Writing with Dyslexia and other upsets

Writing with dyslexia certainly makes it interesting and challenging. Just the fact that it makes writing a bit more difficult I work even harder to not just compensate for it but to not let it slow me down.

Dyslexia is different everyone and the severity is also different almost like the flu. Not everyone has all the same problems however it’s called the same thing. My problems with is that I transverse numbers and letters. Reading concepts are also a bit difficult and I have to pay a lot of attention otherwise I totally miss the whole point. However when I speak with a person I don’t have problems understanding what they say.

I love the fact that there is spell check and the keyboard already has the keys set the right way for me or myself and an editor would take so much more time just correcting the direction or which letter I actually meant to use in its proper place.

I’ve always had an above reading level but then it helps my parents helped teach me not only how to read but also to make it easier for myself. Personally I find following each letter and memorizing which side the bumps on certain letters are facing.

Going through school was incredibly difficult for me, especially since no one caught this or they might have been able to help teach me much better. One particular situation happened in grade School that made me more determined than ever.  It gave me the drive to write more on my own and work hard to make my dream happen.

We had been assigned to write to pen pals and she had given mine to my best friend. I still respect my friend then and now. Unfortunately we’ve lost contact but I see her every so often. She’s the person I always thought if there was something she wanted, she could accomplish anything she set her mind to.

When my friend was handed my pen pal I was told I had horrible writing and no one would be able to understand it. Then I dealt with something worse than just a teacher picking on me, being rude or not helping when I asked for it.

I had a teacher abuse her position. She asked me why couldn’t I be more like my friend? Then she proceeded to tell me that an education was wasted on me since my parents were not planning on sending me to college. That I would end up living under a bridge pregnant as a hooker. She had to be the worst person, teacher I had ever dealt with as a child. I was more determined than ever to prove her wrong. I’ve started two companies with my husband, had 3 amazing kids, going to college even though it’s a bit late in life and I’ve had 3 books published through Center One Publishing.

I do want to make it clear, I don’t hate teachers. There are some really nice teachers that I’ve met, unfortunately most were not mine. Since becoming an adult and starting college I’ve met two amazing mentors and feel fortunate to have them.

I owe my parents a lot. Even though they knew I was having problems they taught me by example rather than text book. I needed something different to get the point. I was very self-motivated and during this time took several non-credit courses through the college. My parents removed me from public school and enrolled me in a private school.

As much as I hated school I wound up enrolling myself in college years later. This one done for one main reason. I never expected my kids to do something I hadn’t. I tried my best to teach them by example also. If I’m going to expect them to go to college then I need to go myself.

No matter how difficult something is, if you have the desire, passion and drive then only you can hold yourself back. I wasn’t given money to start anything; I’ve paid for everything I’ve earned. I stayed away from credit cards. My first marriage I was hit financially and wound up declaring bankruptcy. Even with an emotional breakdown I’ve still managed to steer my life and make it better. My main point is enjoy life while you have it and don’t keep talking about regrets. Find out what it takes to get where you want and do it. Sometimes you have to make sacrifices to get there. I’m very determined to be happy and not let anything, finances or anyone hold me back!