“In elementary and middle school, I threw kids against the wall. I rubbed their heads in the dirt at recess. I bit them. I even knocked teeth out.” KidsSchoolBitsMiddleWallTeethDirtMiddle SchoolRecess Author:Russell Wilson
“This was middle school, the age of miracles, the time when kids shot up three inches over the summer, when breasts bloomed from nothing, when voices dipped and dove. Our first flaws were emerging, but they were being corrected. Blurry vision could be fixed invisibly with the magic of the contact lens. Crooked teeth were pulled straight with braces. Spotty skin could be chemically cleared. Some girls were turning beautiful. A few boys were growing tall.” FirstsKidsAgeSchoolBeautifulGirlThreeVoiceVisionBoysGrowingMagicMiddleSummerShotsSkinsMiracleTeethContactFixedBreastsFlawsTallInchesLensesEmergingDoveCrookedMiddle SchoolBracesBlurryContact LensesCrooked Teeth Book:The Age of Miracles Source: The Age of Miracles
“Once your kid reaches middle school, parents are really supposed to fade out of the social picture. Kids are supposed to make their own plans, keep up with sophisticatedly crude discussions, and be able to go out on their own without supervision.” KidsAbleSchoolSocialParentPlansMiddleDiscussionFadesCrudeMiddle SchoolSupervision Author:Bill Vaughan
“It truly is a little intimidating to go speak at a middle school. Sure, on one hand the kids are only around 13 years old, but on the other hand, merely going back there reactivates the dorky, miserable feeling of being that age again. It isn't easy. As soon as I arrived I could almost feel the braces on my teeth, the don't-look-at-me slouch of my shoulders, the feathered wings of my bangs.” FeelsYearsLooksLittlesFeelingsHandsKidsAgeSchoolSpeakEasyMiddleWingsShouldersTeethMiserableLook At MeBangsIntimidatingMiddle SchoolBracesDorky Author:Kristin Armstrong
“If anything, we should feel sorry for the people who want us to feel bad about ourselves, because they are the ones struggling for approval. In middle school, bullies tortured other kids because they thought it would make people like them more.” PeopleIfsWantFeelsShouldKidsSchoolStruggleMiddleSorryApprovalBullyMiddle School Author:Ariana Grande
“I don't want everyone to think of me as just 'that kid who called Jesse Jackson a communist in middle school.' That's why I decided to become a famous actress.” ThinkingWantKidsSchoolMiddleDecidedActressesCommunistThink Of MeMiddle SchoolFamous Actress Author:Evangeline Lilly