High School in the 80s was Different and We Were Just Fine

According to my kids I sound “old-fashioned” when I tell them certain things about my school days. My reminiscing about high school in the 80s and 90s has been coming up a lot lately since we are preparing for the first day of 6th, 8th, and 10th grade.

Please pass the Advil.

The other day while we were discussing needs versus wants for back to school shopping, I kept trying to cement the point about what they really needed and when should try and stay in that realm since there are three of th...