When my middle-aged mom went to grad school, she only needed my tech help. She was her own champion. I’m watching Netflix when she comes in, eyes wide, and whispers, “I got in.” Is this how ...

One of my fondest middle school memories takes place in 2008, during the summer before my eighth grade year. Always into media and pop culture, I had seen Teyana Taylor’s episode of My Super ...

I’m not the only 20-something distracting myself from the monotony of quarantine with middle-school-era hobbies. Lauren L’Amie, 25, has been passing the time with a Spotify playlist she’s ...

I Brake for Moms Middle-school fashion sense makes Mom scratch her head. Ragged jeans and grandpa sweaters — the baggie the better — are what The Kids Today are wearing.

While rocking my crying infant, I sobbed to a friend, “Being a mom is so hard!” Then there were the long days of timeouts and kids running into traffic, wondering when I’d feel pretty again ...

On my daughter’s first day of middle school, which begins with fifth grade where we live, I went to see the movie Eighth Grade. The film focuses on an eighth grader named Kayla Day, played by ...

When middle school and menopause collide: One mom's journey A mom sees her future and it's full of hormones, a combination of peri-menopause symptoms (hers) and pre-teen mania (her daughter's ...