Second Chances

Born in Toronto, Canada where I currently reside as a wife and mother.All my life I have been a dreamer, a reader, and writer As a child, I had trouble staying focused in school, which resulted in 3 red X s on the tardy board and only when my grade 5 teacher punished me by keeping me in the classroom during recess , did I discover books Up until then I could not read I spent the entire year, alone in a portable, while the other kids played To some this sounds terrible to me, it was a blessing.I was able to regain my recess privileges the following year