The real reason one mum doesn't worry about her kids' failures will blow you away

Not everyone is on the same level of intelligence.

One of the reasons being; there are many different definitions of the word. 

While one person may be well versed in Shakespeare, another may be a genius in Math, or better yet, academically you could be lost, but yet one could be the greatest craftsman seen. 

No one can explain diversity better than mum-of-four, Constance Hall.

The Aussie mum suffered with learning difficulties as a child, being berated at every chance possible, but she bounced back, now being one of the most successful mum and lifestyle bloggers worldwide. 

Speaking about mistakes in her blog posts, Constance reveals: "Every time I write a blog I'm asked about my spelling and grammar, every time. So I owe you all this explanation."

"When I was in year two I hid my school reading from my mum for a whole year, partly because I was behind and partly because I was lazy. Nobody ever found out that I never did any homework."

"In year four the teachers divided us into groups, one being the smartest and five being the dumbest. I was placed in group five. My mum got me a tutor, it didn't help."

Constance admits that her parents exhausted every avenue, even trying to omit sugar from her diet to help her concentration levels, however, the following year she was still placed in a lower level class, this time group six. 

"At the end of year six my teacher made me stand up in front of the class and read her the answer to the two last questions of our social studies homework, I didn't know them, she screamed 'of course you don't, this whole class knows how dumb you are'."

"In year seven my best friend overheard my music teacher telling my teacher that I was talented, my teacher responded that I will fail, 'just watch she always does'," added the mum-of-four. 

At the age of 12, Constance was asked to leave her school for fighting, moving to a Catholic school, where she was asked to leave for not wearing a hat or improving on her grades. 

Not much improved in the years which followed, beginning a course at 15-years-old where low level skills were taught, but even still, she failed to concentrate. 

"I couldn't concentrate for long enough to pass, so I purchased a bottle of amphetamines and passed it while losing sleep and developing anxiety."

Not returning to any type of education, it wasn't until the mum was in her twenties that she realised there was something wrong: "I couldn't read a number straight from a piece of paper without f**king it up."

It was then the mum-of-four was informed she suffered from Dyslexia and Attention Deficit Disorder. 

"I wrote, I travelled and wrote, fell in and out of love and wrote, had babies and wrote. My writing was rejected by every publishing company in the country, still I wrote."

"I was 28 and decided to find out if I could go to uni. I wanted to be a psychologist, I wanted to help people and above all I wanted to write. I sat my stat test to gain mature age entry, convinced I would fail."

"I developed hives all over my body during the test and tried to give up. But I didn't. A few months later I received a letter in the mail stating that I was in the top 92 per cent in the country for that years intakes."

Constance had the opportunity to attend any university she wanted, however, it didn't last. She had two kids and found it increasingly hard to maintain her studies as well as caring for her family. 

Quitting, the mum continued to write regardless. 

Fast-forward to present day and the mum-of-four is a best selling author, owns a sold out clothing line, has her own radio show, with over a million followers and she has even funded two safe-houses in Kenya. 

"The dumbest kid in the class. Because when you love something it becomes a part of you, you don't stop. Even if you can't spell."

Constance explains this is why she doesn't have her blogs edited, but it is also the reason why she will always celebrate her kids' academic achievements, but she will never worry about their failures. 

"Because I am who I am and if there are any other 'dumb' kids who can't spell, or read, or even learn how to use a f**king PC I want them to see me in themselves."

"Because there are so many different definitions of smart. Nobody believed I could do it. So I did it."

For the school term that has just begun, it is admirable of Constance to share such an adventure with her followers, something all parents should remember for their children.