Sometimes Eli believed his mother was embarrassed by him. I swear, my mom thinks if I do one thing differently than the average person, I'm weird, Eli said later. It's like she thinks I'm a freak or s...
It was the fact that they tried so hard that doomed them.
Random, meaningless groups can adopt an us-versus-them mentality.
In high school, Jake and Arjun had been straight A students who were heavily involved in school activities and did not party.
Awkwardness defines my life.
There might be some residue in my mouth, but if I can breathe from my nasal passage, the air won’t come from my mouth or my diaphragm.
Simpson calculated that if an inpatient nurse sees an average of even just four patients during a twelve-hour shift, in twenty years she will care for more than 11,000 patients and families. A clinic...
Teenage drinking has been declining since 1999, but students vastly overestimate their classmates' use of alcohol, drugs, and cigarettes. For example, a study conducted at a Midwestern high school whe...
No matter who initiated these activities, the good boys in each chapter didn't stop them from happening. Objectification of women and tolerance of racism are massive problems in fraternity culture at...
He didn't realize that simply by mingling among various lunch tables, he was befriending people in different crowds, weaving together the fringes of the cafeteria.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, male nurses ride the glass escalator; although they are in the minority, they receive higher wages and faster promotions than women in the same jobs.
I love my job, and I hope people find comfort in knowing there are still people out there who love what they do. —a New York acute care nurse
Too many parents fail to understand that there is a difference between fitting in and being liked, that there is a difference between being normal and being happy. High school is temporary. Family is...
Exclusion is common behavior. But that doesn’t make it unchangeable. And that doesn’t mean that anything is wrong with the cafeteria fringe.
Some girls, of course, can be both popular and nice. But niceness involves treating others as equals […]
The 1970s, fewer than 25% of US residents lived in counties in which the presidential candidate won by landslide. 30 years later, that percentage has nearly doubled.
Being indie means being artistic and finding your own eccentric identity. The name of the game for being an indie kid is to never admit you are one. If you do, it goes against your beliefs against lab...
If there is a single factor that spells out the difference between the cafeteria fringe headed for greatness and those doomed for low self-worth, even more than a caring teacher or a group of friends,...
Although she was gregarious, she inadvertently separated herself from people because she was so often inside her own head, focusing on her creativity.
Wish I could start a revolution for ER nurses specifically; we are the rock stars of nursing, but are treated like the red-headed bastard stepchild. —a North Carolina ER nurse
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