This mom is so over Red Ribbon Week

"Crack doesn't go away if it still matches the forest."
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Spirit weeks for drug awareness and prevention during school are weird — and this mom is not afraid to point out why.

Melissa Radke made a video to explain what is wack about making her kids dress up in bright colors to prevent them from doing drugs. "You know why I drive to Target to buy camo socks and a tie-dye shirt? Because marijuana is a gateway drug people! That's why," she captioned her hilarious PSA.

After diving into her deep, positive feelings about public education, Radke expressed her frustrations with "Red Ribbon Week," an effort to encourage children of all ages to be drug-free.


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But Radke thinks it's really all about something else.

"The goal is to drive moms crazy with different outfits every single day, that's the goal," she said, before explaining that wearing neon or camouflage clothes will do nothing to prepare kids to make smart decisions if they come across drugs.

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