Maybe life is about learning to be content with what you can be bothered to achieve. And being thankful for peaceful days. Fortunately, Harriette is able to treat the injuries, which are not serious but she still wants to put antiseptic on his wounds to clean it up. Rachel and Laura are resigned to cleaning up the mess that The Dragons made to Rachel's Place. Carl is outraged and wants to take matters into his own hands. Why is Born to be Mild so good? Because of Rob Temple's honesty, into how his anxiety has left him debilitated, deeply affected - and how in living a day to day ordinary existence, anxiety is carried around as if in a Lidl bag-for-life. Anxiety can weigh heavy or it can be lightly worn. But it persists. I am grateful Temple is able to convey this with humour and at times, gravitas. At first, things go off smoothly but as Urkel continues to ask questions, one of the more talkative members lets slip that he and the other Dragons caused the vandalism and beat up Eddie.

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Before leaving town, the Dedede and his posse steal gas from Gus's station, but as they drive past Gus, he remembers Fang just as Tiff, Tuff, and Kirby catch up to him. After confirming that he knows Fang, Tiff grows impatient and demands for more information. Gus then reveals that Fang was an old friend of his and that he was a part of his gang, but left it a long time ago and swore to never ride his bike again, and after Tiff suggests using it to reason with them, the adult simply claims that he was unable to. As he's left incapacitated by fear, clips are shown of the gang terrorizing the cappy shepherd and his sheep and a group of cappies that own farmland that's located in the outskirts of town. We then see a group of cappies with Tiff, Tuff, and Kirby trying to come to a solution to drive them out of town. The only solution they come to is fixing/building their own cars to fight the trio. Life is too short to read such a bumbling mess of pseudo-literature. While I do love the Very British Problems for their brevity, wit and the ability to accurately and briefly pinpoint very human problems, this is an atrociously boring attempt at being remotely funny. He describes how he felt increasingly fearful of leaving his house, of a disconnection between himself and the outside world. He was ‘an intern in my own existence.’ Aware of the damaging impact of such a situation on his mental health, he resolved to force himself to re-connect with the world by seeking out new experiences and adventures, and Born to be Mild is his honest, at times moving, and always entertaining account of how he got on. Although the book is laden throughout with Rob’s characteristic humour and, erm, funniness, he’s also candid about his own problems. He’s living with his parents in Godmanchester after the ending of his marriage. He has some health issues, exacerbated at times by a worrying and wholly unfunny misuse of alcohol. Seeking connections with others is therefore not just some idle conceit or project:Rob Temple faces many different adventures during the course of the book, such as travelling to Barcelona and Berlin, learning yoga, rediscovering chilli sauce, airbnb-ing (kind of a word) and haggling for dodgy looking ornaments with mixed results. Born To Be Mild is a personal journal more than anything. Rob invites us into his life, letting us see through his eyes, experience his own reflections and philosophising while giving us the opportunity to apply his outlook to our own lives. Born To Be Mild is a mixing pot of experiences that includes zany humour, hardcore cringy embarrassment, poignant reflections on mental health and a shed load of interesting experiences that a lot of people can connect with in important ways. I don’t do a lot of things in my life because I am socially awkward and anxious about new experiences. Born To Be Mild has taught me a few things and the two most revealing elements Rob Temple has provided me were that adventures are better with friends and that anything can happen, you just need to show up. This was fab audiobook about how you don’t have to go far to have an adventure, in fact you can stay very close to home and still have fun.

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A book that was almost a mirror for me. So many of the situations described I have experienced myself; because of anxiety, but also due to my innate Britishness. Just listening for the 784,654th time....and it's just perfect in every way. Just incredible. The only reason it was remade was to scoop up a boatload of money from a more modern and accepting audience. But it is a completely different song than the other one that sounds slapped together in a few takes without a thought for the meaning. The scene where the Mayor and his wife collide with a tree was removed and skipped to the scene where one of the engines was damaged. To stop being frivolous for a moment. Rob Temple has written a book that is at times very poignant as well as being very honest, self deprecating and extremely funny. There are not many books that make me laugh out loud or keep me reading while my 10th cup of tea of the day goes cold.By the time Rob Temple hit his thirties, he had become so afraid of the world that he couldn't leave the house. Depressed and anxious, he found himself drifting deeper into solitude. So Rob decided to make a plan - to embark on fifty 'mild' adventures, to be a little less Pooh Bear and a little more Bear Grylls. On a gentle journey that takes him beekeeping, bowling, and to a service station just off the M25, Rob starts to settle on a better balance - and soon discovers the joys of a life well lived.

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Though you don’t want to feel as if you’re laughing at Rob’s life, I found this book really funny and, to me, it didn’t feel like you were laughing at his expense – rather laughing along with Rob as he relays lots of humorous, albeit awkward, experiences that lots of people can no doubt relate to, whatever their personality type. It just sums up so much of what it means to be ‘British’ in a humorous, entertaining way – but the inclusion of Rob’s personal experiences and very difficult times add a very real and important message about mental health to this book. You might not assume that someone who manages a funny, light-hearted social media account could be suffering from anxiety, but you never know in reality. It manages to drive home the impact of poor mental health without feeling preachy or over the top, and remains a entertaining and fun read. This book is a wonderful blend of inspiring, humorous, relatable and a teeny bit depressing which in my opinion makes it great!

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The word "GANG" was airbrushed out one of the toolboxes probably because his name in the dub is Gengu. I tried. I really did. I didn't want my first book of 2021 to be a DNF (did not finish) failure. Yet at 20 something percent I couldn't deal with it anymore.