A while ago, during her sermon, our Priest told us a story about her struggles with dyslexia; it's a tough disorder that I don't understand (reading and writing are my life!), but I can imagine it to be incredibly frustrating because so many people judge intelligence by how someone reads. This is how I learned a new lesson. Caveat: literacy is a big fat hairy deal to me. I want everyone to at least TRY to learn how to read and write. English teacher = mother. Our punishment = not being allowed to read before bed. insert context here. I used to judge people's intelligence by their reading abilities... I mean, if you can't do something as easy as reading, how the heck are you going to be able to do the other stuff? (inherited from EnglishTeacherMom) Years ago, I loved substitute teaching in special education rooms because there was always an assistant to help out (small classes + assistant = usually an easy-ish day). There were kiddos who were absolute pains