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Blake Babies History Part 2

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John Strohm
May 18, 2026
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I wasn’t a particularly good student in middle school or early high school. My parents are academics: they valued education over most things. They graduated from prestigious colleges with advanced degrees and taught at a high level. It drove them crazy to have a kid with mediocre grades. I just couldn’t focus on school, no matter how hard I tried. I was grounded most of the time during those years.

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