My father didn’t show me his, but I ended up running across them and was shocked. He barely made it through high school! But he went on to get a PhD in both electrical engineering and biophysics or something like that.
My Father was a freaking brain. Somehow he managed to become a dentist licensed to practice in Wisconsin and California at the age of 22. He died at age 32 when I was 4. He would have been disappointed in my school performance.
My theme: Started out crappy in kindergarten through 4th grade and finished mediocre. Managed to earn a BA degree when I was 26.