Like anyone’s, my younger school years were met with a lot of angst—partially because I couldn’t fit into Abercrombie clothing, and partially because of the people I was surrounding myself with. As soon as my best friend and I hit puberty, she suddenly had a boyfriend, and never hesitated to rub it in my face, saying, “You’d be pretty if you lose weight. You might get a boyfriend then.” Thank you, because my formative years weren’t depressing enough already.
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Have you ever wondered what *@#%$ means? The children of Agloe, NY do, thanks to a wonderful, new program started by high school drop out, Dicky Cox. Cox, age 17, rides on school buses and teaches the local children all the bad language they will ever need to know. No age is too young for this teacher; his classes include all ages, K-12.
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SAWDUST: Residents of small-town Peglee, Wisconsin, are baffled by the behavior of their high school boys’ soccer team, who apparently decided to treat September 11 like any other day…
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By Julissa Treviño My So-Called Life My So-Called Life, possibly one of the best shows of the ’90s unfortunately cancelled after its first season, follows…