at my school emailed her and told her that I had passed with a 77! I am so relieved!! This is something that I really struggled with and I am glad it is now behind me! I think I deserve some ice cream :P