when he was teaching in the jail one day, this one student kept harassing him at his desk about “what he was” (which my father couldn’t even answer because he’s not going to tell a traumatized child in his care about his fucked up life as a transracial adoptee) so my dad looked him dead in the eyes and said, “cardassian”. the kid asked, “wait where is that?” so my dad said as a joke, “if you can find “cardassia” on this map [on a book on his desk] i’ll [buy you a pizza or something inconsequential]” and the kid sat all day researching lmao bless kids
@dexiheart The Duross Sisters, I'm guessing? I loved to hate them.
kids and teens he taught really liked him and would like wave to him and get excited if they saw him in public 🥲 but my dad is easy to talk to and very funny (in a goofy way) but he’s always talked to youths like they were human beings he respected