“My oldest son has a learning disability. Probably the saddest...

“My oldest son has a learning disability. Probably the saddest moment of my life was when he failed second grade. He’s smart, but he just has trouble getting information into his brain. Once it’s there, it’s there. When he finally understands something, he’ll understand it forever. But it just takes longer for him. When he was growing up, the hardest part for me was when he’d be afraid to tell me that he didn’t understand, because he wanted me to be proud of him.