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 →
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 →
From learning the proper way to use scissors to social interaction, everything is so new when you’re a kid. That includes crushes. As mentioned here before, an elementary school crush will help set the foundation for your crush journeys that lay ahead. Whitney Knox Lee shared about how a boy named Kenny helped her be... Continue Reading →
For many, elementary school is when their first real-life crush occurs. It’s a strange but somehow familiar feeling when it happens because it’s likely you have already felt it watching a Disney movie and crushing on either the prince or princess or in some people’s cases - the lion. We see you Simba lovers, and... Continue Reading →
An elementary school crush means a lot because it’s often one of the first times you recognize these new types of feelings toward another person, or character. For Abigail, host of ‘The Manic Pixie Weirdo Podcast,’ it was after seeing ‘Harry Potter’ that feelings started to arise in her for Daniel Radcliffe. We talked about... Continue Reading →
Abigail, known to her listeners as ‘The Manic Pixie Weirdo’ is here to talk not only about her show which dives into relationships with everything from representation to horror movies, but also her crush that dates all the way back to elementary school, Daniel Radcliffe. Like many, she fell for the Chosen One due to... Continue Reading →
When Abigail AKA The Manic Pixie Weirdo was in elementary school she came across an actor in a movie that would go on to be one of the most successful franchises ever. We talked about that crush this week, and it got me thinking…what franchise was I absolutely obsessed with at that age? Well, ‘The... Continue Reading →
It takes a very long time before we start to define who we are and what our individuality looks like. So when we’re kids we fall prey to the trends and just like what everyone else likes. Especially when it comes to who we crushed on back in the ‘90s. That's when I and Wade... Continue Reading →
Every year millions of kids head back to school, and it doesn’t matter if it’s the first time or their last - they all have one thing in common with the billions that have done it before them - recognizing that there is a definite pecking order. I’m sure there’s a reason behind the basic... Continue Reading →
When I approached the burlesque comedian known as KiKi Maroon about a crush to talk about, the results were unlike anything that’d come through. She faked a couple of crushes growing up and that left me wondering, had I ever done the same? Had I ever pretended to like…even a celebrity to fit in? I... Continue Reading →
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