I think a lot of us can use more gifts of weed, booze, and blue peter.

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    My dad was a high school English teacher for decades before taking an early retirement last year. Administration banned the Handmaid’s Tale, one of his favorite books to teach. He became a suicidal alcoholic and was pushed out. Thankfully, he’s much happier now that he’s sober and spends most of his time woodworking, but it never should’ve come to this.

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      Sorry for his mental health break and the system that did it to him. I’m glad he’s better. Woodworking is a great choice.

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      Im sorry I meant not blue peter. Also this is a bit or really a reference and man its hard to explain. There is a bbc show called peep show and there is a guy superhans who talks about how crack is not blue peter which is a british kids show sorta similar to mister rogers.