somebody close to me attempted suicide the day before our first meeting bad timing but “old man shut your mouth!” was asking for “you wan a backhander mate?!” was it not? fighting to be heard trying to survive in my last days of teaching smashed repeatedly every day & night schools & homes of criminal neglect kids need attention AND BOUNDARIES teaching broke my heart I loved all my students as if my OWN children Half the time I felt l cared more about you all than your parents did I certainly knew you better in a group situation one day you’ll understand what washes with people & what doesn’t there are lines things that doen’t stand up on the street & 53 years of intense pressure at that point adds up now 55 not a period off in two terms! which is illegal I was thrown around like an oily rag for 8 years thanks to Jeff Kennett & John Howard Scum! no permanent job in 8 years! one of the most demanding jobs there is just when the kids trusted me...