Cecilia Schulte: im rlly upset bc im genuinely rlly bad at the word problems in the test and like practically everything else that’s even slightly hard and it’s this thursday i forgot we have sof tmr so i cant ask her for help then im literally going to fail i feel so stupid all the time i hate math and i hate school and i know im going to get like a 2 in the test bc i always make mistakes on every problem i do and i can never remember all the little stupid pointers and i am terrible at all the stuff she teaches us and im rlly upset and idk i just wish i wasn’t so dumb no matter what i always end up hating myself and the fact that this stupid class is so easy for like almost everyone but i take like an extra week to understand and remember the basics but i dont get that time to even feel confident enough to test on it Mat Schulte: ok take a breath. if it’s thursday we can do some more practice tomorrow night when hopefully you’ll be feeling a little better you’re not dumb some things take more practice than others. some things come more easily or harder than others. that’s just life, tbh you just do the best you can, one step at a time. in some ways, school is harder than “life” - if you can survive school you will be fine!! plus i guarantee it’s not easy for everyone. it’s ok to acknowledge “this is something that is hard for me” — once you realize that, you have more power because you know where you need extra time, resources, memory tricks, etc. It’s getting to know yourself but again, it 100% doesn’t mean you’re dumb Cecilia Schulte: i guess i just don’t want to have to do school for rest of year- i hate it and math is just so confusing and this unit was supposed to be review on 6th grade which makes me feel even worse abt myself bc everyone else basically knows it Mat Schulte: if all we ever had to interact with was our strengths, life would be creepily too easy like a fantasy i know, it’s not your fault though. It’s no joke you’re making up for basically a missed year. A lot of kids around the country are struggling with that, so don’t blame yourself at least we didn’t get covid and none of us died 😅 Cecilia Schulte: true Mat Schulte: it’s ok little penguino with jaunty hat!! ❤️ you will get through it. I know you will. You’re very resourceful and imaginative and tough and you have a good sense of humor. you just have to get through the shitty parts— that’s part of life too but you have us, you’re not alone. Cecilia Schulte: 😔 Mat Schulte: that’s more like it, penguino Cecilia Schulte: yea thanks for being a actually good dad/person unlike alot of parents ppl have here it’s so ,icy easier to be able to talk to someone (or text yknow) but alot of the ppl in my school cant Mat Schulte: yeah, and i’m grateful to have awesome daughters like you to actually talk to 🥰 Cecilia Schulte: Mat Schulte: ok i’m a little scared of the penguinos now Cecilia Schulte: nooooo 😟😫 Mat Schulte: i think that’s some kind of aggression dance Cecilia Schulte: no there just dancing its not mean Mat Schulte: if you say so 😒 Cecilia Schulte: 😠 Mat Schulte: AGHH i knew it!! AGGRESSIONE Cecilia Schulte: 🤯 Mat Schulte: HERE THEY COME 🐧🔪