From a Gal who Failed Home Ec Class

I am the mom of eight kids, home schooled them all, cook all meals from scratch, do all my own home decor and baby supply sewing (still sew for my grandbabies), yet I failed home ec class in high school.

Yes, we had Home Economics back when I was in school and, yes, I failed.

Technically, I only failed the sewing portion. It was awful. It seemed like the teacher was speaking a foreign language and I couldn't understand a word she was saying. I think she had an expectation that the entire class already knew certain things about sewing, but I did not. My mom sewed a lot, but I never did at home.

So, I had to make an item of clothing and wear it to school when it was finished. Oy. I chose a jumper because it looked easy and didn't require a zipper. Zipper fear gripped me; I wasn't about to take one on. I started on the jumper....it did not go well. I think I ripped out every seam at least twice and some three times. It was frayed, uneven and looked like it had been run over by a truck when finished. The teacher was totally exasperated with me, but I honestly couldn't understand why. I thought I was doing exactly what she said.

I finished the jumper, wore it to school the next day, then received my grade:

F

My very first and very last F, and it was big and it was red.

I went on to become the "Martha Stewart" of my friends (minus the prison part) and now sell things I sew! My home ec teacher would never have put me down for that.

Moral of the story: Do not let failure define you.

~Tricia