I still remember the day I came home from school with my math paper.
I proudly showed my mom the score: 90%.
She stared at it for a few seconds and asked,
“Where did you get that extra zero?”
I looked confused.
“Mom, I didn’t add any zero!”
She gave me a little punishment, but I kept insisting,
“I swear! I didn’t add the zero!”
She was getting more and more frustrated.
Finally, I shouted,
“Mom, I’m telling the truth! I only added a NINE!”
She froze.
Then she looked at the paper again.
Apparently, my math skills weren’t the only thing that needed improvement…
My survival skills did too!
