Today, I reminded Peyton not to compare. When we compare ourselves against others we either feel proud or inferior; better or worse. Someone recently asked her what math she is in. She said she was embarrassed to say Pre-Algebra. The person that asked her was 3 years younger and doing Calculus. 
I know at this age it seems like such a big deal. I keep impressing on them that when they're adults no one cares. Genesis feels insecure about her reading. She doesn't know that when she goes for a job interview literally no one cares if she learned to read at 5 or 15.

Learning differences and learning difficulties are hard. As a mom, I know how much harder it would be if they were in public/private school. I know the bullying kids face when they learn differently or they're "slow". I know how agonizing it would be to have lessons move at such a fast pace. I know how lost they'd be when the teacher has to move on to the next concept when they never mastered the last one. I know how distracted they'd be by friends, enemies, frienemies cliques, boys, fashion, gossip, drama, etc. etc. etc. It would be harder. But they don't know that. This is their hard. I meet them where they are. 

For the record, I couldn't do this math problem at her age. I couldn't do this math problem 2 years ago. I constantly share the million reads why none of this matters.