Just like the years Smash Mouth sang of, life lessons also comin' and they don't stop comin’. From the moment we pop up out of our moms, we’re learning and taking in new things. Along the way those lessons eventually add to who we are; good or bad. Throughout this series, we’ve seen how Disney... Continue Reading →
Crushes that Raised Us: From Disney Delusion to Rom-Com Realizations
Millennials grew up with the most prestigious era of Disney. During the Renaissance they not only got the cream of the crop when it came to soundtracks but also a lot of lessons about love that may have made things a little foggy as they got older; abandoning family for someone you just met, sympathizing... Continue Reading →
Crushes that Raised Us: High School Lessons
A lot of lessons learned during high school mirrored the ones from junior high. The only big shift was that sex was more of a reality at this point because we all know how people are when they reach the middle of their teenage years; they believe they are grown and know it all. However,... Continue Reading →
Crushes That Raised Us, Pt. 3
It’s been a minute but we’re back and picking up where we left off with the Crushes that Raised Us series, and entering high school. Not just any high school, the millennial high school experience that took part in the late and early ‘00s with traditional cool vs too cool for school, teen dramas, and... Continue Reading →
Crushes that Raised Us: The Cruel Intentions of it All
In recent years there has been a lot of talk about how Gen Z believes things are too sexual. This is understandable to a point as they came of age in an Instagram model world, but back in the day - sex and sexual imagery were also all over the place via TV, movies, and... Continue Reading →
Crushes that Raised Us: Degrassi
Whatever it took to be the best teen show ever created, Degrassi was going to do it. Yes, it can be argued that the sweet reality of Boy Meets World with its glossy ABC money might’ve outdone it, or that the California cool ways of the teens over in Beverly Hills were more dramatic, therefore... Continue Reading →
Crushes that Raised Us: Elementary Lessons
From reading, writing, and the basics of arithmetic, there is a lot to learn in elementary school. However, it’s the lessons learned about crushes and crushing that we’re going to focus on right now because millennials, we got some very mixed messaging via the pop culture we digested during those years between freaking out over... Continue Reading →
Crushes that Raised Us: Boy Bands
This is the first of a new series we’ve got going on around these here parts called Crushes that Raised Us, and you’ll learn from the episode that “us” is millennials because well, that’s what I’m most familiar with as that is my existence. We’ll be journeying through time, starting with elementary school and winding... Continue Reading →