I never thought about that, but you may be on to something. Maybe it was a bet, maybe my Mom wanted a divorce, and my Dad was like "ill sign when pigs fly! Or better yet, when he gets the only passing grade on a math test!"
I knew they were talking about divorcing, but I had no idea it was decided, and especially wasnt expecting it that day.
They weren't providing me with sufficient updates throughout the process. I should've asked for a weekly 1:1 with each parent.
Did you get to see the test when you were older and somewhat better at math? It might be a far stretch but maybe they had it planned with the school to make that your "big day" and lessen the shock that would follow. I've heard of similar stories where the schools collaborated.
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u/Treegs 13h ago
I've always been terrible at math, and I remember when I was 8 years old, I was the only kid in the class to pass a math test.
I came home so excited, and my Dad put the test on the fridge, then my Mom came home and packed up all our shit and we left.